| 100% | BALLROOM | 8 | "Mad Hot ___," 2005 movie that featured Ann Reinking as a competition judge |
| 34% | MAUDE | 5 | "Micki & ___," 1984 romcom starring Ann Reinking as a lawyer |
| 33% | SHARKTANK | 9 | Emmy-winning ABC reality series that features 48-Across as a judge and investor: 2 wds. |
| 32% | IDOL | 4 | "American ___" (TV competition featuring Katy Perry as a judge) |
| 31% | ROMCOM | 6 | Movie that may feature a meet-cute scene |
| 31% | THEROSE | 7 | 1979 Bette Midler movie that featured a flower on its posters |
| 30% | SPACEJAM | 8 | 1996 movie that features a face-off between the Tune Squad and the Monstars |
| 30% | FANTASIA | 8 | Disney film that features Mickey as a sorcerer's apprectice |
| 29% | THEVOICE | 8 | NBC reality singing competition that featured 15-Across/52-Across as a coach for four seasons (2 wds.) |
| 29% | ARGO | 4 | Movie featuring Ben Affleck as a C.I.A. agent |
| 28% | DAD | 3 | "American ___," animated TV series that features Freddie Mercury's statuette as a trophy |
| 28% | GAMES | 5 | "The Hunger ___," dystopian film series starring Jennifer Lawrence that features a reality TV competition |
| 28% | BABE | 4 | 1995 movie about a pig that wins a sheepherding competition |
| 28% | PITCHPERFECT | 12 | 2012 film with Elizabeth Banks as a cappella competition judge Gail Abernathy-McKadden: 2 wds. |
| 28% | HURRICANE | 9 | "The ___," 1999 American legal drama starring Denzel Washington as a boxer, that features a trial |
| 27% | ARGO | 4 | 2012 Oscar winner that features Ben Affleck as a CIA agent |
| 27% | THEMENU | 7 | 2022 movie featuring Ralph Fiennes as a diabolical chef |
| 27% | ANIMALQUACKERS | 14 | Movie that features Marxist ducks? |
| 27% | YOU | 3 | Netflix series starring Penn Badgley as a serial killer that featured the Taylor Swift song "Anti-Hero" |
| 27% | DRACULA | 7 | Horror novel by Bram Stoker released on 26 May 1897 that features a Count as a vampire |
| 27% | DOGEATDOG | 9 | Ruthless, as a competition |
| 27% | RIGGED | 6 | Fixed, as a competition |
| 27% | WORLDOFDANCE | 12 | NBC competition series featuring 32-Across and Ne-Yo as judges (3 wds.) |
| 27% | AGT | 3 | NBC variety competition featuring Howie Mandel and Simon Cowell as judges, for short |
| 26% | ENCINO | 6 | ___ Man (1992 movie that stars Brendan Fraser as a caveman) |
| 26% | BEAR | 4 | "The ___," TV show starring Jeremy Allen White as a chef, that featured the Taylor Swift song "Love Story" |
| 26% | THEBADMOOSBEARS | 15 | Movie that features jerseys and cow catchers? |
| 26% | IDOL | 4 | "American ___" (show featuring Lionel Richie as a judge) |
| 26% | TWILIGHT | 8 | 2005 novel by Stephenie Meyer featuring vampires that was adapted into a film series starring Robert Pattinson |
| 26% | BROWN | 5 | Color of Shrek's eyes that is a feature of his anatomy as an ogre |