| 100% | ITHADTO | 7 | "___ be done" ("Was an absolute necessity"): 3 wds. |
| 51% | THELEGOMOVIE | 12 | 2014 film where Will Ferrell voiced an animated tyrant: 3 wds. |
| 50% | ASINGLEMAN | 10 | 2009 drama for which 21-Across was nominated for an Oscar: 3 wds. |
| 49% | NOTATALL | 8 | Polite response to "Would this be an imposition?": 3 wds. |
| 48% | GETAHEAD | 8 | "He will do whatever it takes to ___!" (Gain an advantage): 2 wds. |
| 47% | SHAKEYOURLOVE | 13 | 1987 Debbie Gibson hit about not being able to get over an ex: 3 wds. |
| 46% | OOHLALA | 7 | Song by Britney Spears in "Smurfs 2" which can also be used an exclamation: 3 wds. |
| 46% | TOMMYLEEJONES | 13 | "The Fugitive" actor who was an All-Ivy football selection at Harvard: 3 wds. |
| 46% | ONADARE | 7 | How some foolish things are done (3 wds.) |
| 46% | BRAVENEWWORLD | 13 | 2020 Peacock sci-fi series that was based on an Aldous Huxley novel: 3 wds. |
| 44% | THESECRETLIFE | 13 | With 47-Across, 12/25/13 film about an ordinary guy who fantasizes about being a hero: 3 wds. |
| 44% | THECURRENTWAR | 13 | An upcoming film in which Nicholas Hoult will star alongside Benedict Cumberbatch as genius inventor Nikola Tesla: 3 wds. |
| 44% | INTHEEND | 8 | When all is said and done (3 wds.) |
| 44% | ONAJURY | 7 | "The judge mentioned that it was an honor to be able to serve ___." (the panel): 3 wds. |
| 44% | INTOTHEUNKNOWN | 14 | "Frozen II" song that was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song of 2019: 3 wds. |
| 44% | GOTOWASTE | 9 | Be squandered, as food: 3 wds. |
| 44% | LOOKWHATYOU | 11 | "___ Made Me Do," the first single from 16a that was released late August and is a huge hit: 3 wds. |
| 44% | IDO | 3 | Could be an answer to "Do you?" (2 wds) |
| 43% | GIVEWAYTO | 9 | Be replaced by: 3 wds. |
| 43% | HADITMADE | 9 | Was on easy street: 3 wds. |
| 42% | HADAJOB | 7 | Was employed: 3 wds. |
| 42% | TOLDALIE | 8 | Was deceitful: 3 wds. |
| 42% | TRACKANDFIELD | 13 | Sport that gives out an annual award named for Jesse Owens, whose 100th birthday will be celebrated on September 12: 3 wds. |
| 42% | INSIDETHENBA | 12 | Basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal (birthday today) is an analyst in this nine-time Emmy Award winning show: 3 wds. |
| 42% | MRMOJORISIN | 11 | Phrase used in the song "L.A. Woman," by Jim Morrison which is an anagram of his name: 3 wds. |
| 42% | SONGOFSOLOMON | 13 | 1977 novel by Toni Morrison which is about the life of an African-American man living in Michigan: 3 wds. |
| 42% | THECABLEGUY | 11 | 1996 dark comedy film featuring Jack Black which is about an acquaintance who turns into a psycho stalker: 3 wds. |
| 42% | PHONEITIN | 9 | Do something with minimal effort: 3 wds. |
| 42% | TAKEARISK | 9 | Do something dangerous: 3 wds. |
| 42% | YESIDID | 7 | "That was me": 3 wds. |