| 100% | HORCHATA | 8 | Word for a cold, sweet drink that was added to Merriam-Webster in 2021 |
| 76% | AIRFRYER | 8 | Word for a small kitchen appliance that was added to Merriam-Webster in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 63% | FLUTTERNUTTER | 13 | Word for a peanut-butter-and-marshmallow-creme sandwich that was added to Merriam-Webster in 2021 |
| 56% | HARD | 4 | ___ pass, term for a firm rejection that was added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2021 |
| 47% | GREENWASH | 9 | Term added to Merriam-Webster in 2023 that refers to a product intended to make a company appear more environmentally friendly than it really is |
| 46% | BUTTERFLY | 9 | Word that must be added to 1-, 8-, 65- and 66-Across for their clues to make sense [with a visual hint in the grid] |
| 42% | RAP | 3 | Word whose musical sense was added to Merriam-Webster dictionaries in 1986 |
| 40% | BEER | 4 | Drink that might be served in a cold mug |
| 40% | MEMESTOCK | 9 | Term added to Merriam-Webster in 2023 that refers to a product that suddenly becomes popular because of a viral social media campaign (2 wds.) |
| 39% | SHRINKFLATION | 13 | Term added to Merriam-Webster in 2023 that refers to the practice of reducing a product's size while continuing to offer it at the same price |
| 39% | DART | 4 | Acronym for a NASA space mission for defending Earth that was deployed in 2021 |
| 38% | APPLE | 5 | Granny Smith or Honeycrisp treat that will add a sweet crunch to the dessert at 37d |
| 38% | WOKE | 4 | Word added to Merriam-Webster in 2017 meaning "socially aware" |
| 38% | SNIGLET | 7 | Term for a word that isn't in the dictionary but should be |
| 38% | BIENVENUE | 9 | Word that might be in the introduction to a French textbook |
| 37% | SNIGLET | 7 | Term for a word that isn't in the dictionary, but maybe should be |
| 37% | EGO | 3 | Word hidden in this clue that might be a detriment to negotiations |
| 36% | PSYCH | 5 | Informal name for a hospital department related to mental health that is featured in "Grey's Anatomy" |
| 36% | CARDIO | 6 | Informal name for a hospital department related to the heart that is featured in "Grey's Anatomy" |
| 36% | COT | 3 | Bed that might be added to a hotel room for an extra guest |
| 36% | BLEEDS | 6 | "If It ___," collection of four novellas by Stephen King that was nominated for a Locus Award in 2021 |
| 36% | METS | 4 | M.L.B. team that was the first to trade a player for himself (Harry Chiti in 1962) |
| 36% | GRACEFUL | 8 | Word to describe swans that is a synonym for "beautiful" |
| 36% | GYN | 3 | OB-___, informal name for a hospital department related to women's health that is featured in "Grey's Anatomy" |
| 35% | DECIDUOUS | 9 | Word for a tree that loses leaves in winter |
| 35% | HYPERLINK | 9 | Word in a computer document that can be clicked on in order to move to a related document |
| 35% | IRE | 3 | Word for "anger" that becomes a country's name when "land" is added to the end |
| 35% | MELON | 5 | "Water" follower for a juicy, summer fruit ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 35% | AROUND | 6 | Word needed to be added to 12 appropriately placed answers in this puzzle for their clues to make sense |
| 35% | BITCOIN | 7 | Most popular cryptocurrency, and a word added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2016 |