| 100% | SAGA | 4 | Term for long tales of heroic achievements and brave conquests, often associated with Nordic history |
| 35% | SAGA | 4 | Long tale of heroic achievement |
| 29% | SPOTIFY | 7 | With 38-Across, annual compilation often shared on social media, and an apt place for four of this puzzle's long answers? |
| 26% | SAGA | 4 | Long story of heroic achievement |
| 26% | AGA | 3 | Long story of heroic achievement: s___ |
| 24% | ELONMUSK | 8 | He's often associated with Tesla and X |
| 24% | THEBIGBADWOLF | 13 | Fairy tale villain associated with the ends of 20-, 27- and 49-Across |
| 24% | MYTHS | 5 | Tales of Zeus and Athena, for example |
| 24% | ENBY | 4 | Gender identity often associated with they/them pronouns, for short |
| 24% | FAUNA | 5 | Term for animal life often paired with "flora" |
| 23% | BANJO | 5 | Stringed guitar variant that is often associated with bluegrass and folk music |
| 23% | GEEK | 4 | ___ chic (rhyming term for fashion associated with techies) |
| 23% | ROCKANDROLLER | 13 | Two things associated with the tale of Sisyphus? |
| 23% | SOLSTICE | 8 | Technical term for the longest and shortest days |
| 23% | TRILBY | 6 | Narrow-brimmed hat often associated with jazz clubs and musicians like Frank Sinatra |
| 23% | DEEPTIME | 8 | Term for the full, vast span of the world's history |
| 23% | YEARLING | 8 | Term for a horse between the ages of one and two |
| 23% | COSMO | 5 | Cocktail associated with "Sex and the City," for short |
| 23% | WEST | 4 | Geopolitical term for Europe and the Americas, with "the" |
| 23% | DETECTIVESTORY | 14 | Literary genre often associated with the writer concealed in 16-, 32- and 40-Across |
| 22% | TUB | 3 | Spot for long soaks with bath bombs and rubber ducks |
| 22% | ENBY | 4 | Phonetic term often associated with they/them pronouns |
| 22% | ERA | 3 | Piece of time with associated history |
| 22% | BLIGHTY | 7 | Term for England used by soldiers of the First and Second World Wars |
| 22% | THREELITTLEPIGS | 15 | Homeowners associated with the ends of 17-, 28- and 43-Across |
| 22% | KNUCKLEBALLER | 13 | Term for the type of pitcher 17- and 39-Across are |
| 22% | TRAPEZIUM | 9 | British term for a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides |
| 22% | AUNTIE | 6 | Term of respect and endearment for an older woman |
| 22% | ERA | 3 | A long and distinct period of history |
| 22% | ERAS | 4 | Stretches of history often named for presidents |