| 100% | CONSULATES | 10 | The USA has them in Calgary, Vancouver, Montreal and four other Canadian cities |
| 33% | ICBM | 4 | Weapon the USA and N Korea have in common |
| 33% | FADS | 4 | They're in one year and out the other |
| 31% | MAOSUITS | 8 | They have four outer pockets that represent the Four Virtues described in the Guanzi |
| 30% | HEADLIGHTS | 10 | They're at the front of a car, and the other four longest Across answers |
| 30% | SHOEFETISH | 10 | Carrie Bradshaw had one in "Sex and the City" |
| 30% | LONDON | 6 | "Fun fact! 20a and this city in England will have hosted the Olympics thrice!" |
| 30% | UMASS | 5 | Sch. with campuses in Boston and four other cities |
| 29% | GEORGIADOME | 11 | Only facility in the world to have hosted the Olympics, Super Bowl and Final Four |
| 29% | CHANGINGDIAPERS | 15 | New father's task, maybe ... and what the three other longest puzzle answers have in common? |
| 29% | ELI | 3 | ___ Manning, football quarterback who retired in 2020 and has made it to the Pro Bowl four times |
| 28% | HIDEINPLAINSIGHT | 16 | What words concealed by the other four longest Across answers do ... and also, what each of them is |
| 28% | JASONREYNOLDS | 13 | Author who has written "Ghost," "Patina," and other novels for kids in the middle school years: 2 wds. |
| 28% | TOOKCALCULATEDRISKS | 19 | Ada Lovelace and Grace Hopper knew they had to chance it in the unknown field of computer science, so they... |
| 28% | CAROLINA | 8 | Has a North and South state in the USA |
| 27% | CYCLES | 6 | The four seasons and others |
| 27% | FAB | 3 | The ___ Four (Lennon and others) |
| 27% | ETALII | 6 | And others, in the Forum |
| 27% | PARITY | 6 | What the U.S. and Canadian dollars had, roughly, in the early 2010s |
| 27% | LBJ | 3 | Only politician in the 20th century, other than RMN, to have been president, VP and member of the House and Senate |
| 27% | EAR | 3 | In one ___ and out the other |
| 27% | ONE | 3 | In ___ ear and out the other |
| 27% | EAR | 3 | In one and out the other? |
| 27% | FBIAGENTS | 9 | Govt. employees encoded by the nine other longest across entries in this puzzle ... and who might be called in to decode them |
| 27% | RINGS | 5 | The Audi symbol has four of them |
| 27% | VOWELS | 6 | The word "America" has four of them |
| 27% | TESSES | 6 | The girl in "Working Girl," and others |
| 27% | TIDES | 5 | They rise and fall in the sea |
| 26% | DICKDASTARDLY | 13 | Antagonist in "Wacky Races" who is more focussed on ruining other racers and had the catchphrase, "Drat, drat and double drat!": 2 wds. |
| 26% | BILLBLACKBURN | 13 | Actor who was originally named William and played Lt Hadley, and had other uncredited roles in "Star Trek: The Original Series": 2 wds. |