| 100% | PARKS | 5 | "___ and Recreation," sitcom about the quirky workers of a governmental Department |
| 50% | PAWNEE | 6 | Parks and Recreation Department of ___, workplace where a town's public officials get into hijinks in the sitcom "Parks and Recreation" |
| 45% | ROCK | 4 | "30 ___," satirical sitcom about the behind the scenes of a live sketch comedy show created by and starring Tina Fey |
| 44% | THE | 3 | "All in ___ Family," CBS sitcom about the life of a working-class father and his family that ran from 1971 - 1979 |
| 38% | TARBABY | 7 | 1981 novel about the interplay of privilege and poverty in a Caribbean romance |
| 37% | THISLOVE | 8 | "1989 (Taylor's Version)" song about the ups and downs of a relationship (2 wds.) |
| 37% | SMALLWONDER | 11 | 1985 American sci-fi sitcom about the family of an engineer who creates a human girl-robot Vicki: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SONG | 4 | "___ of the Sea," 2014 animated ocean movie about a boy and his sister |
| 36% | JONATHANFRANZEN | 15 | Author of a 2001 novel about the Lambert family and a 2010 novel about the Berglund family |
| 36% | LARRY | 5 | "The ___ Sanders Show," sitcom about the happenings in the office of a late-night talk show starring Garry Shandling |
| 35% | EIGHT | 5 | Pieces of ___ (old coins, and a double hint about how to follow the money) |
| 35% | FRONTOFFICE | 11 | Management department of a company, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 35% | NOTHINGDOING | 12 | "Forget about it!" ... or a clue to the starts of 20-, 27- and 47-Across |
| 35% | CRIMEANDPUNISHMENT | 18 | Magnum opus about a young man, family and the concept of free will [1866, 1965] |
| 35% | AMY | 3 | ___ Poehler, "Parks and Recreation" actress who made a guest appearance as the voice of Snow White in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 35% | HIDDENFIGURES | 13 | Oscar-nominated film about NASA mathematicians, and a description of the countdown found in this puzzle? |
| 35% | SEXES | 5 | Battle of the ___ (2017 movie about a tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs) |
| 34% | SITKA | 5 | — Spruce, evergreen tree named after a former capital of the Department of Alaska and District of Alaska |
| 34% | SEVERANCE | 9 | Apple TV+ drama about a company that separates the work and non-work memories of its employees |
| 34% | CROODS | 6 | "The ___," 2013 animated comedy movie about a family of cavemen, starring the voices of Nicolas Cage and Ryan Reynolds |
| 34% | GREEN | 5 | "___ Acres," fill in a color to complete the name of this sitcom featuring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor |
| 34% | RUGRATS | 7 | Animated series about Tommy Pickles and his friends which had a Halloween episode titled "Curse of the Werewuff" |
| 34% | MUNSTERS | 8 | Sitcom about Frankenstein and vampire wife, The __ |
| 33% | RAINRAINGOAWAY | 14 | Start of a hopeful rhyme about bad weather, and a hint to what the first word of 16-, 24- and 46-Across may describe |
| 33% | TURNINGRED | 10 | 2022 Pixar film about a girl who goes through unusual changes, and the change seen inside each set of circles |
| 33% | GILLIGANSISLAND | 15 | 1960s sitcom about a group of castaways |
| 33% | OZZIEANDHARRIET | 15 | The titular Nelsons of a classic sitcom |
| 33% | ANIMAHOUSE | 10 | Spoof about the soul of a fraternity? |
| 32% | RYANREYNOLDS | 12 | Movie star whose first major role was one of the guys on the sitcom "Two Guys and a Girl" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | HUGO | 4 | 2011 movie about the son of a clockmaker |