| 100% | LIMELIGHT | 9 | 1952 film starring Charlie Chaplin...the first half of whose name is the key citrus fruit in 14a |
| 42% | OLIVERREED | 10 | Actor whose first name is the title of a Best Picture he co-starred in, and whose last name is that film's director |
| 41% | TEQUILA | 7 | "___ Sunrise," 1998 film starring Mel Gibson and Michelle Pfeiffer...and whose first word is the primary liquor in 14a |
| 39% | PORT | 4 | Wine whose name is the first half of its country of origin |
| 38% | OZMA | 4 | Literary princess whose kingdom is the first half of her name |
| 37% | PARISHILTON | 11 | "The Simple Life" star whose first name is the capital of France: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SOFIAVERGARA | 12 | "Modern Family" star whose first name is the capital of Bulgaria: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SANAALATHAN | 11 | "The Best Man Holiday" star whose first name is the capital of Yemen: 2 wds. |
| 36% | KILLERS | 7 | "___ of the Flower Moon," film starring Leonardo DiCaprio whose release date is in 2023 |
| 35% | SEALS | 5 | Animals whose habitat can be found in the first three letters of their name |
| 35% | SPONGEBOB | 9 | First name of the cartoon character whose best friend is Patrick Star |
| 35% | HEDY | 4 | Film star name in the Inventors Hall of Fame |
| 33% | ROGERMURTAUGH | 13 | The name of the character Danny Glover - whose birthday it is today - portrays in the "Lethal Weapon" film series: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ABELINCOLNINILLINOIS | 20 | Film whose name consists entirely of the letters in 74-Across |
| 33% | ETA | 3 | First letter in the Greek alphabet whose name is three letters long |
| 33% | SILENT | 6 | Charlie Chaplin starred in these types of films |
| 32% | KELLYMARIETRAN | 14 | "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" actress whose first name is a shade of green: 3 wds. |
| 32% | KICKBALL | 8 | Game whose name is also a key step of the game |
| 32% | RIKER | 5 | Will, first officer of the Enterprise in Star Trek |
| 32% | OLYMPIADUKAKIS | 14 | "Moonstruck" actress whose first name is the capital of Washington: 2 wds. |
| 32% | EMU | 3 | Bird whose name is also the initials of a school in Ypsilanti |
| 32% | XXXXXX | 6 | First part of a name in the "Star Wars" universe |
| 32% | LEIGH | 5 | Co-star of the film whose title is hidden sequentially in 20-, 34-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 32% | KRIS | 4 | Singer whose first name is the first four letters of his last name |
| 32% | ZZTOP | 5 | Rock band whose name is suggested by the first row of this puzzle |
| 32% | GRAPE | 5 | Fruit whose name precedes "fruit" in the name of another fruit |
| 32% | CERES | 5 | Body in our solar system that was considered a planet in the first half of the 19th century |
| 31% | ONTHELINE | 9 | In jeopardy ... and where the first words of the answers to starred clues can be found |
| 31% | METEOR | 6 | Ford ___, automobile first sold in 1949 whose name is an alias for "shooting star" |
| 31% | JACKSONBROWNE | 13 | "Doctor, My Eyes" singer whose first name is the capital of Mississippi: 2 wds. |