| 100% | DUH | 3 | "Well, that was a no-brainer!" |
| 70% | EYEOFTHETIGER | 13 | Survivor song that was a No. 1 hit in 1982 (4 wds.) |
| 70% | RAY | 3 | 2004 biopic that was a Best Picture nominee |
| 70% | DIAMONDS | 8 | Gems that are a girl's best friend |
| 69% | SEABISCUIT | 10 | Sports film that was a 2003 Best Picture nominee |
| 69% | DIAMONDS | 8 | Precious gems that are a girl's best friend? |
| 68% | DONTYOUWANTME | 13 | The Human League song that was a No. 1 hit in 1982 (4 wds.) |
| 68% | BABEL | 5 | 2006 Brad Pitt film that was a Best Picture nominee |
| 67% | WOW | 3 | "Well, that was a thing." |
| 67% | EBONYANDIVORY | 13 | Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder song that was a No. 1 hit in 1982 (3 wds.) |
| 63% | GYPSY | 5 | Broadway production starring Ethel Merman that was a 1960 Tony Award for Best Musical nominee |
| 63% | APHASIA | 7 | Communication disorder that is a result of damage to the language parts of the brain |
| 63% | SNOW | 4 | "___ (Hey Oh)," 2006 Red Hot Chili Peppers song that was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Modern Rock chart |
| 63% | SCARLETT | 8 | 1994 miniseries that was a sequel to the 1939 Best Picture winner "Gone With the Wind" |
| 62% | SHORT | 5 | "The Big ___" (2015 film that was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar) |
| 62% | BASTILLE | 8 | Band with the album "Bad Blood" that was a first-time Grammy nominee for Best New Artist |
| 62% | THEEVENINGSTAR | 14 | 1996 movie that was a sequel to the 1983 Best Picture winner "Terms of Endearment": 3 wds. |
| 62% | HANNIBAL | 8 | 2001 movie that was a sequel to the 1991 Best Picture winner "The Silence of the Lambs" |
| 61% | LAME | 4 | Like a horse that can no longer be ridden |
| 60% | RUNONSENTENCE | 13 | Grammatical no-no that might be remedied by a semicolon |
| 60% | LESS | 4 | "He that hath no beard is __ than a man": Shak. |
| 59% | REBECCA | 7 | 1940 Hitchcock film that was only one he directed to win a Best Picture Oscar |
| 59% | NIGHTFALL | 9 | 2020 album by 33-Across that was nominated for a Best Country Album Grammy Award |
| 59% | HERO | 4 | 2016 album by 44-Across that was nominated for a Best Country Album Grammy Award |
| 59% | NOT | 3 | That was a lie! |
| 59% | DISAGREES | 9 | Is a no-body? |
| 59% | FREE | 4 | A product that is given away at no cost at all |
| 59% | CNET | 4 | Site that claims to be "your guide to a better future" |
| 59% | THEBIGSHORT | 11 | 2015 financial dramedy starring 20-Across that was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar (3 wds.) |
| 59% | REBECCA | 7 | 1940 Alfred Hitchcock film that was only one he directed to win a Best Picture Oscar |