| 100% | SPICE | 5 | "___ World," musical comedy film ... and an ingredient to make a traditional Thanksgiving dessert |
| 60% | LEMON | 5 | "The ___ Drop Kid," comedy film starring Bob Hope ... and a "citric" ingredient to make a traditional Thanksgiving dessert |
| 58% | APPLE | 5 | "The ___ Dumpling Gang," comedy-Western film starring Bill Bixby ... and a "fruity" ingredient to make a traditional Thanksgiving dessert |
| 57% | BUTTER | 6 | "The Peanut ___ Falcon," dramedy film ... and a "fatty" ingredient to make a traditional Thanksgiving dessert |
| 54% | SUGAR | 5 | "The Wonderful Story of Henry ___," fantasy short film ... and a sweet ingredient to make a traditional Thanksgiving dessert |
| 38% | PIE | 3 | "American ___," teen film starring Jason Biggs ... and a traditional Thanksgiving dessert whose ingredients can be found in this puzzle |
| 33% | CHAPLIN | 7 | Who said "All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl" |
| 33% | SHIFTGEARS | 10 | Make an abrupt change ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 32% | LIST | 4 | "The Bucket ___," a comedy-drama film in which Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman go on an epic tour around-the-world |
| 31% | POWDER | 6 | Baking ___, common cake ingredient to make a fluffy cake |
| 31% | POLISH | 6 | To make a surface shiny and smooth |
| 30% | ALADDIN | 7 | 1992 animated film that scored an Oscar and a #1 hit with "A Whole New World" |
| 30% | AZALEAS | 7 | Their petals are used to make a traditional Korean wine called "dugyeonju" |
| 30% | GELATINPOWDER | 13 | Apt ingredient for 23-Across to make a jiggly dessert? |
| 30% | CAKEMIX | 7 | Pre-boxed ingredients to make sponges and brownies |
| 30% | PUMPKIN | 7 | Make a Thanksgiving pie with us! (1/5) You'll need this star ingredient that gives the pie its name and deliciously smooth filling |
| 30% | BAKING | 6 | (You will need) This "dough rising" soda as an ingredient to make 28a. |
| 30% | BUTTER | 6 | (You will need) This dairy-based block as an ingredient to make 28a. |
| 30% | TOY | 3 | 1995 animated buddy adventure comedy film, "___ Story" which is about a cowboy doll named Woody and an astronaut action figure Buzz Lightyear |
| 29% | ALLSORTS | 8 | It takes __ to make a world; everyone's different |
| 29% | SING | 4 | A 2016 animated musical comedy film in which Seth Macfarlane - whose birthday it is today - voices Mike, an arrogant white mouse |
| 29% | TAKEMEHIGH | 10 | 1974 musical comedy film starring Cliff Richard and Deborah Watling |
| 29% | AVA | 3 | "For a film to be made is a small miracle. And sometimes it's a large one" speaker DuVernay |
| 29% | PIES | 4 | Thanksgiving desserts with a crust and a filling |
| 29% | FUSSES | 6 | Makes a to-do about this and that |
| 29% | ETON | 4 | "___ mess", an dessert made of strawberries, meringue, and whipped cream that's served at a famous English school cricket match |
| 28% | ROBERTA | 7 | 1935 musical comedy film starring Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers |
| 28% | BRUCEALMIGHTY | 13 | Jim Carrey's fantasy comedy film which broke the Memorial Day opening weekend record and in which he gets a chance to be God: 2 wds. |
| 28% | EMERIL | 6 | Chef known for yelling "Bam!" when he adds an ingredient to a dish |
| 28% | EDITED | 6 | Made a correction to a draft of an essay, e.g. |