| 100% | ASA | 3 | Well-known abbr. for the chemical that Charles Frederic Gerhardt first created in 1853 |
| 34% | WINGS | 5 | 1927 film starring Clara Bow that won the first Academy Award for Best Picture in 1929 |
| 33% | IRE | 3 | Medal given for the best investigative journalism that Reuters won for "Myanmar Burning" in 2018 (abbr.) |
| 32% | ASONG | 5 | "Sunrise: ___ of Two Humans," 1927 silent romantic drama that won the first Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 1929: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MVP | 3 | Honor for the best athlete in the league: Abbr. |
| 32% | MVP | 3 | Award for the best athlete in the league: Abbr. |
| 32% | MVP | 3 | Award for the best athlete in a game: Abbr. |
| 32% | ENYA | 4 | Irish singer best known in the US for "Orinoco Flow" |
| 31% | MVP | 3 | Award for the best athlete in a game or season: Abbr. |
| 31% | AHA | 3 | Pop band best known in the US for "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 30% | ROCKY | 5 | ___, official mascot for the Denver Nuggets NBA team that was first seen in 1990 |
| 30% | DURURAN | 7 | Group that won the first Grammy for Best Music Video |
| 30% | GPS | 3 | Device that shows the best route for a driver: Abbr. |
| 30% | IHOP | 4 | Popular breakfast chain in the USA that is known for flapjacks and has a smile on its logo: Abbr. |
| 30% | CODA | 4 | Movie that won the Oscar for Best Picture in March |
| 30% | PHANATIC | 8 | Phillie ___, official mascot for the Philadelphia Phillies MLB team that was first seen in 1978 |
| 30% | FREDBIRD | 8 | ___, official mascot for the St. Louis Cardinals MLB team that was first seen in 1979 |
| 30% | ASSN | 4 | What the first "A" in "NASCAR" stands for: Abbr. |
| 29% | DANNY | 5 | ___ Trejo, Mexican-American actor well known for his role as Machete in the "Spy Kids" series |
| 29% | ARGO | 4 | Ben Affleck movie that won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2013 |
| 29% | CODA | 4 | Siân Heder film that won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2022 |
| 29% | CODA | 4 | Marlee Matlin film that won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2022 |
| 29% | DOLPH | 5 | ___ Lundgren, actor best known for his role in "Rocky IV" who has a degree in Chemical Engineering |
| 29% | ACL | 3 | Part of HHS created in 2012 that aims to "maximize the independence, well-being, and health of older adults and people with disabilities" among others (abbr.) |
| 29% | TAM | 3 | Abbr. for the see-through human model used for medical instruction and originally created by Richard Rush in 1968 |
| 29% | JNCO | 4 | American clothing brand popularly known in the '90s for their street-style jeans: Abbr. |
| 29% | DIDI | 4 | Sean Wang film that won the 2025 Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature |
| 29% | THEDEPARTED | 11 | Martin Scorsese film that won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2007 (2 wds.) |
| 29% | CLUB | 4 | Culture ___, English pop group that won the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1984 |
| 28% | ABLE | 4 | First word in the well-known Napoleonic palindrome |