| 100% | VODKA | 5 | ___ Martini, cocktail made popular by Sean Connery in "Goldfinger" |
| 63% | VESPER | 6 | ___ martini, cocktail made popular by Daniel Craig in "Casino Royale" |
| 53% | COSMO | 5 | Cocktail made popular by Carrie Bradshaw in "Sex and the City", for short |
| 50% | OLD | 3 | ___ Fashioned, cocktail made popular by Jon Hamm in "Mad Men" |
| 49% | BOND | 4 | James ___, spy character played by Sean Connery in seven films including "Goldfinger" |
| 48% | ASTONMARTIN | 11 | Sports car driven by Sean Connery in "Goldfinger" and Jason Statham in "The Italian Job" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | ROALD | 5 | Amundsen played by Sean Connery in “The Red Tent” |
| 45% | LBD | 3 | Women's cocktail dress made popular by Coco Chanel in 1920s: Abbr. |
| 37% | REDOCTOBER | 10 | Fictional submarine captained by Sean Connery as Marko Ramius in a film based on a Tom Clancy novel (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ARTHUR | 6 | King played in film by Sean Connery, Richard Harris and Clive Owen |
| 35% | POUFS | 5 | Hairdos made popular by Marie Antoinette |
| 35% | GRUNGE | 6 | Musical genre made popular by Nirvana |
| 35% | INKBLOTS | 8 | Psychological tests made popular by Rorschach |
| 35% | SLIME | 5 | Homemade toy made popular by Nickelodeon |
| 35% | SCOT | 4 | Sean Connery, by birth |
| 34% | EGGO | 4 | Frozen waffles made popular by "Stranger Things" |
| 34% | DAB | 3 | Dance move made popular by social media |
| 34% | REGGAE | 6 | Rastafarian music made popular by Bob Marley |
| 34% | PILLBOXHAT | 10 | Topper made popular by 17- and 36-Across |
| 34% | STIRITUP | 8 | Bob Marley tune made popular by Johnny Nash |
| 34% | CRYMEARIVER | 11 | 1950s torch song made popular by Julie London |
| 34% | MOONWALK | 8 | "Lunar" foot dance made popular by Michael Jackson |
| 34% | PLATFORM | 8 | Tall shoes made popular by 1970s disco dancers |
| 34% | NAVIDAD | 7 | "Feliz ___" (Christmas song made popular by José Feliciano) |
| 34% | TIE | 3 | Accessory made popular by Louis XIII of France |
| 33% | PETERPAN | 8 | The name Wendy was made popular by this story |
| 33% | FUNNEL | 6 | *___ cake, sweet dish made by deep-frying batter that's popular in fairs and often sold in 14a |
| 33% | SCOT | 4 | Sean Connery or Alan Cumming, by birth |
| 33% | SCOTS | 5 | Sean Connery and Gerard Butler, by birth |
| 33% | MOPTOP | 6 | Hairstyle named after and made popular by The Beatles: Hyph. |