| 100% | PATS | 4 | Three-time grid champs of the 2000s |
| 53% | LEONBLUM | 8 | Socialist politician, three times the PM of France |
| 53% | NONET | 5 | Combo three times the size of a 3-Down |
| 52% | RHO | 3 | When written three times, fraternity in "Revenge of the Nerds" |
| 52% | RILEY | 5 | Pat who was NBA Coach of the Year three times |
| 51% | MINI | 4 | ___ skirt, short fashion of the 2000s, rocked by Britney Spears in "...Baby One More Time" |
| 51% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of a three-time AL MVP of the 2000s: Hyph. |
| 51% | YES | 3 | Word spoken three times in the last seven words of “Ulysses” |
| 51% | JAMAL | 5 | Crawford who was NBA Sixth Man of the Year three times |
| 50% | THOS | 4 | Abbreviated first name found three times on the signed Declaration of Independence |
| 50% | NOR | 3 | Conjunction used three times in the first line of Shakespeare's Sonnet 65 |
| 49% | TRIPLET | 7 | One of three babies born at the same time |
| 49% | THY | 3 | Word used three times in the first four lines of the Lord's Prayer |
| 49% | HIDINGOUT | 9 | Theme of this puzzle, seen seven times in the grid |
| 48% | RHO | 3 | Letter repeated three times in one of the "Revenge of the Nerds" fraternities |
| 47% | CRISISINDAR | 11 | Major African humanitarian concern of the 2000s |
| 47% | GRAF | 4 | Seven-time Wimbledon champ of the 1980's and 90's |
| 46% | MILLENNIAL | 10 | Child of the 2000s |
| 46% | REDS | 4 | Two-time World Series champs of the 1970s |
| 46% | STU | 3 | Three-time World Series of Poker champ ___ Ungar |
| 46% | TREE | 4 | "One ___ Hill" (teen drama of the 2000s) |
| 46% | CLIJSTERS | 9 | Kim __, Belgian tennis star of the 2000s |
| 46% | ENRON | 5 | Scandal-plagued energy giant of the 2000s |
| 46% | ATKINS | 6 | Low-carb diet fad of the 2000s |
| 46% | IPODS | 5 | Music players of the 2000s |
| 46% | ION | 3 | Saturn model of the 2000s |
| 46% | YESWECAN | 8 | Rallying cry of the 2000s |
| 46% | IONS | 4 | Saturn sedans of the 2000s |
| 46% | YESWECAN | 8 | Political slogan of the 2000s |
| 46% | ONEAL | 5 | Heat center of the 2000s |