| 100% | MCMXIII | 7 | Year in which the first crossword appeared, on December 21 |
| 39% | ARTS | 4 | Section of the paper in which the crossword appears |
| 39% | EXODUS | 6 | Book in which the first Passover occurred |
| 39% | SIA | 3 | Artist whose “Unstoppable” appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2022, six years after its release |
| 39% | STARSEARCH | 10 | TV show on which Billy Porter and Usher appeared in the nineties |
| 38% | SINEADOCONNOR | 13 | Irish singer who appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in its 25th year (1992) (2 wds.) |
| 38% | EGGTOSS | 7 | Game in which the first player to crack loses? |
| 37% | ADVENT | 6 | & 18D First day of the liturgical year in Western Christianity, falling on any date between November 27 and December 3 |
| 37% | ODIE | 4 | Dog who first appeared on the comic pages in 1978 |
| 37% | CHUCKBERRY | 10 | Rock-and-roll legend who appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in its 50th year (2017) (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ITALO | 5 | ___-Turkish War, in which the first aerial bombs were used |
| 37% | WIND | 4 | "Idiot ___," 1975 song by Bob Dylan which appeared in his album, "Blood On the Tracks" |
| 37% | CHELSEAGRAMMAR | 14 | Star of a sitcom in which the First Daughter learns syntax? |
| 37% | EVEN | 4 | Like years in which the Olympics and World Cup are held |
| 36% | CML | 3 | Approximate year in which Eric the Red was born |
| 35% | SCOTS | 5 | Language in which the first four cardinal numbers are ane, twa, three and fower |
| 35% | LAO | 3 | Language in which the first five counting numbers are nung, song, sam, si, ha |
| 35% | FIRESAFETY | 10 | Subject in which the first words of 17-, 29- and 46-Across are sage advice |
| 35% | LWORD | 5 | Showtime's "The ___: Generation Q" which premiered in December last year |
| 35% | NATURE | 6 | Scientific journal in which the existence of neutrons was first proposed |
| 35% | SAMOAN | 6 | Language in which the first six counting numbers are tasi, lua, tolu, fa, lima and ono |
| 34% | BUNRAKU | 7 | Japanese form of puppet theatre in which the puppeteers remain on stage |
| 34% | MSMAGAZINE | 10 | The goddess Kali appeared on its first cover |
| 34% | BEA | 3 | Arthur who appeared on "All in the Family" |
| 34% | LOUISARMSTRONG | 14 | Jazz legend who appeared on the cover of "Time" magazine on February 21, 1949, the first of only five jazz musicians to do so (2 wds.) |
| 34% | WILDFIRES | 9 | Items reported on the NOAA website, which showed that 2020 was only the 13th most active May of the past 21 years |
| 34% | IRISES | 6 | Movie transitions in which the field of vision appears to expand or contract |
| 34% | OPED | 4 | The first one in The New York Times appeared in 1970 |