| 100% | HED | 3 | "If Attila the Hun were alive today, ___ be a drama critic": Edward Albee |
| 78% | ALBEE | 5 | He said "If Attila the Hun were alive today, he'd be a drama critic" |
| 35% | CDVI | 4 | Year Attila the Hun was born |
| 32% | STLEO | 5 | A famous religious leader who met with Attila the Hun: 2 wds |
| 32% | BIRDS | 5 | "___ are the only "direct" descendants of 15a that are alive today!" |
| 32% | WALLFLOWER | 10 | "The Perks of Being a ___," 2012 drama film starring Emma Watson (birthday today) as Sam Button |
| 30% | PERIOD | 6 | __ piece, a drama that is set in the past |
| 29% | ORANGE | 6 | It is the New Black, according to a Netflix drama |
| 29% | YANKEES | 7 | "The Pride of the ___," 1942 sports drama which is a tribute to Lou Gehrig |
| 29% | MARSH | 5 | Where you might spot the Swamp Thing, if that were a real thing |
| 29% | RENATA | 6 | ___ Adler, who was a NYT film critic and reporter for the New Yorker |
| 28% | HANNAHAND | 9 | "___ Her Sisters," a 1986 American comedy-drama film starring the late Carrie Fisher, whose birthday it is today |
| 28% | IDEATMYSHOE | 11 | Hyperbolic pledge if the improbable were to happen, and a phonetic hint to the theme answers |
| 28% | EJECT | 5 | What a fighter pilot might do from the cockpit if the plane is hit |
| 28% | BAH | 3 | Expletive heard often if you happen to be a member of the Cratchit family |
| 28% | DEMI | 4 | ___ Moore, star of the podcast "Dirty Diana" that was adapted into a drama series |
| 28% | ALI | 3 | A 2001 biographical sports drama starring Will Smith as the titular boxer |
| 28% | EURYTHMICS | 10 | The name of the rock/pop duo that Annie Lennox - whose birthday it is today - was a part of |
| 28% | NOLAN | 5 | Director of the other half of a much-memed double feature that was released today |
| 28% | ORA | 3 | Dave couldn't decide if the animal he saw was a dog ___ jackal (2 wds) |
| 28% | TWEEZERS | 8 | Tool whose name is a rock band if you remove the first and last letters |
| 28% | EMOTE | 5 | Be a drama queen |
| 28% | DYEINGBREED | 11 | A poodle is probably the best one, if you want a pink dog? |
| 28% | THECAT | 6 | This is out of the bag if a secret is divulged |
| 28% | MELT | 4 | What a frozen treat will become if left in the sun |
| 27% | SNAKEPIT | 8 | The —, 1948 film drama for which Olivia de Havilland was a Best Actress in a Leading Role nominee |
| 27% | EMOTE | 5 | Be a drama queen, say |
| 27% | PRESENT | 7 | "Today is a gift. That's why we call it the __" |
| 27% | PRESENT | 7 | “Today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the ___” |
| 27% | CANID | 5 | If a felid is a member of the cat family, what is a member of the dog family called? |