| 100% | NEO | 3 | 17-Across in "The Matrix" |
| 82% | NEO | 3 | Fictional character in The Matrix |
| 82% | UNMATED | 7 | Still in the 17-Across |
| 81% | BARITONES | 9 | Singing voices in the 17-Across |
| 81% | SOPRANO | 7 | Singing voice in the 17-Across |
| 80% | ACT | 3 | Follow in the footsteps of 17-Across |
| 80% | VET | 3 | November honoree who can be found in the middle of 17, 29, 46, and 62 Across |
| 79% | REEVES | 6 | Keanu __ starred in The Matrix |
| 78% | KEANU | 5 | Neo in The Matrix |
| 77% | WALLAWALLA | 10 | Town approx. 81 miles south of 17 Across that has the largest Lutheran church in New South Wales |
| 76% | UMLAUT | 6 | Mark in the intersection of 17-Across and 1-Down |
| 75% | NEO | 3 | Keanu Reeves' name in The Matrix |
| 75% | NEO | 3 | Keanu Reeves part in The Matrix |
| 75% | REEVES | 6 | Keanu, played Neo in The Matrix |
| 75% | NEO | 3 | Keanu Reeves' part in The Matrix |
| 75% | NEO | 3 | Keanu Reeves' character in The Matrix |
| 74% | KEANU | 5 | Neo's portrayer in the Matrix movies |
| 74% | KEANU | 5 | Reeves who plays Neo in The Matrix |
| 74% | TRINITY | 7 | Neo's girlfriend in the Matrix universe |
| 74% | FISHBURNE | 9 | Morpheus in The Matrix; CSI actor, Laurence __ |
| 73% | WEAVING | 7 | Actor Hugo __ plays Agent Smith in The Matrix |
| 73% | NEO | 3 | Thomas Anderson's hacker name in The Matrix |
| 73% | RELOADED | 8 | The Matrix __; second in the trilogy |
| 72% | PATTON | 6 | With 17-Across, comedian who voiced Remy the rat in "Ratatouille" |
| 72% | RELOADED | 8 | The Matrix __; second film in the trilogy |
| 71% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, on 28 Across |
| 71% | LIBRA | 5 | Balance in the 39 Across |
| 71% | YEAROFTHEOX | 11 | 2021 in the Chinese zodiac, with a hint to 17-, 27- and 40-Across |
| 71% | DEJAVU | 6 | Feeling that some describe as a glitch in the Matrix |
| 70% | FUN | 3 | First word across in the world's first crossword (1913) |