| 100% | WARS | 4 | "Star ___," classic arcade game released by Atari in 1983 in which the goal is to survive for a set time from the shots fired by enemies |
| 58% | BATTLEZONE | 10 | Classic arcade game released by Atari in 1980 in which the goal is to save a tank from attacks by other tanks and missiles |
| 48% | SPACEINVADERS | 13 | Classic arcade game released by Taito in 1978 in which the goal is to defeat aliens: 2 wds. |
| 46% | RUN | 3 | "Out ___," classic arcade game released by Sega in 1986 in which the goal is to avoid traffic to reach one of five destinations |
| 37% | PAC | 3 | "___ Man," classic arcade game released by Namco in 1980 in which the player controls a ghost eater |
| 32% | DONKEYKONG | 10 | Classic arcade game released by Nintendo in 1981 that features the adventures of a gorilla character: 2 wds. |
| 30% | DOOM | 4 | First-person shooter game released in 1993 by id Software which is considered to be one of the most influential video games of all time |
| 27% | BOGGLE | 6 | Flummox ... or a classic word game represented by the central grid of shaded squares, in which 15-, 17- and 55-Across can be found |
| 27% | NBAJAM | 6 | Classic arcade game in which players can be "on fire" |
| 27% | DRWHO | 5 | BBC classic whose title role will be played by a woman for the first time in 2017 |
| 26% | CHECKMATE | 9 | One ending for a classic board game - another of which (when a player resigns) is represented visually six times in this puzzle |
| 26% | RITAMORENO | 10 | EGOT winner who stars in the remake of "One Day at a Time," the original version of which was produced by 55-Across (2 wds.) |
| 25% | SPYFALL | 7 | Game in which one player tries to glean information from the other players without being caught |
| 25% | INACROWN | 8 | "You Should See Me ___," Billie Eilish song released in 2018 and the title of which was inspired by a scene from "Sherlock": 3 wds. |
| 25% | BROKEN | 6 | "It would be a privilege to have my heart ___ by you," quote from "The Fault in Our Stars" |
| 25% | REEL | 4 | Highlight ___, compilation of best plays from the season or game which is a popular break-time sight in most stadium sports |
| 25% | UNO | 3 | Game in which the object is to score 500 points |
| 25% | TETRIS | 6 | Game which was released in 1984 and holds the record for most copies sold ever |
| 25% | DARTS | 5 | Game in which the object is to end with zero points |
| 25% | SHALLOW | 7 | Song from "A Star Is Born" which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 2018 |
| 25% | ENDZONE | 7 | Area behind the goals in American football that a ball must cross for a touchdown to be awarded |
| 24% | SIMMER | 6 | Song by Hayley Williams from the album "Petals for Armor" which released in 2020 |
| 24% | BRIEFHISTORYOF | 14 | "A ___Time," 1988 book on cosmology by Stephen Hawking which is written in a non-technical way for the masses: 3 wds. |
| 24% | SURFINSAFARI | 12 | Hit released by The Beach Boys in 1962 which was featured in "American Graffiti" starring Richard Dreyfuss: 2 wds. |
| 24% | ENDZONE | 7 | In American football, the area behind the goals that a ball must cross for a touchdown to be awarded |
| 24% | SPACEINVADERS | 13 | 1978 arcade game in which the player is attacked by slowly descending aliens: 2 wds. |
| 24% | PACMAN | 6 | 1980 arcade game in which the player eats dots while being chased by ghosts: Hyph. |
| 24% | DESIRE | 6 | "Sudden ___," song by Hayley Williams from the album "Petals for Armor" which released in 2020 |
| 24% | STONEAGE | 8 | Apparent setting for a two-letter comic strip suggested by the answers to starred clues |
| 24% | SCRABBLE | 8 | Game in which the answers to the starred clues are legal plays but cannot be formed even if you have both blanks |