| 100% | KCU | 3 | Small school in Grayson that the Knights and Lady Knights play out of, for short |
| 40% | CMS | 3 | Small measurements that are used both north and south of the US borders, for short |
| 37% | ALTHO | 5 | In spite of the fact that, for short |
| 36% | FOLLICLE | 8 | Small cavity in the skin that a hair grows out of |
| 35% | RAIN | 4 | "___ On Me," song by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande that won the MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Year in 2020 |
| 35% | ANOA | 4 | Small Asian bovine that often appears out of the blue in crosswords |
| 35% | SNU | 3 | School in Bethany, OK, that the Crimson Storm plays for in the GAC |
| 35% | SLSYO | 5 | Gp. for musicians between 12 and 22 that plays out of Missouri's Powell Hall (abbr.) |
| 35% | BOFA | 4 | Financial institution with a stylized version of the Stars and Stripes in its logo, for short |
| 34% | COSMO | 5 | Carrie Bradshaw's choice of cocktail in "Sex and the City," for short |
| 34% | DHABI | 5 | The Abu that the Al Jazira football club plays out of |
| 34% | CHEM | 4 | One of the subjects that astronaut Story Musgrave has a degree in, for short |
| 34% | LISZT | 5 | Composer of the piano piece played in the "Tom and Jerry" short "The Cat Concerto" |
| 33% | ELO | 3 | Band that played "Evil Woman" at its Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, for short |
| 33% | VMAS | 4 | Where Olivia Rodrigo won Best New Artist and Song of the Year in 2021, for short |
| 33% | UAL | 3 | Large UK school with six constituent colleges that specialize in painting, design, fashion and performing, for short |
| 33% | TAN | 3 | Something mathematical that the last part of the Mnemonic "Sons Of Harloch Come And Harken To Our Anthem" alludes to, for short |
| 33% | TMNT | 4 | Quartet that battled some "fathers of the Renaissance" in an Epic Rap Battles of History video, for short |
| 32% | MLB | 3 | Organization that the Yankees and Red Sox play in: Abbr. |
| 32% | MARSHAWNLYNCH | 13 | "Beast Mode" running back who came out of retirement in 2017 to play for the Oakland Raiders: 2 wds. |
| 32% | BOER | 4 | Dutch word for farmer that was applied to European settlers of South Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries |
| 32% | SAVANNAH | 8 | Southern city that's the setting for "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" |
| 32% | PARKSANDREC | 11 | 2009-2015 sitcom about small-town government that featured the characters 18-Across, 24-Across, and 33-Across, for short (3 wds.) |
| 32% | NOELGUGLIEMI | 12 | "The Fast and the Furious" actor who plays a member of the thief's heist crew in "Cash Out" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | CANDIDA | 7 | Comedy play written by George Bernard Shaw in 1894 that revolves around the lives of a clergyman and his wife |
| 32% | JAMES | 5 | LeBron ___, LA Lakers basketball player and 2004 NBA "Rookie of the Year" who also played football in school |
| 32% | ALLEN | 5 | ___ Iverson, former basketball player and 1997 NBA "Rookie of the Year" who also played football in high school |
| 32% | KRISTINDAVIS | 12 | "Sex and the City" actress who plays the former lover of the thief in "Cash Out" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | GINO | 4 | ___ Torretta, who played quarterback for the University of Miami and won the Heisman Trophy in 1992 |