| 100% | NEWCOKE | 7 | Unsuccessful rollout that tried to imitate Pepsi |
| 38% | DEFENSE | 7 | Football side that tries to prevent touchdowns |
| 37% | PELICAN | 7 | Nigel, waterbird that tried to help save Nemo |
| 37% | DEA | 3 | Group that tries to bust narcotics rings: Abbr. |
| 37% | OSCARBAIT | 9 | Prestige films that try to "hook" Academy voters |
| 37% | ADS | 3 | Pop-ups that try to sell you things |
| 37% | ARMADA | 6 | Spanish fleet that tried to invade Britain in 1588 |
| 37% | EMILYS | 6 | ___ List (political group that tries to elect female Democrats) |
| 37% | COMBOVER | 8 | Hairstyle that tries to hide a bald spot: Hyph. |
| 37% | DLINE | 5 | Gridiron group that tries to sack the QB, collectively |
| 36% | ROLEMODELS | 10 | Those to imitate |
| 36% | NRA | 3 | Gun group that tried to file for bankruptcy in 2021: Abbr. |
| 35% | BACHELORPARITY | 14 | Film remake that tries to prove all unmarried men are created equal? |
| 35% | TANNINGSALMON | 13 | Fish trying to lose that embarrassing reddish tinge? |
| 34% | ASAN | 4 | "Don't try to use that ___ excuse!": 2 wds. |
| 33% | ELAL | 4 | Airline that tried to force its female flight attendants to wear high heels in 2015 |
| 32% | DIRTY | 5 | Woman to try work that's dishonest |
| 32% | USE | 3 | Prefix for "less", when trying to say that something has no application |
| 32% | INSIDESTRAIGHT | 14 | Poker hand that's risky to try for |
| 31% | POI | 3 | Hawaiian food that many tourists feel obligated to try |
| 31% | ABES | 4 | Those who try to be like someone else: wann___ |
| 30% | PAR | 3 | Number that golfers try to "break" |
| 30% | PAR | 3 | Standard that golfers try to better? |
| 30% | LASER | 5 | Beam that cats try to chase |
| 30% | LIMBOBAR | 8 | Pole that dancers try to pass under |
| 29% | SUDOKUCUCKOO | 12 | One who turns into a raving lunatic when he tries to do those infernal number puzzles |
| 29% | APE | 3 | Word that means to imitate someone and is also the name of a primate |
| 29% | FAULTFINDING | 12 | Activity that will be unsuccessful when applied to this puzzle’s theme? |
| 29% | TRYSTS | 6 | Getaways that people try to get away with |
| 29% | THEMEMORYPOLICE | 15 | Yoko Ogawa novel about a draconian law enforcement group that tries to prevent people from recalling lost objects, featuring a Georgia university |