| 100% | LANDBEFORE | 10 | "The ___ Time," a 1988 animated movie about four young dinosaurs searching for the Great Valley: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ONEMORE | 7 | "___ Time," 2023 movie about a person stuck in the same day ... which is also a hint for 18a, 30a, 35a, 4d, and 39d: 2 wds. |
| 37% | LOVESOMEBODY | 12 | 2024 Morgan Wallen hit about the search for a meaningful relationship: 2 wds. |
| 35% | WAYNEGRETZKY | 12 | Hockey Hall of Famer who scored 5 goals in a single game four times for the Edmonton Oilers: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MARIOLEMIEUX | 12 | Hockey Hall of Famer who scored 5 goals in a single game four times for the Pittsburgh Penguins: 2 wds. |
| 35% | WONDERWHEEL | 11 | Movie about a Coney Island waitress who falls for a young lifeguard played by Justin Timberlake: 2 wds. |
| 34% | FINDINGNEMO | 11 | 2003 Pixar film about a lost fish that won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature: 2 wds. |
| 34% | FINDINGNEMO | 11 | Pixar film about a lost fish that won the 2004 Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: 2 wds. |
| 34% | THEINCREDIBLES | 14 | Pixar film about a family of superheroes that won the 2005 Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: 2 wds. |
| 33% | PEDROMARTINEZ | 13 | Three-time Cy Young Award winner who debuted as a TV analyst for the 2013 playoffs: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THEHUNTRESS | 11 | Kate Quinn historical novel about the search for a war criminal after World War II (2 wds.) |
| 32% | WHOFRAMED | 9 | "___ Roger Rabbit?," 1988 animated movie in which Charles Fleischer has voiced a rabbit: 2 wds. |
| 32% | JURASSICWORLD | 13 | 2015 sci-fi adventure film about a theme park of cloned dinosaurs, that is the fifth highest-grossing film of all time: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ISLEOFDOGS | 10 | 2018 stop-motion movie about a boy's search for his canine best friend: 3 wds. |
| 32% | THEEXORCIST | 11 | 1973 horror movie about a young girl's demonic possession: 2 wds. |
| 31% | YOUNGGUNS | 9 | 1988 Charlie Sheen/Emilio Estevez movie about Billy the Kid: 2 wds. |
| 31% | THEANTIDOTE | 11 | 2025 novel by 30-Across about a Nebraska town during the Great Depression: 2 wds. |
| 31% | KUNGFU | 6 | Martial art in the titles of four DreamWorks animated movies: 2 wds. |
| 31% | INOLD | 5 | "___ Chicago," a famed 1938 film about the Great Chicago Fire: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ALECBALDWIN | 11 | "30 Rock" actor who played a ghost in the 1988 movie "Beetlejuice": 2 wds. |
| 30% | THOUSANDYEARS | 13 | "A ___," Christina Perri's 2011 hit single written for a movie from the "The Twilight" series: 2 wds. |
| 30% | KENNYCHESNEY | 12 | "Come Over" singer who won the CMA Award for Entertainer of the Year four times: 2 wds. |
| 30% | GONNAMAKE | 9 | "___ It Through This Year," a song about New Year's by the Great Lake Swimmers: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BRADPITT | 8 | Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner for the 2019 film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood": 2 wds. |
| 30% | BILLIEEILISH | 12 | Singer of the theme song for the Bond movie "No Time to Die": 2 wds. |
| 30% | LALAW | 5 | Legal show that won the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series four times: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 30% | REDDAWN | 7 | 1984 Charlie Sheen/Patrick Swayze movie about a Russian invasion of the US: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MEMORYLANE | 10 | 2023 Old Dominion hit about remembering the good times with a past love: 2 wds. |
| 30% | GLORYDAYS | 9 | The fifth single from Springsteen's album mentioned in 17a, about a man recollecting good times: 2 wds. |
| 30% | THEBEANTREES | 12 | 1988 Barbara Kingsolver novel about a young woman who cares for an abandoned baby: 3 wds. |