| 100% | RANTO | 5 | "Our expenses ___ about a 100 dollars" (totaled): 2 wds |
| 52% | RANTO | 5 | "The bill ___ about a thousand bucks" (totaled): 2 wds |
| 46% | HEA | 3 | "Is ___ keeper?" (question about a new boyfriend): 2 wds. |
| 46% | ASIS | 4 | Warning about a sale item's condition: 2 wds. |
| 46% | FAIRYTALE | 9 | Story about a princess, perhaps: 2 wds. |
| 45% | WARHORSE | 8 | 2011 Spielberg film about a steed: 2 wds. |
| 45% | NEWSALERT | 9 | Phone notification about a developing story, say: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ANIMALHOUSE | 11 | 1978 film about a fraternity starring 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | RAGINGBULL | 10 | 1980 Robert De Niro biopic about a boxer: 2 wds. |
| 44% | MRMOM | 5 | 1983 movie about a stay-at-home dad: 2 wds. |
| 44% | BORNFREE | 8 | 1966 movie about a lion cub named Elsa: 2 wds. |
| 44% | MARYPOPPINS | 11 | 1964 Disney film about a magical nanny: 2 wds. |
| 44% | DOCTORZHIVAGO | 13 | 1966 film about a Russian physician: 2 wds. |
| 44% | HOTAS | 5 | "___ a two dollar pistol": 2 wds. |
| 43% | MALIBUCOUNTRY | 13 | Sitcom about a divorced mom who relocates to California: 2 wds. |
| 43% | BLOWNAWAY | 9 | 2012 Grammy-winning Carrie Underwood hit about a tornado: 2 wds. |
| 43% | REDHEN | 6 | "The Little ___" (children's fable about a work ethic): 2 wds. |
| 43% | THENEWSROOM | 11 | HBO drama about a fictional cable channel's staff: 2 wds. |
| 43% | BOJACKHORSEMAN | 14 | Netflix animated series about a washed-up sitcom star: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SMELLYCAT | 9 | Song about a stinky feline, sung by Phoebe Buffay: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SILICONVALLEY | 13 | Comedy series about a high-tech start-up company: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SOFTKITTY | 9 | Song about a cuddly feline, sung to Sheldon Cooper: 2 wds. |
| 43% | MRMOM | 5 | 1983 Comedy film about a stay-at-home dad: 2 wds. |
| 43% | LONGNECKBOTTLE | 14 | 1997 #1 hit by Garth Brooks about a beer: 2 wds. |
| 43% | HEYMAMA | 7 | 2015 song about a man calling out to a woman: 2 wds. |
| 43% | COACHCARTER | 11 | 15-Across' debut movie, about a high school basketball team: 2 wds. |
| 43% | CAPEFEAR | 8 | 1991 Jessica Lange film about a convict obsessed with revenge: 2 wds. |
| 43% | THEUNICORN | 10 | New CBS sitcom about a widower trying to date again: 2 wds. |
| 43% | MILLIONREASONS | 14 | 2016 Lady Gaga hit about a significant but rocky relationship: 2 wds. |
| 43% | BADROMANCE | 10 | 2009 Lady Gaga hit about a challenging but intense relationship: 2 wds. |