| 100% | JUNE | 4 | * ___ Cleaver, mother to Wally and Theodore in the 1950s sitcom "Leave It to Beaver" |
| 48% | MARGE | 5 | * ___ Simpson, mother to Bart, Lisa, and Maggie in the animated sitcom "The Simpsons" |
| 41% | REBECCA | 7 | * ___ Pearson, mother to Kevin, Kate, and Randall in the 2010s TV series "This Is Us" |
| 38% | ELENA | 5 | * ___ Gilbert, mother to Stefanie Salvatore in the 2010s supernatural drama "Legacies" |
| 38% | LORELAI | 7 | * ___ Gilmore, mother to Rory in the 2000s TV series "Gilmore Girls" |
| 36% | GREEN | 5 | "___ Acres," fill in a color to complete the name of this sitcom featuring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor |
| 30% | MARY | 4 | "___ Kay and Johnny," 1947 sitcom credited to be the pioneer of the genre on network television |
| 30% | RED | 3 | "___ Dwarf," fill in a color to complete the name of this British sitcom featuring Chris Barrie |
| 30% | RACE | 4 | Change a word in this phrase to correct it! "Slow and steady wins the contest" |
| 30% | EARTH | 5 | "Journey to the Center of the ___," Jules Verne novel that features our planet in its title |
| 29% | HARD | 4 | "Awkwardly stretching and yawning, it's always ___ in the morning" (song lyric from 2006) |
| 29% | TRUCK | 5 | *Transport for 16a that's driven with care, and with sirens ringing it arrives to fight the flare!" |
| 29% | ANDREW | 6 | ___ Garfield, actor who played Spider-Man in the 2012 film "The Amazing Spider-Man" and its 2014 sequel |
| 29% | BOBBY | 5 | "Me and ___ McGee," cover by Janis Joplin that topped the US Billboard Hot 100 post its posthumous release in 1971 |
| 29% | OFFERMAN | 8 | Nick ___, actor who rose to prominence with his role as Ron Swanson in NBC sitcom "Parks and Recreation" |
| 28% | BURN | 4 | "We'll ___ that bridge when we get to it," example of 50a that predicts a mess in the future |
| 28% | ANGSTIER | 8 | More likely to sit alone and listen to "Something in the Way," probably |
| 28% | RASHDECISIONS | 13 | This just in: A small town learns its local dump has officially reached capacity, leaving the city council to debate its ...
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| 28% | MOON | 4 | "Fly Me to the ___," 1964 song by Frank Sinatra with the Earth's natural satellite in its title |
| 28% | BIG | 3 | "The ___ Bang Theory," sitcom with an "enormous" synonym in its name |
| 28% | MARGARITA | 9 | "It's National ___ Day! A day to celebrate your favorite cocktail! Find ingredients to make this drink in the movies at 27a, 47a, 8d, and 30d" |
| 28% | DAM | 3 | Leave it to beavers! |
| 27% | DAN | 3 | ___ Stevens, the beast portrayer in "Beauty and the Beast" |
| 27% | IRON | 4 | "Fe," to a chemist, and the element found in dried 42a |
| 27% | | 0 | "Under the ___" (Reggie and the Full Effect record that hid the CD in its packaging) |
| 27% | PRO | 3 | ___ Bowl, prestigious annual event held by the NFL to which Vinny Testaverde was invited in 1996 and 1998 |
| 27% | GOESHAM | 7 | Leaves it all on the court, so to speak |
| 27% | MARTY | 5 | ___ McFly, time-traveling teenager who is the protagonist in "Back to the Future" |
| 27% | SUNNY | 5 | "It's Always ___ in Philadelphia," sitcom starring Charlie Day and Danny DeVito about a group of friends called "The Gang" |
| 27% | EDEN | 4 | It contained "every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food" |