| 100% | GERE | 4 | "An Officer and a Gentleman" star, 1982 |
| 84% | GERE | 4 | "An Officer and a Gentleman" star |
| 84% | GERE | 4 | “An Officer and a Gentleman” star |
| 83% | DEBRA | 5 | "An Officer and a Gentleman" star Winger |
| 83% | GERE | 4 | "An Officer and a Gentleman" star Richard |
| 79% | DEBRA | 5 | Winger who starred in An Officer and a Gentleman |
| 74% | GENTLEMAN | 9 | An Officer and a __, 1982 romantic drama |
| 73% | GOSSETT | 7 | Louis ___ Jr. (1983 Oscar winner for An Officer and a Gentleman) |
| 69% | ZACK | 4 | "An Officer and a Gentleman" hero |
| 69% | BELONG | 6 | "Up Where We ___," song from the movie "An Officer and a Gentleman" that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1982 |
| 69% | GERE | 4 | "An Officer and a Gentleman" actor Richard |
| 69% | RICHARD | 7 | "An Officer and a Gentleman" actor Gere |
| 68% | GERE | 4 | Actor Richard who starred in "An Officer and a Gentleman" |
| 65% | GERE | 4 | He had the title role in "An Officer and a Gentleman" |
| 64% | LOUGOSSETTJR | 12 | 1982 Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner for "An Officer and a Gentleman" (3 wds.) |
| 64% | LOUISGOSSETTJR | 14 | "An Officer and a Gentleman" Oscar winner who passed away in 2024 (3 wds.) |
| 57% | KNIGHTRIDER | 11 | 1982 American TV series about a crime fighter and an intelligent car starring David Hasselhoff: 2 wds. |
| 57% | STAINS | 6 | "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous ___," 1982 film about an all-girl band starring Diane Lane |
| 50% | HALFMEN | 7 | "Two and a ___," an American sitcom starring Charlie Sheen: 2 wds |
| 45% | MIDMORNING | 10 | Coffee break time ... and a hint to an abbreviation aptly placed in each answer to a starred clue |
| 44% | FACIALEXPRESSION | 16 | Many an emoji, and a feature of the starred clues and their answers? |
| 43% | LIMBS | 5 | An arm and a leg |
| 43% | LIMBS | 5 | An arm and a leg? |
| 43% | WRAP | 4 | With 61-Down, "Get a move on!" and an instruction for the answers to the starred clues |
| 43% | COST | 4 | An arm and a leg, perhaps |
| 43% | LIMBS | 5 | An arm and a leg, say |
| 42% | LALA | 4 | "___ Land," 2016 musical starring Emma Stone which is the story of a jazz musician and an aspiring actress |
| 42% | UMBRELLA | 8 | An accessory and a song by Rihanna |
| 42% | PARTS | 5 | An arm and a leg, e.g. |
| 42% | NOLTE | 5 | "Q and A" star |