| 100% | WASH | 4 | "Car ___," 1976 film whose title track was one of the biggest hit singles of the disco era |
| 42% | DARK | 4 | "Terminator: ___ Fate," science fiction film starring Linda Hamilton that was one of the biggest hits of 2019 |
| 42% | ONCEUPONA | 9 | "___ Time In Hollywood," comedy-drama film starring Brad Pitt that was one of the biggest hits of 2019: 3 wds. |
| 39% | STRESSED | 8 | "___ Out," song by Twenty One Pilots which became one of the biggest hit singles of 2015 |
| 38% | MASH | 4 | TV series starring Alan Alda whose finale was one of the biggest moments of '80s TV and was the most-watched single episode in US TV history |
| 37% | NINE | 4 | Musical whose numerical title adds one-half to that of the Fellini film on which it is based |
| 37% | ENDGAME | 7 | "Avengers: ___," superhero movie starring Chris Evans and Mark Ruffalo that was one of the biggest hits of 2019 |
| 36% | KING | 4 | "The Lion ___," animated movie featuring voices of Beyonce and Seth Rogen that was one of the biggest hits of 2019 |
| 36% | JOHNWICK | 8 | "___ : Chapter 3 - Parabellum," action thriller starring Keanu Reeves that was one of the biggest hits of 2019: 2 wds. |
| 36% | KEEPTHEFAITH | 12 | 1992 Bon Jovi album whose three Top 40 hits were the title track, "Bed of Roses," and "In These Arms" (3 wds.) |
| 36% | FERNANDO | 8 | 1976 ABBA hit that is one of their best-selling singles of all time |
| 36% | CRYPRETTY | 9 | Carrie Underwood album whose title track is a hit single (2 wds.) |
| 35% | LAND | 4 | "Promised ___," 1975 album by Elvis Presley whose title track was featured in the film "Men in Black" |
| 35% | CRYPRETTY | 9 | 2018 Carrie Underwood album whose title track is a hit single (2 wds.) |
| 35% | CALIFORNIA | 10 | "Hotel ___," Grammy-winning song by the Eagles which is one of their biggest commercial hits |
| 35% | SLOWRIDE | 8 | 1976 hit whose title is sung just before the line "Take it easy" |
| 34% | LWAYSTOLEAVEYOURLOVER | 21 | 1976 #1 hit whose title follows the words "There must be ..." |
| 33% | ASIA | 4 | 1980s band whose biggest hit was "Heat of the Moment" |
| 33% | DOLLARS | 7 | Spoken name of a 1971 heist film whose title is a single non-alphabetic character |
| 33% | BSO | 3 | One of the "Big Five" from Massachusetts whose current director is Andris Nelsons |
| 32% | GUN | 3 | "Top ___," 1986 action film which was one of the highest grossing movies of the 1980s |
| 32% | THESEEDSOFLOVE | 14 | 1989 studio album by 42-Across whose opening track is the Top 40 hit single "Woman in Chains" (4 wds.) |
| 32% | DRNO | 4 | Film whose casting is the subject of the quote |
| 31% | REBECCA | 7 | Alfred Hitchcock film whose title character is dead before the story begins |
| 31% | REM | 3 | Band whose first hit single was "The One I Love" |
| 31% | WUSYANAME | 9 | 2021 Tyler, the Creator hit whose title is a mashup of a getting-to-know-you phrase |
| 31% | LEIGH | 5 | Co-star of the film whose title is hidden sequentially in 20-, 34-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 31% | BEVERLY | 7 | "___ Hills Cop," 1984 action comedy film which was one of the highest grossing movies of the 1980s |
| 31% | FUTURE | 6 | "Back to the ___," 1985 science fiction film which was one of the highest grossing movies of the 1980s |
| 31% | JUMPSUIT | 8 | Single-piece garment that's also the title of a 2018 Twenty One Pilots rock hit |