| 100% | DEJA | 4 | ___ vu, or the name of Randall and Beth's foster child on "This Is Us" |
| 52% | TESS | 4 | One of Randall and Beth's daughters on "This Is Us" |
| 48% | TESS | 4 | Randall and Beth's older daughter, on "This Is Us" |
| 39% | TESS | 4 | Character name on both "This Is Us" and "The Last of Us" |
| 36% | PINE | 4 | This evergreen tree's branches and cones were etched on the 1980 Olympic medal of Lake Placid |
| 35% | OBJECTS | 7 | 2018 HBO series "Sharp ___" which stars Amy Adams and is based on Gillian Flynn's novel of the same name |
| 35% | MARYPOPPINS | 11 | Musical based on children's books by P.L. Travers and 1964 Disney film of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 34% | CITY | 4 | TV series "Sex and the ___" with Sarah Jessica Parker that is based on Candace Bushnell's novel of the same name |
| 34% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Writer of the children's books that the movies directed by 14-, 20-, and 36-Across were based on: 2 wds. |
| 34% | CERSEI | 6 | I am Jaime's twin sister and two of my children have sat on the Iron Throne in "Game of Thrones" |
| 34% | SABBATH | 7 | The child born on this day is bonny and blithe |
| 34% | TESS | 4 | One of Randall's daughters on "This Is Us" |
| 34% | WHY | 3 | TV series "13 Reasons ___" with Dylan Minnette and Katherine Langford that is based on Jay Asher's novel of the same name |
| 34% | BIGLITTLELIES | 13 | TV series with Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman that is based on Liane Moriarty's novel of the same name: 3 wds. |
| 34% | BOONE | 5 | Name of eight counties in the central and eastern U.S. |
| 34% | MASH | 4 | Acronym in the names of a children's game and a classic TV show |
| 34% | ETC | 3 | E-ZPass as used on the MA Turnpike and VA's Midtown Tunnel/US Route 58 is one of these fee transfer systems |
| 34% | LIARS | 5 | TV series "Pretty Little ___" with Lucy Hale and Troian Bellisario that is based on Sara Shepard's novel series of the same name |
| 34% | GOSSIPGIRL | 10 | TV series with Blake Lively and Leighton Meester that is based on Cecily von Ziegesar's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ADOPTEE | 7 | Randall or Deja on "This Is Us," e.g. |
| 33% | HECK | 4 | Mild exclamation, or the name of the family on "The Middle" |
| 33% | GROK | 4 | Understand deeply, or the name of the AI chatbot on X |
| 33% | HURRICANE | 9 | The list of names for this type of meteorological feature will include Nana, Omar and Paulette this year |
| 33% | FASHIONFORWARD | 14 | On the cutting edge of style, or what 20-, 33-, and 40-Across can be said to be? |
| 33% | EID | 3 | This could be "___ al-Adha" and falls on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, lasting for four days |
| 32% | JANE | 4 | I am considered the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees and was named a UN Messenger of Peace in 2002 |
| 32% | MACBETH | 7 | Saying the name of this Scottish play is unlucky |
| 32% | OATS | 4 | Texas is the largest U.S. producer of these |
| 32% | ESD | 3 | USNS Montford Point and USNS John Glenn are the first two US Navy ships of this classification (abbr.) |
| 32% | ADAR | 4 | Moses is reputed to have been born and to have died on the seventh day of this month |