| 100% | OPENCASES | 9 | The murders of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G., e.g. |
| 62% | CITYOFLIES | 10 | 2018 film starring 18-Across and 34-Across about rappers Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. (3 wds.) |
| 49% | RAPSTAR | 7 | The Notorious B.I.G., e.g. |
| 46% | SMALLS | 6 | Surname of rapper Biggie aka The Notorious B.I.G. |
| 43% | GATS | 4 | “I never thought it could happen, this rappin’ stuff / I was too used to packin’ ___ and stuff”: the Notorious B.I.G. |
| 43% | INITS | 5 | The "F" and "B" of Samuel F. B. Morse, e.g.: Abbr. |
| 43% | SEPTETS | 7 | The colors of the rainbow and the days of the week, e.g. |
| 40% | SLOOP | 5 | The John B of song, e.g. |
| 40% | TIMBERLANDS | 11 | *Boots that Notorious B.I.G. wore and referenced in some of his lyrics |
| 40% | ALIBI | 5 | "I was out of town at the time of the murder," e.g. |
| 40% | MOET | 4 | "The back of the club, sippin' ___ is where you'll find me" (lyric from the Notorious B.I.G.'s "Big Poppa") |
| 39% | MISSING | 7 | "I'll Be ___ You," 1997 Puff Daddy and Faith Evans song that was a tribute to rapper The Notorious B.I.G. |
| 39% | CORAS | 5 | Protagonists of “The Underground Railroad” and “As I Lay Dying,” e.g. |
| 39% | ACAPPELLAGROUPS | 15 | The Barden Bellas and the Treblemakers of “Pitch Perfect,” e.g. |
| 39% | SLAVEREBELLIONS | 15 | The Haitian Revolution and the Aponte Conspiracy of 1812, e.g. |
| 39% | RAP | 3 | The Notorious B.I.G's genre |
| 39% | LILKIM | 6 | The Notorious B.I.G. discovered her |
| 38% | AFRO | 4 | Hairstyle on the cover of the Notorious B.I.G.'s Ready to Die |
| 38% | NOVEL | 5 | "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," e.g. |
| 38% | MOMONEYMOPROBLEMS | 17 | The Notorious B.I.G. rap classic with the lyric "Federal agents mad 'cause I'm flagrant" |
| 38% | MYTH | 4 | The tale of Echo and Narcissus, e.g. |
| 38% | OSAGE | 5 | “Killers of the Flower Moon: The ___ Murders and the Birth of the F.B.I.” (nonfiction book adapted into a 2023 film) |
| 38% | KOREANS | 7 | The stars of “Oldboy” and “The Handmaiden,” e.g. |
| 38% | LORE | 4 | Romulus, Remus and the founding of Rome, e.g. |
| 37% | MUPPET | 6 | Member of the band Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, e.g. |
| 37% | PMS | 3 | The leaders of Thailand and Malaysia, e.g., for short |
| 37% | ALIBIS | 6 | "I was home asleep at the time of the murder" and others |
| 37% | GANGS | 5 | The Sharks and the Jets of "West Side Story," e.g. |
| 37% | BORNAGAIN | 9 | Posthumous 1999 album for The Notorious B.I.G. |
| 37% | SKYS | 4 | "___ the Limit" (The Notorious B.I.G. song) |