| 100% | ISEEA | 5 | "___ little silhouetto of a man..." ("Bohemian Rhapsody" lyrics): 3 wds. |
| 79% | ISEEA | 5 | "___ little silhouetto of a man" ("Bohemian Rhapsody" lyric) |
| 74% | ISEE | 4 | "___ a little silhouetto of a man" line from Bohemian Rhapsody (2 wds) |
| 60% | ISEEA | 5 | "___ little silhouetto of a man" (Queen lyric) |
| 45% | MAMA | 4 | “___, just killed a man” (“Bohemian Rhapsody” lyric) |
| 43% | ISEEA | 5 | "___ little silhouetto ..." ("Bohemian Rhapsody" lyric) |
| 38% | BSIDE | 5 | Lesser half of a vinyl single: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ITSABIRD | 8 | Start of a famous saying for Superman spotters: 3 wds. |
| 37% | WINORLOSE | 9 | Whatever the outcome of a competition: 3 wds. |
| 35% | HASBEEN | 7 | "He ___ a man of great fortitude throughout his life": 2 wds. |
| 35% | THEITALIANJOB | 13 | 2003 remake of a 1969 Michael Caine heist movie: 3 wds. |
| 35% | NCISNEWORLEANS | 14 | 2014 spin-off of a long-running Mark Harmon series: 3 wds. |
| 35% | LIKEABOSS | 9 | Parody of a Slim Thug song by The Lonely Island: 3 wds. |
| 35% | ITSTOOLATE | 10 | 1971 Carole King song about the end of a relationship: 3 wds. |
| 34% | LOSTINSPACE | 11 | Netflix reboot of a 1960s series about an interstellar colonist family: 3 wds. |
| 33% | BURYAFRIEND | 11 | Billie Eilish song told from the perspective of a monster under a bed: 3 wds. |
| 33% | THEUGLYTRUTH | 12 | 2010 book that was #5 in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series: 3 wds. |
| 33% | THETHIRDWHEEL | 13 | 2012 book that was #7 in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series: 3 wds. |
| 33% | HOTGIRLSUMMER | 13 | Seasonal catchphrase that's the title of a 2019 Megan Thee Stallion hit: 3 wds. |
| 33% | DARENT | 6 | "We ___ go a-hunting for fear of little men" (W. Allingham) |
| 33% | ZANDERSECHRIST | 14 | 19-Across pitcher who had a 3.12 season ERA and was the winning pitcher of the final game of the 2024 Men's College World Series (2 wds.) |
| 33% | WITHOUTATRACE | 13 | 2023 Danielle Steel novel about a man possibly walking away from his old life: 3 wds. |
| 33% | IWILLFINDYOU | 12 | 2023 novel by 40-Across about a man wrongly accused of murdering his son (4 wds.) |
| 33% | ICEICEBABY | 10 | 1990 #1 rap song that was subject of a David Bowie/Queen plagiarism lawsuit: 3 wds. |
| 33% | YOUGOTSERVED | 12 | 2004 drama film in which Marques Houston plays the leader of a dance crew: 3 wds. |
| 33% | COOLHANDLUKE | 12 | 1967 Paul Newman prison drama title that includes the name of a body part: 3 wds. |
| 33% | PIPERLAURIE | 11 | "Carrie" actress who played 27-Across's mother in "Children of a Lesser God": 2 wds. |
| 32% | ABOUTGRACE | 10 | 28-Across's debut novel, which tells the story of a man who dreams events that later come true (2 wds.) |
| 32% | BSIDE | 5 | Lesser-known half of a record: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ONTHEWAY | 8 | In the course of a journey (3 wds) |