| 100% | SIGMA | 5 | With 65-Down, 160-year-old fraternity founded at Miami University of Ohio |
| 33% | ZETAPSI | 7 | Fraternity founded in 1847 at New York University |
| 31% | WHYS | 4 | Common words at the start of a lot of sentences that my four year old comes out with |
| 30% | OLIVE | 5 | With 65-Down, toon sister of Castor |
| 30% | WYATT | 5 | With 65-Down, brother of Virgil and Morgan |
| 30% | IND | 3 | Fraternity founded at Binghamton U., one of whose stated goals is to "promote understanding of the diverse South Asian cultures." |
| 29% | MDLI | 4 | Year the National University of Mexico was founded |
| 29% | BOBCAT | 6 | University of Ohio athlete |
| 29% | FAST | 4 | With 65 Down, flimflam |
| 28% | HORNBILL | 8 | Old World bird of tropical and subtropical forests with an enormous down-curved beak |
| 28% | TRIDELT | 7 | Member of a sorority founded at Boston University, familiarly |
| 27% | IBIS | 4 | University of Miami mascot |
| 27% | BEN | 3 | With 31-Down, star of "Night at the Museum" |
| 27% | BETATHETAPI | 11 | Group formed at Miami University in 1839 |
| 27% | MIRANDALAMBERT | 14 | "Settling Down" singer who won Entertainer of the Year at the 2022 ACM Awards: 2 wds. |
| 26% | IRA | 3 | University of Vermont founder Allen |
| 26% | GRAVE | 5 | One of the approximately 35 items found at Morocco's Grotte des Pigeons, which are estimated to be over 14,000 years old |
| 26% | RIVAL | 5 | University of Michigan, to Ohio State |
| 26% | CANES | 5 | University of Miami athletes, for short |
| 26% | CTR | 3 | Abbr. found at the 56-Down of this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 26% | MILEY | 5 | With 3-Down, MTV's Artist of the Year for 2013 |
| 26% | ARLO | 4 | With 23-Across, singer of the song referenced at 6-Down |
| 26% | SUNDAY | 6 | "___ Mornin' Comin' Down," 1969 song cover by Johnny Cash that won Song of The Year at the CMAs |
| 26% | LAKE | 4 | With 65 Across. ''Great'' water bordering Ohio |
| 26% | REBELS | 6 | University of Nevada at Las Vegas team |
| 26% | MARGARET | 8 | With 65-Across, author of 40-Across |
| 26% | MARIAHCAREY | 11 | Chanteuse with chart-topping hits found at the tops of 4-, 14-, 16- and 19-Down |
| 26% | IBIS | 4 | Winged University of Miami mascot |
| 25% | EXAM | 4 | Test at the end of an academic year, with a name originating from Latin |
| 25% | ANN | 3 | With 12-Down, founder of the American Shakers (born 2/29/1736) |