| 100% | PIC | 3 | This news website - one of the most viewed by Palestinians - promotes awareness about Palestine and the Palestinian issue (abbr.) |
| 35% | CNN | 3 | One of the most famous news networks in the world that broadcasts "Anderson Cooper 360": Abbr |
| 34% | AERIE | 5 | The largest one of these was in Florida, weighted an estimated 4,000 lb plus and built by one or more pairs of Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
| 33% | ATOMICPILE | 10 | The first one of these was built by Fermi and his team in 1942 |
| 33% | DANCE | 5 | "One ___," hit song by Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla which is one of the most streamed songs on Spotify |
| 33% | INVENTIONS | 10 | Legacy of 72-Down, seven of which appear among this puzzle's answers and one more suggested by the black squares in the middle of the grid |
| 33% | EGOT | 4 | Award quartet achieved most recently by the songwriting team of Pasek and Paul, in 2024: Abbr. |
| 32% | VCR | 3 | The first commercial one of these was introduced by Ampex in 1956 and cost roughly $50,000 |
| 32% | MBA | 3 | Degree that started materialising in the early 20's, and is one of the most sought after courses nowadays : Abbr. |
| 32% | ANIMAL | 6 | One of many seen in the board games Ark Nova and New York Zoo |
| 32% | HERCULEPOIROT | 13 | Fictional Belgian detective created by Agatha Christie who is also one of the most famous and long-running characters: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ROPE | 4 | *Hitch material, and one of ten one-word movies in this puzzle directed by the honoree |
| 30% | PAPUA | 5 | ___ New Guinea, one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world |
| 30% | CNN | 3 | One of the biggest American news channels: Abbr. |
| 30% | SBS | 3 | Abbr. for the phenomenon when nonspecific symptoms are reported by many people in new homes and offices |
| 29% | TAO | 3 | ___ Downtown, New York, one of the most Instagrammed restaurants in the U.S |
| 29% | UNIX | 4 | Linux is one of the most popular clones of this OS |
| 29% | LEAN | 4 | "___ On," hit song by Major Lazer featuring DJ Snake and MO which is one of the most streamed songs on Spotify |
| 29% | TONY | 4 | One of the Italian chefs in the 2019 animated movie "Lady and the Tramp," voiced by F. Murray Abraham |
| 29% | ETC | 3 | And more of the same: Abbr. |
| 29% | EARL | 4 | ___ Campbell, running back who was selected first overall draft pick by the Oilers and is one of NFL's Most Valuable Players |
| 29% | MLK | 3 | The initials of one of the most famous Civil Rights Movement leaders of all time in America: Abbr. |
| 28% | ENVY | 4 | This deadly sin philosopher Bertrand Russell said was one of the most potent causes of unhappiness |
| 28% | ALE | 3 | "___ Street News", founded in 1992 by Tony Forder and Jack Babin to provide info about the world of beer |
| 28% | POEHLER | 7 | One of the most successful comedians, Amy, who starred in "Parks and Recreation" and was once a member of SNL |
| 28% | BJORN | 5 | One of the Bs in musical supergroup ABBA stands for "Benny" and the other B stands for this |
| 28% | OPRAH | 5 | ___ Winfrey, icon and media mogul with one of the most popular talk shows in the world |
| 28% | LIFE | 4 | The Game of ___, identify this game by its pieces! Spinning wheel, car tokens, money, career cards, house cards, action cards, and many more |
| 28% | ORG | 3 | Suffix of only one of the top 25 most visited websites (Wikipedia) |
| 28% | THALIA | 6 | Name shared by one of the Graces and one of the Muses |