| 100% | GOT | 3 | "America's ___ Talent," a long running talent show featuring the likes of Nick Cannon and Sharon Osbourne |
| 34% | DAYSOFOURLIVES | 14 | Long-running TV show featuring the Hortons and the Bradys |
| 32% | HES | 3 | "___ Just Not That into You," a 2009 romantic comedy featuring an ensemble cast with the likes of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Aniston |
| 31% | DRWHOSYOURDADDY | 15 | "The paternity results are in ... it's the protagonist of a long-running BBC sci-fi show!"? |
| 31% | EIEIO | 5 | "Old MacDonald" refrain, and a feature of the five longest Across answers |
| 31% | POLESAPART | 10 | In complete opposition ... and a feature of the four other longest answers |
| 31% | USBCONNECTION | 13 | Common PC hookup, and a feature of the four longest Down answers |
| 31% | ALTONBROWN | 10 | American chef, who is the host of popular shows like "Good Eats" and "Iron Chef America": 2 wds. |
| 30% | ALLMYCHILDREN | 13 | Long-running daytime drama featuring the wedding of the characters played by real-life couple 15-Across and 27-Across (3 wds.) |
| 29% | MASH | 4 | Acronym in the names of a children's game and a classic TV show |
| 29% | LIONKING | 8 | Musical based on a Disney film, "The ___" is Broadway's third longest-running show and the highest grossing production: 2 wds. |
| 29% | GEOCENTRISM | 11 | Earthling's bias, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 29% | HANA | 4 | Destination at the end of a long and winding Maui road |
| 28% | DRAGON | 6 | Disney's "American ___: Jake Long," an animated series that follows the adventures of a teen and his superpower |
| 28% | DAZED | 5 | "___ and Confused," a 1993 coming-of-age comedy starring the likes of Matthew McConaughey and Ben Affleck |
| 28% | YOUSEE | 6 | "It's like this," and a phonetic hint to the five longest Across answers |
| 28% | EPICENTER | 9 | Quake's origin, and a feature of the answers to starred clues |
| 28% | HORNBY | 6 | Nick, author of Fever Pitch and A Long Way Down |
| 28% | ASKEW | 5 | Like a necktie near the end of a long workday, maybe |
| 28% | ACT | 3 | Put on a show, like the friends of "Friends" |
| 28% | WRINKLEFREE | 11 | Like a shirt condition suggested by the ends of 16-, 27- and 46-Across |
| 28% | HORNBY | 6 | Nick —, author of novels About A Boy and A Long Way Down |
| 27% | POTLUCKPARTY | 12 | "Martha & Snoop's ___ Challenge," third season of the celebrity cooking show featuring Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart: 2 wds. |
| 27% | PUNCTUATIONMARK | 15 | What ends many a line, and what begins each of the puzzle's three other long answers |
| 27% | EYECONTACT | 10 | Public speaker's asset, and a phonetic hint to a feature of the starred answers |
| 27% | THEFAMOUSFIVE | 13 | Series of children's novels written by Enid Blyton featuring the adventures of a group of young children and their dog Timmy: 3 wds. |
| 27% | FRAY | 4 | Show sign of wear and tear at the edge of a fabric, say |
| 27% | NELSON | 6 | Lee ___, a fictional character created by comedian Simon Brodkin who has pranked the likes of Theresa May and Kanye West |
| 27% | GORY | 4 | Like movies showing a lot of blood and violence |