| 100% | SKYWARDSWORD | 12 | "The Legend of Zelda" game that features floating islands and a magic blade (2 wds.) |
| 64% | SPIRITTRACKS | 12 | "The Legend of Zelda" game that features Link and Princess Zelda exploring New Hyrule on a train (2 wds.) |
| 48% | OCARINA | 7 | "The Legend of Zelda: ___ of Time" (video game that features a wind instrument) |
| 47% | OCARINAOFTIME | 13 | "The Legend of Zelda" game that requires players to learn songs on a wind instrument to progress through levels (3 wds.) |
| 41% | TRUEBLOOD | 9 | HBO horror series that featured a cameo by Charlaine Harris, author of the source material: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MOULINROUGE | 11 | Film that features Nicole Kidman and a necklace made of 1,308 diamonds (2 wds.) |
| 38% | HANDMAIDSTALE | 13 | With "The," Hulu drama that featured a cameo by Margaret Atwood, author of the source material: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MADDENNFL | 9 | Video game franchise that featured 15-Across on the cover of the 2011 version: 2 wds. |
| 38% | DONKEYKONG | 10 | Classic arcade game released by Nintendo in 1981 that features the adventures of a gorilla character: 2 wds. |
| 38% | DONKEYKONG | 10 | Video game with a gorilla that first featured the main character of 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | POWERGRID | 9 | Game that has a 2-sided board, Germany and the USA |
| 35% | LEMUR | 5 | Primate with large eyes and a long tail that is endemic to the island of Madagascar |
| 35% | BSIDE | 5 | The part of a 45 record that probably wasn't the hit: 2 wds. |
| 34% | PAULSCHNEIDER | 13 | Actor who played the role of Mark Brendanawicz in "Parks and Recreation", a character that appeared only in the first two seasons: 2 wds. |
| 34% | LINK | 4 | "The Legend of Zelda: A ___ to the Past" |
| 34% | FOLLOWSUIT | 10 | Term originating through card games that means to copy the actions of the one before you: 2 wds. |
| 34% | LINK | 4 | Hero of the Legend of Zelda games |
| 34% | SNES | 4 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past console, for short |
| 34% | HOLLANDTAYLOR | 13 | "Two and a Half Men" actress who came out of the closet in 2015 at age 72: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ZELDA | 5 | The Legend of ___ (video game about a princess) |
| 34% | MINIATUREGOLF | 13 | A putt-putt game which is the junior of the PGA version, which features props such as windmills: 2 wds |
| 34% | MOUNTRUSHMORE | 13 | Iconic site in South Dakota, that features the heads of four U.S. presidents carved into the mountain: 2 wds. |
| 33% | TEARS | 5 | "The Legend of Zelda: ___ of the Kingdom" (hit 2023 video game) |
| 33% | ARSENAL | 7 | ___ F.C., Islington-based club that features a cannon on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 33% | THEWILDROBOT | 12 | 2024 animated film featuring the voices of Pedro Pascal, 14-Across, and 31-Across about an automaton who befriends animals on a remote island (3 wds.) |
| 33% | OLIVEAGAIN | 10 | Elizabeth Strout novel that features a story about the mother from 16-Across (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ASTON | 5 | ___ Villa F.C., premier league club that features a lion on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 33% | CHELSEA | 7 | ___ F.C., premier league club that features a blue lion on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 33% | TOTTENHAM | 9 | ___ Hotspur F.C., premier league club that features a cockerel on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 33% | LIVERPOOL | 9 | ___ F.C., premier league club that features a liver bird on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |