| 100% | LEAH | 4 | "___ Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath" (A&E docuseries) |
| 80% | LEAH | 4 | "___ Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath" (A&E documentary series) |
| 70% | LEAH | 4 | "___ Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath" |
| 68% | LEAH | 4 | "___ Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath" (documentary series) |
| 59% | REMINI | 6 | Leah __, creator of Scientology and the Aftermath |
| 49% | LEAH | 4 | ___ Remini, the author of "Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology" |
| 47% | MASON | 5 | A E W —, author of the novels The Prisoner in the Opal and The Four Feathers |
| 47% | BEDSPREAD | 9 | Quilt, e.g. ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| 45% | MOVIEELEMENTS | 13 | Plot, character, lighting, e.g., and a hint to the starred answers |
| 44% | ASTRONOMY | 9 | Poem by A. E. Housman which is also the study of celestial objects and space phenomena |
| 44% | SPAM | 4 | E-mail with the subject “MAKE $10000 A DAY AND M33T ELIGIBLE SINGLES IN AREA,” probably |
| 44% | DARK | 4 | With 37-Across, fall of Rome aftermath, and a hint to the puzzle theme |
| 44% | PERFORMER | 9 | Contortionist, e.g., and, read syllable by syllable, a hint to the starred answers |
| 44% | STARTER | 7 | Appetizer, e.g. ... and what a 15 Across usually is, on the baseball diamond |
| 43% | TIEBREAKER | 10 | Overtime round, e.g. ... and what a black square acts as for the circled words? |
| 43% | STOPPER | 7 | Cork, e.g. ... and what a standout 12 Across usually is, on the baseball diamond |
| 42% | MOUSE | 5 | "The Nutcracker and the ___ King," a famed Christmas tale by E.T.A Hoffmann about a toy that comes alive |
| 40% | DUET | 4 | "Beauty and the Beast," e.g. |
| 40% | OATER | 5 | "Cowboy and the Senorita," e.g. |
| 40% | VOWELS | 6 | A, E, I, O and U |
| 40% | VOWELS | 6 | A, E, I, O, and U |
| 40% | FLOODGATE | 9 | Scandal in the aftermath of a tsunami? |
| 40% | BLACKPLAIN | 10 | Grassland in the aftermath of a fire? |
| 40% | JOSIE | 5 | "___ and the Pussycats" (cartoon featuring a pop band) |
| 39% | SIDES | 5 | A and B, e.g. |
| 39% | ELS | 3 | A and E are vow___ |
| 39% | NOTES | 5 | A and F, e.g. |
| 39% | EAST | 4 | The E on a compass |
| 39% | WILDPITCHES | 11 | And the tempestuous finale was played at a variety of... |
| 39% | JOSIE | 5 | "___ and the Pussycats" (2001 movie based on a cartoon) |