| 100% | ADDENDS | 7 | The 1 and 2 in 1 + 2 = 3 |
| 75% | REVERSE | 7 | What the numbers 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 are in |
| 74% | VARIABLE | 8 | In the answers to 17-, 34- and 57-Across, it was replaced in turn by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... |
| 72% | TRIFECTA | 8 | 1, 2 and 3, in that order |
| 71% | ARABIC | 6 | Like the numerals 1, 2 and 3 |
| 70% | MINUEND | 7 | The 3 in 3 - 2 = 1 |
| 66% | COUNT | 5 | Say 1, 2, 3, 4, and so on, in math class |
| 65% | NAS | 3 | Rapper who released the albums "Magic 2" and "Magic 3" in 2023 |
| 62% | PEOPLE | 6 | 3, 2, 1... And off they go! Folks on a bungee trampoline who launch themselves into the air |
| 62% | DAY | 3 | The 2 in 1/2, e.g. |
| 62% | SUM | 3 | 3 for 1 and 2 |
| 62% | FALSTAFF | 8 | Sir John —, character who appears in William Shakespeare plays The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV Pts 1 and 2 |
| 62% | SPACE | 5 | 3, 2, 1... And off it goes! ___ shuttle, NASA's flying vehicle that is launched up into the air |
| 62% | STONE | 5 | 3, 2, 1... And off it goes! Small "rocky" missile from a slingshot that is launched into the air |
| 62% | ROCKET | 6 | 3, 2, 1... And off it goes! Astronaut's fuel-powered vehicle that is launched up into the air |
| 62% | MIN | 3 | "1" for the set {1, 2, 3}, in brief |
| 61% | ABC | 3 | Jackson 5 hit with the lyric "easy as 1 2 3" and "simple as do re mi" |
| 61% | BUMBLEBEEBAT | 12 | The smallest mammal in the world, which weighs just 2 grams and averages at 1 inch in length: 2 wds. |
| 61% | ARROW | 5 | 3, 2, 1... And off it goes! Archer's pointed weapon from a bow that is launched into the air |
| 61% | TEN | 3 | 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 |
| 60% | DANGELORUSSEL | 13 | No. 1 guard for the LA Lakers, and Jerry West award winner in 2015 : 2 wds. |
| 60% | SUM | 3 | The "2" in "1 + 1 = 2" |
| 59% | ADD | 3 | Find the sum of 1 and 2 |
| 58% | MEAN | 4 | 2 for 1 and 3, say |
| 58% | ADDEND | 6 | 2 in the equation 3+2 |
| 57% | ODD | 3 | Like 1 and 3, but not 2 |
| 57% | MIN | 3 | The 1 in {1,2,3}: Abbr. |
| 56% | ARIANAGRANDE | 12 | "Yes, And?" singer who had two songs reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2024: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ETSEQ | 5 | And the following, in footnotes: 2 wds. |
| 55% | OPERAND | 7 | Either 1, in the equation 1 + 1 = 2 |