| 100% | HALALGUYS | 9 | With “the,” gyro-and-chicken chain that began as a food cart in midtown Manhattan |
| 43% | DAVISCUP | 8 | International athletic competition that began in 1900 as a challenge between the U.S. and Great Britain |
| 39% | PACSUN | 6 | Clothing chain that began as a surf shop |
| 38% | YAHOO | 5 | Internet giant that began as "Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web" in 1994 |
| 38% | KOHLS | 5 | Department store chain that began as a corner grocery |
| 37% | ACACIA | 6 | Tree which yields gum arabic, used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in the food industry |
| 37% | SAWIV | 5 | 2007 horror installment that begins with a microcassette being found in the stomach of the villain |
| 36% | ANNABELLEE | 10 | Classic poem that begins "It was many and many a year ago / In a kingdom by the sea" |
| 36% | PANERA | 6 | Bakery chain that began as the Saint Louis Bread Co. |
| 36% | AREPA | 5 | Traditional Columbian dish that begins and ends with the letter "A" |
| 36% | JONAHANDTHEWHALE | 16 | Bible story that begins with "a mighty tempest in the sea" |
| 35% | SANDWICH | 8 | Food with bread as the base and meat in between |
| 35% | LAIR | 4 | Dragon's ___, '80s video game with a knight as the protagonist that is seen in "Stranger Things" |
| 35% | THEHATEFULEIGHT | 15 | Quentin Tarantino Western that began as a novel called “Django in White Hell” |
| 35% | KOHLS | 5 | Retailer that began as a grocery store in Milwaukee |
| 35% | NETFLIX | 7 | Streaming platform with "The Crown" that launched in 2007, and a way to enjoy 19a at home in the Internet age |
| 34% | IHOP | 4 | Popular breakfast chain in the USA that is known for flapjacks and has a smile on its logo: Abbr. |
| 34% | DONTSTARTWITHME | 15 | Words that might begin (or prevent) an argument, and a grammar tip for the three speakers in this puzzle |
| 34% | DUNLIN | 6 | Small wading bird with a slightly down-curved bill that breeds in the uplands of Scotland, Wales and England |
| 34% | BOTHSIDESNOW | 12 | 12-Down hit song that begins with the lyrics "Rows and flows of angel hair / And ice cream castles in the air" (3 wds.) |
| 34% | CHICAGOBEARS | 12 | NFL team that began as the Decatur Staleys in 1920 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | ONLYTHELONELY | 13 | 1960 Roy Orbison hit that has the same title as, and is featured in, a 1991 John Candy film (3 wds.) |
| 34% | WARTS | 5 | Bumps that are often seen on toads and also a feature of Shrek's anatomy as an ogre in the book |
| 33% | RESTART | 7 | Begin from the beginning, or what a person might do when they hit a creative block, and a word with 16a hidden in it |
| 33% | FORMULAONE | 10 | A sport that is the highest class of single seat auto racing, with former racers such as Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher: 2 wds |
| 33% | OXFAM | 5 | Charitable organization that began as the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief in 1942 |
| 33% | OXFAM | 5 | Charitable organisation that began as the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief in 1942 |
| 33% | SKATEBOARDING | 13 | Sport that will make its debut in the 2020 Olympics and involves riding and performing tricks on a narrow board with wheels |
| 33% | ORANGE | 6 | Putting an ___ in stockings, Christmas tradition of using a citrus fruit as stocking stuffers that is now replaced with gadgets and toys |
| 33% | SIBYL | 5 | One of a number of prophetesses in ancient Greece and Rome such as that of Cumae, who guided Aeneas through the underworld |