| 100% | NEGOTIATE | 9 | To discuss the terms of an agreement via debate |
| 53% | INFRINGE | 8 | Break the terms of an agreement |
| 40% | NORMAL | 6 | New ___, term popularized during the pandemic to indicate an acceptance of the current situation |
| 38% | LANDSCAPE | 9 | To improve the appearance of an area of land |
| 37% | GUARANTEE | 9 | Promise to fulfill the terms of a deal |
| 36% | ENBY | 4 | Term of identity added to the O.E.D. in 2022 |
| 36% | BODY | 4 | Part of an article that discusses the main subject |
| 36% | WOODWIND | 8 | Section of an orchestra the cor anglais belongs to |
| 36% | LIBRETTO | 8 | Term for the text of an opera |
| 35% | DEBATING | 8 | Discussing via an exchange of opinions and ideas |
| 35% | ASCENSION | 9 | The act of rising to an important position |
| 35% | LATESTYLE | 9 | Term used by Edward Said to describe the final phase of an artist’s career |
| 34% | DURAL | 5 | Relating to an area of the brain |
| 34% | BOTTOM | 6 | "Get to the ___ of..." (find an explanation) |
| 34% | GLOTTAL | 7 | Pertaining to an opening of the larynx |
| 34% | WMDS | 4 | Subjects of an infamous 2003 Colin Powell speech to the U.N. |
| 34% | MORE | 4 | Button clicked to see the rest of an article, maybe |
| 34% | NIGHTFALL | 9 | The time of day when dusk comes to an end |
| 34% | LIFESPAN | 8 | The length of time an animal is expected to live |
| 34% | CALLLETTERS | 11 | Correspondence to the editor of an Allentown newspaper? |
| 34% | UPRIGHTS | 8 | Term to describe the vertical part of goalposts |
| 34% | DEFLATE | 7 | To let the air out of an object, like a balloon |
| 33% | EGOS | 4 | They may get in the way of an agreement |
| 33% | SETTLED | 7 | Came to a financial agreement outside of the courtroom |
| 33% | OBOE | 4 | Woodwind instrument used to set the pitch of an orchestra |
| 33% | GOESALLIN | 9 | Pushes an entire stack of chips to the pot, say |
| 33% | PLOT | 4 | Term used to describe the storyline of a TV show |
| 33% | UMBILICALACCORD | 15 | Agreement on the ratio of innies to outies? |
| 33% | MUTATION | 8 | Significant change to the DNA of an organism |
| 33% | COMETOTERMS | 11 | Reach an agreement ... and what the first words of 17, 32, and 45 Across are? |