| 100% | SIDE | 4 | "West ___ Story" (2021 movie musical) |
| 78% | TICKTICKBOOM | 12 | 2021 movie musical directed by 14-Across: 3 wds. |
| 73% | TICK | 4 | Word repeated before "Boom!" in a 2021 movie musical title |
| 73% | INTHEHEIGHTS | 12 | 2021 movie musical based on the stage musical by 14-Across: 3 wds. |
| 70% | WESTSIDESTORY | 13 | 2021 movie musical starring Ansel Elgort as a former gang leader in love: 2 wds. |
| 68% | EVAN | 4 | "Dear ___ Hansen" (2021 movie musical) |
| 67% | INTHE | 5 | "___ Heights" (2021 movie musical) |
| 65% | SHARKS | 6 | Fishy gang in the West Side Story musical |
| 65% | ANYBODYS | 8 | Transgender character in 2021's West Side Story |
| 63% | CAMILACABELLO | 13 | "Trolls Band Together" voice actress who played the title role in the 2021 movie musical "Cinderella" (2 wds.) |
| 63% | SIDE | 4 | "West ___ Story" (Stephen Sondheim musical) |
| 62% | BERNSTEIN | 9 | Leonard —, American composer of 1957 stage musical West Side Story |
| 56% | ONCE | 4 | "Falling Slowly" movie musical |
| 55% | ANSEL | 5 | Elgort of 2021's "West Side Story" |
| 54% | LES | 3 | "___ Miserables" (Anne Hathaway movie musical) |
| 54% | NINE | 4 | Daniel Day-Lewis movie musical |
| 54% | AGES | 4 | "Rock of ___" (2012 movie musical) |
| 54% | INTO | 4 | "___ the Woods" (2014 movie musical) |
| 54% | ROUGE | 5 | "Moulin ___!" (Kidman/McGregor movie musical) |
| 54% | GIGI | 4 | 1958 movie musical |
| 53% | OINKERSAWAY | 11 | Movie musical that floats pigs' boats? |
| 53% | SIDE | 4 | "West ___ Story" (2021 film adaptation) |
| 53% | MOULINROUGE | 11 | 2001 hit movie musical |
| 53% | LES | 3 | "___ Misérables" (2012 movie musical) |
| 53% | CATS | 4 | 2019 movie musical flop |
| 53% | LYLE | 4 | "___, ___ Crocodile" (2022 movie musical) |
| 53% | DAMN | 4 | "___ Yankees" (1958 movie musical) |
| 53% | VOCALS | 6 | Parts in movie musicals |
| 52% | ROCKETMAN | 9 | Movie musical about Elton John's life |
| 52% | GREASE | 6 | Movie musical with the song "Summer Nights" |