| 100% | THEPRODUCERS | 12 | "I'd like to thank the Academy and (a 2007 film) ..." |
| 53% | ACADEMY | 7 | "I'd like to thank the — ..." |
| 49% | THANK | 5 | "I'd like to ___ the Academy ..." |
| 45% | COKE | 4 | "I'd like to buy the world a ___" (classic ad song lyric) |
| 44% | TEACH | 5 | "I'd like to ___ the world to sing ... " (line from a classic Coca-Cola ad) |
| 43% | WHATSUP | 7 | ["Give me 'The Academy' for $600"] This was only the second animated film to be nominated for Best Picture, after "Beauty and the Beast" |
| 42% | SOFT | 4 | Fluffy and gentle to the touch, like a blanket |
| 42% | AGREEUPON | 9 | Come to a consensus like management and the union, hopefully |
| 42% | SURF | 4 | "___'s Up," a 2007 animated film about a penguin that wants to ride the waves |
| 41% | PUNK | 4 | I'm a music genre with bands like Green Day and The Ramones |
| 41% | ITSGROWINGONME | 14 | "I'm starting to like this" ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 24-, 47- and 58-Across, in order |
| 41% | DULLES | 6 | Would you also like to add a rental car to your flight to the D.C. airport? |
| 40% | FRACTURE | 8 | 2007 film starring Anthony Hopkins about a man who tries to kill his wife, and then defends himself in court |
| 40% | MINDBENDING | 11 | Like LSD trips, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 40% | BEHALF | 6 | "On ___ of everyone here, I'd like to thank . . ." |
| 40% | TOAST | 5 | "I'd like to propose a ___" |
| 40% | TREE | 4 | “Make like a ___ and get outta here” (bungled idiom in “Back to the Future”) |
| 40% | NOWHEREMAN | 10 | 1965 song with the lyric "Isn't he a bit like you and me?" |
| 40% | LESS | 4 | "Stand a little ___ between me and the sun" (reputed words from Diogenes to Alexander) |
| 39% | SET | 3 | "I'd like to ___ the record straight ..." |
| 39% | VOWEL | 5 | "I'd like to buy a ___, Pat" |
| 39% | AHEM | 4 | "I'd like to make a point ..." |
| 39% | LETMETRY | 8 | ''I'd like to take a shot'' |
| 39% | LETMESEE | 8 | "I'd like to have a look" |
| 39% | RAGNAROK | 8 | Superhero film "Thor: ___," which is a sequel to the "Thor" films, and released in 2017 |
| 39% | APPEALING | 9 | Winsome ... or like the ends of 17-, 24-, 51- and 58-Across, to a punster? |
| 39% | AHEM | 4 | "Excuse me, I'd like to make a comment ..." |
| 39% | LETME | 5 | "I'd like to give it a try" |
| 39% | MEMORY | 6 | Answer to the riddle "I form in an instant and last a lifetime. What am I?" |
| 38% | CCME | 4 | "I'd like to be included on the email" |