| 100% | STAMP | 5 | The USPS released one featuring Alex Trebek in July |
| 36% | NOAH | 4 | One releasing a dove in the Bible |
| 35% | PLEAT | 5 | One feature of the outfits that the Clanadonians wear in their gigs |
| 35% | HOST | 4 | The late Alex Trebek, for one |
| 35% | NARRATOR | 8 | The Catcher in the Rye features an unreliable one |
| 33% | MUGSHOT | 7 | One of many released by the Fulton County Jail in late August |
| 33% | ITALY | 5 | One of the countries featured in Elizabeth Gilbert's "Eat, Pray, Love" |
| 33% | ONO | 3 | Singer featured in the recent documentary film "One to One" |
| 33% | IBIS | 4 | One of the first birds released by Noah after the flood, in legend |
| 32% | KAYAK | 5 | *Sled alternative for Christmas in July ... and a watercraft one might use to travel the rapids |
| 32% | ATARI | 5 | Maker of many of the video games featured in "Ready Player One" |
| 31% | ANNABELLE | 9 | "___ Serpentine Dance," one of the first hand-tinted color films released in 1895 |
| 31% | FML | 3 | Kanye West's song released in 2016 which features vocals from The Weeknd |
| 31% | HELPMERHONDA | 12 | Number-one hit released by The Beach Boys in 1965 which was featured in "That Darn Cat!" starring Hayley Mills: 3 wds. |
| 31% | ATARI | 5 | Maker of many of the games featured in the film "Ready Player One" |
| 31% | FORD | 4 | Harrison ___, American action star who featured in the 1997 movie "Air Force One" |
| 31% | SANDCASTLE | 10 | *Snowman alternative for Christmas in July ... and a structure one might build during a visit to the beach |
| 31% | TOURISTS | 8 | The —, rock band featuring Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart whose eponymous debut album was released in 1979 |
| 31% | ASTEROID | 8 | Space rock like the one featured in "Armageddon" |
| 30% | EMCEE | 5 | Alex Trebek, for one |
| 30% | NIGHT | 5 | "Stay the ___," song by Zedd featuring Hayley Williams which released in 2012 |
| 30% | WATER | 5 | *___ balloon fight, snowball fight alternative for Christmas in July ... and a game one might play with friends in the backyard |
| 30% | GOODVIBRATIONS | 14 | Number-one hit released by The Beach Boys in 1966 which was featured in the climax scene of "Vanilla Sky" starring Tom Cruise: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ARTISTA | 7 | One featured in una galería |
| 30% | ACTOR | 5 | One featured in a playbill |
| 30% | EDGEWISE | 8 | One way to get a word in ... and an aural hint to a feature of the starred clues' answers |
| 29% | OVER | 4 | "When the Party's ___," Billie Eilish song released in 2018 which featured in season three of "Riverdale" |
| 29% | TIME | 4 | News magazine that runs a "Person of the Year" feature that released its first issue in 1923 |
| 29% | MUSIC | 5 | "Friends The One With All the Party ___" soundtrack EP released in 2004 which is the third "Friends" soundtrack |
| 29% | NYT | 3 | Paper featured in the documentary "Page One," for short |