100% | WHAT | 4 | "___ Remains of Edith Finch," interactive video game that follows the titular character as she unravels her family's history |
42% | HER | 3 | "___ Story," interactive video game that follows the case of Hannah Smith's dead husband |
34% | LIFE | 4 | "___ is Strange," interactive video game that follows a photography student's choices and the butterfly effect they create |
32% | WOOD | 4 | "The Hazel ___," dark fantasy novel by Melissa Albert which follows Alice on a quest to unravel her family's history |
30% | LOIS | 4 | "Superman & ___," 2021 DC series that follows the titular superhero's family |
29% | DONKEYKONG | 10 | Video game with a gorilla that first featured the main character of 43-Across (2 wds.) |
29% | LITTLE | 6 | "___ Nightmares," horror video game series that follows the journey of a girl in a yellow raincoat |
28% | DONEKONG | 8 | 1981 video game that featured the first appearance of Mario |
27% | CEDILLA | 7 | Character such as that placed under the c in French name Francois that softens the sound from that of k to s |
27% | DELTARUNE | 9 | Anagram of 10 Across that's the title of another Toby Fox video game |
27% | ADVENTURE | 9 | "JoJo's Bizarre ___," manga series that follows members of the Joestar family |
27% | SPEC | 4 | "___ Ops: The Line," video game that was partially inspired by Joseph Conrad's novel "Heart of Darkness" |
26% | SEINFELD | 8 | NBC sitcom starring comedian Jerry as the titular character, whose gang of friends are regulars at Monk's Cafe |
26% | CATANA | 6 | ___ Comics, webcomic based on the everyday life of the titular character and her partner John |
26% | WILD | 4 | "The Witcher 3: ___ Hunt," one of the best-selling video games released in 2015 that is set in the fantasy world known as the Continent |
26% | MELEES | 6 | Modern term for medieval fighting competitions of two mounted teams that fill the same niche as today's paintball games |
26% | NUTCRACKER | 10 | "The ___," Tchaikovsky's Christmas ballet that follows the story of the titular toy soldier that comes alive and transforms into a Prince |
26% | LAIR | 4 | Dragon's ___, '80s video game with a knight as the protagonist that is seen in "Stranger Things" |
25% | SWAMPPEOPLE | 11 | History Channel series that follows the day-to-day life of Louisiana alligator hunters (2 wds.) |
25% | METRO | 5 | "___ 2033," video game that was inspired by Dmitry Glukhovsky novel of the same title |
25% | HALOTHREE | 9 | Sequel that was the top-selling video game of 2007 |
25% | WII | 3 | "___ Sports," one of the best-selling video games released in 2006 that was published for Nintendo's gaming console |
25% | MEGA | 4 | ___ Man, animated protagonist of the eponymous video game franchise who is also known as Rockman |
25% | PUSS | 4 | "___ in Boots," 2011 animated animated spin-off of "Shrek" starring Antonio Banderas as the titular character |
25% | MOVIE | 5 | "Home ___," 2008 found footage film that follows the Poe family and the secret of their twins |
25% | LEGENDS | 7 | "Pokemon ___: Arceus" 2022 adventure game that follows a child sent to the distant past of Pokemon |
25% | SEMI | 4 | Game that follows the quarters |
25% | MARIO | 5 | Main character in the best-selling video game franchise of all time |
24% | MADDENNFL | 9 | Video game franchise that featured 15-Across on the cover of the 2011 version: 2 wds. |
24% | MARIOBROS | 9 | Video game franchise with characters found at the ends of 17-, 20-, 53- and 58-Across |