| 100% | EXCONS | 6 | Those benefiting from programs funded by the Second Chance Act |
| 34% | BOX | 3 | "Squawk ___," business news TV program co-hosted by Joe Kernen that covers news from the world of finance |
| 34% | FAMILYCREDIT | 12 | UK benefit introduced by the Social Security Act 1986 that replaced Family Income Supplement |
| 32% | BLANKSPACE | 10 | Second single from Taylor Swift's fifth album, that received three Grammy nominations, and had a part in the lyrics misheard by many: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SACRIFICE | 9 | 2022 hit by The Weeknd, the second single from "Dawn FM" |
| 30% | BLINDINGLIGHTS | 14 | 2020 hit by The Weeknd, the second single from 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 30% | APHID | 5 | Small insect that feeds by sucking the juices from plants |
| 30% | RUBY | 4 | "___ Tuesday," rock ballad by the Rolling Stones that celebrates the second day of the week |
| 30% | SSI | 3 | Program funded by FICA |
| 28% | SCISSORSDANCE | 13 | Quechuan custom that takes its name from the bladelike rods wielded by performers |
| 28% | KICKFAIR | 8 | Kickformore by ___, German program that won the 2021 Laureus Sport for Good Award |
| 28% | SHIRT | 5 | The puffy ___, iconic prop from "Seinfeld" that was donated to the Smithsonian Museum by Jerry Seinfeld |
| 28% | PACES | 5 | Things counted by the second? |
| 28% | ABS | 3 | Muscles that benefit from crunches |
| 28% | LETMEBE | 7 | 1965 song by 15-Across that was the group's second single: 3 wds. |
| 28% | RUNNING | 7 | "___ man," popular dance move from the '80s that was popularized by rapper Bobby Brown |
| 28% | ERE | 3 | "Whilst eyes that change ___ night / Make glad the day" (line from "Mutability," by Shelley) |
| 28% | GIFT | 4 | "The Supreme ___," 1991 book by Paulo Coelho that was adapted from the works of Henry Drummond |
| 28% | ZEBRAS | 6 | Herd that benefits from “motion dazzle” |
| 28% | CAT | 3 | Pet that benefits from vertical space |
| 28% | ANGORA | 6 | Kind of wool that differs by one letter from the name of an African country |
| 28% | AGNUSDEI | 8 | Liturgy that takes its name from a term for Jesus used by John the Baptist |
| 27% | JEAN | 4 | "Billie ___," the second single from Michael Jackson's album in 16a, that won two Grammys and one American Music Award |
| 27% | LIS | 3 | Portal established by the US Dept. of Agric. that aims to get a better crop yield from your bean fields |
| 27% | ENIWETOK | 8 | Pacific Ocean atoll taken by the US from Japan in 1944 that later became a testing ground for atomic weapons |
| 27% | PECS | 4 | Muscles that benefit from push-ups, briefly |
| 27% | ABS | 3 | Muscles that benefit from crunches, for short |
| 27% | VICTORY | 7 | 1998 song by Puff Daddy that sampled the song "Going the Distance" from the "Rocky" soundtrack |
| 27% | KORN | 4 | American rock band from the '90s that released their second album "Life Is Peachy" in 1996 |