| 100% | MASH | 4 | Sitcom that had three asterisks in its title |
| 48% | PORNO | 5 | Film that might have "XXX" in its title |
| 42% | SPYS | 4 | 1974 film with three stars in its title |
| 41% | THEBLACKTULIP | 13 | Alexandre Dumas historical novel set in Holland that has a flower in its title (3 wds.) |
| 41% | EMPRESSORCHID | 13 | Anchee Min historical novel set in China that has a flower in its title (2 wds) |
| 41% | SOS | 3 | It has three dashes in the middle |
| 40% | MOM | 3 | Sitcom that starred Allison Janney in the title role |
| 40% | TREY | 4 | Card that has its pips aligned in one row |
| 40% | PETA | 4 | Group that has a rabbit in its logo: Abbr. |
| 40% | OSU | 3 | Sch. that has a "the" in its official name |
| 39% | ATARI | 5 | Arcade game pioneer that had its 50th anniversary in 2022 |
| 39% | MAUDE | 5 | 1970s sitcom that ended with the title character in Congress |
| 39% | CRYPT | 5 | Secret chamber that has no vowel in it |
| 39% | MYTH | 4 | Legendary story that has no vowels in it |
| 39% | HYMN | 4 | Religious song that has no vowels in it |
| 39% | ARAL | 4 | Central Asian sea that has lost three-fourths of its volume |
| 39% | KPOP | 4 | Asian music genre that had its Coachella debut in 2019 (Hyph.) |
| 39% | AMOCO | 5 | Gas brand that had a torch in its logo |
| 38% | GRINDR | 6 | Gay dating app that had its I.P.O. in late 2022 |
| 38% | GORGONZOLA | 10 | Cheese that has holes poked in it with metal rods during aging |
| 38% | SWISS | 5 | ___ cheese, classic fondue ingredient that has a pattern of "holes" in it |
| 38% | AIDA | 4 | Opera that appropriately had its premiere in Cairo |
| 38% | TAMPABAY | 8 | Team that has a tankful of rays in the back of its ballpark |
| 37% | AMA | 3 | Doctors' group that has a snake in its logo: Abbr. |
| 37% | FRY | 3 | Cook in oil that has no vowel in it |
| 37% | BASS | 4 | ___ Pro Shops, sporting goods company that has a type of fish in its logo |
| 37% | HANDS | 5 | "___ down," common phrase meaning "easily, without question" that has its origins in horse racing |
| 37% | MAD | 3 | "___ About You" (1990s Paul Reiser sitcom that will have a limited revival in 2019) |
| 37% | PTA | 3 | Grp. that often has its first meeting in the fall |
| 37% | ISH | 3 | Suffix that follows "Black," "Grown," and "Mixed" in sitcom titles |