| 100% | THINGS | 6 | "Stranger ___," sci-fi show starring Millie Bobby Brown that follows a group of friends in the '80s |
| 47% | DERRY | 5 | "___ Girls," show starring Nicola Coughlan that follows a group of friends and is set in Northern Ireland |
| 45% | BIG | 3 | "The ___ Bang Theory," show starring Jim Parsons that follows a group of friends |
| 36% | OURGANG | 7 | Old group of movie kids that, in a way, the answers to starred clues could be a member of |
| 34% | KONG | 4 | "Godzilla vs. ___," upcoming monster film starring Millie Bobby Brown which is the fourth film in Legendary's MonsterVerse |
| 34% | THEXFILES | 9 | American sci-fi TV show starring David Duchovny, that is regarded as one of the best and is returning with its 11th season in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 33% | STIRUPDRAMA | 11 | Create tension in a group, and a direction that was followed when forming the answer to each starred clue? |
| 33% | TREK | 4 | "Star ___," sci-fi show that is a favorite of the characters on "The Big Bang Theory" |
| 32% | CARPAL | 6 | A group of bones in the wrist |
| 31% | LITTLE | 6 | "___ Nightmares," horror video game series that follows the journey of a girl in a yellow raincoat |
| 31% | ANDABOTTLEOFRUM | 15 | Line that follows the opening syllables of 19-, 37-, and 42-Across, in a salty refrain |
| 31% | HYPE | 4 | "___ House," Netflix reality series that follows a group of TikTok content creators |
| 31% | STAGECOACH | 10 | 1939 Western film directed by John Ford about a group of strangers riding through the Apache territory, that won two Oscars |
| 31% | ELEVEN | 6 | Millie Bobby Brown in Stranger Things |
| 31% | DOCTORWHO | 9 | British sci-fi show that cast Peter Capaldi in the starring role in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 31% | HANSON | 6 | Group that made up the word "MMMBop" in a 1997 song of the same name |
| 31% | RUINS | 5 | "Adam ___ Everything," TV show starring Adam Conover that is based on a CollegeHumor web series of the same name |
| 31% | PARANORMAL | 10 | "___ Activity," 2007 found footage film that follows the lives of a couple with a supernatural presence in their home |
| 30% | DOG | 3 | Temple of the ___, "Hunger Strike" former rock group that reunited in 2016 for a tour |
| 30% | COMMUNITY | 9 | A group of people living in the same place |
| 30% | THEDIRTYDOZEN | 13 | 1967 movie that starred Lee Marvin as the head of a renegade commando group: 3 wds. |
| 30% | POSSE | 5 | Group that follows a star? |
| 30% | ELEVEN | 6 | Played by Millie Bobby Brown in Stranger Things |
| 30% | NIAGARA | 7 | ___ Falls, group of waterfalls in the USA that was designated as a Natural Wonder of the World by CNN |
| 29% | BOOKOFHOSEA | 11 | First of a group of 12 in the Bible |
| 29% | FIVE | 4 | "The ___ Seasons," 1981 rom-com about a group of friends on vacation ... with 40a added in |
| 29% | GETREADYWITHME | 14 | Friend's invitation before a party, or a TikTok genre that shows off the starts of 20-, 30-, and 41-Across |
| 29% | INVESTIGATION | 13 | "CSI: ___," with 18-Across, the name of a TV show Liev Schreiber guest-starred in, also starring Laurence Fishburne |
| 29% | DRWHOSYOURDADDY | 15 | "The paternity results are in ... it's the protagonist of a long-running BBC sci-fi show!"? |
| 29% | PLANET | 6 | "Kingdom of the ___ of the Apes," sci-fi film about a primate species that you can watch on the big screen in 2024 |