| 100% | SINGIN | 6 | "___ in the Rain," 1952 musical starring Gene Kelly that features a tap dance sequence |
| 55% | LALALAND | 8 | 2016 musical starring Ryan Gosling that features a tap dance sequence: 3 wds. |
| 54% | SINGIN | 6 | "___ in the Rain," 1952 musical starring Gene Kelly |
| 52% | WEATHER | 7 | "Stormy ___," 1943 musical starring Bill Robinson that features a tap dance sequence |
| 52% | SWING | 5 | "___ Time," 1936 musical starring Fred Astaire that features a tap dance sequence |
| 52% | WHITE | 5 | "___ Nights," 1985 musical starring Helen Mirren that features a tap dance sequence |
| 51% | GOLD | 4 | "___ Diggers of 1935," musical starring Dick Powell that features a tap dance sequence |
| 47% | COLONEL | 7 | "The Little ___," 1935 film starring Shirley Temple that features a tap dance sequence |
| 44% | ELLIOT | 6 | "Billy ___," 2000 film starring Jamie Bell that features a tap dance sequence |
| 39% | PALJOEY | 7 | 1940 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart Broadway musical starring Gene Kelly in the title role |
| 37% | SINGIN | 6 | "___ in the Rain" (Gene Kelly musical) |
| 37% | LAMPPOST | 8 | Pole that Gene Kelly dances around in "Singin' in the Rain" |
| 35% | AIDA | 4 | Musical that features the Elton John/LeAnn Rimes song "Written in the Stars" |
| 35% | AIDA | 4 | Elton John/Tim Rice opera adaptation that featured a #2 song on the Adult Contemporary chart ("Written in the Stars") |
| 34% | GENE | 4 | "Singin' in the Rain" star ___ Kelly |
| 34% | GENE | 4 | “Singin’ in the Rain” star Kelly |
| 34% | GENE | 4 | "Singin' in the Rain" star Kelly |
| 34% | HALLOWEENKILLS | 14 | Twelfth installment in the horror franchise featuring 26-Across that began with a 1978 film starring 12-Across (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ENDZONE | 7 | Area that sees lots of spikes, in a way...and a feature in each answer to the six starred clues |
| 32% | MEAN | 4 | "___ Girls," popular 2004 film starring Lindsay Lohan with a musical adaptation that you can watch on the big screen in 2024 |
| 32% | SINGIN | 6 | Gene Kelly's title activity in a classic musical movie |
| 32% | ALONE | 5 | "Home ___," 1990 film starring Macaulay Culkin that features his character in a shopping sequence |
| 31% | RAIN | 4 | "Singin' in the ___," stage musical that was adapted from the eponymous film starring Gene Kelly |
| 30% | MAME | 4 | Musical that features the song "We Need a Little Christmas" |
| 30% | SINGIN | 6 | & 5D 1952 film musical starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds |
| 29% | SADDLE | 6 | "Back in the ___," 1976 song by Aerosmith that features the sounds of a galloping horse |
| 29% | HIDDENGEM | 9 | Diamond in the rough ... or a literal feature of each answer to a starred clue |
| 29% | CAMPTIGER | 9 | Children's book by 52-Across and illustrator John Rocco that features a big cat in the woods (2 wds.) |
| 29% | TAP | 3 | Dance style featured in "Singin' in the Rain" |