| 100% | PARISTEXAS | 10 | 1984 road movie co-written by 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 84% | PARISTEXAS | 10 | 1984 road movie starring Harry Dean Stanton that was co-written by 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 50% | THEHAJ | 6 | Novel written by Leon Uris in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 50% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Group cofounded by 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | BLITZKRIEGBOP | 13 | 1976 debut single by 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 48% | TOYSTORY | 8 | Movie co-produced by Walt Disney Pictures in which Tom Hanks voices Woody: 2 wds. |
| 45% | FILTHYANIMALS | 13 | 2021 book of short stories by 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 45% | TROPICALROCK | 12 | "Gulf & Western" music style popularized by 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 44% | CHINAGIRL | 9 | 1983 hit song by 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 44% | LETSDANCE | 9 | 1983 hit song by 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 44% | MODERNLOVE | 10 | 1983 hit song by 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 44% | BETTERNOW | 9 | 2018 Top 10 song by 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 44% | WEIRDSCIENCE | 12 | 1985 movie, written by John Hughes, whose title refers to an experiment gone awry: 2 wds. |
| 44% | MUSICBOX | 8 | 1993 album by 42-Across with the eight-week #1 hit "Dreamlover": 2 wds. |
| 44% | PULITZERPRIZE | 13 | Prestigious award for authors, won by 42-Across for her first novel: 2 wds. |
| 43% | LATENIGHT | 9 | 2019 movie written by Mindy Kaling, who plays a writer for a TV host: 2 wds. |
| 42% | PRINCESSLEIA | 12 | Rebel Alliance fighter captured by 42-Across in 1983's "Return of the Jedi": 2 wds. |
| 42% | MISSINGYOU | 10 | Tribute to Marvin Gaye written by Lionel Richie and sung by 50-Across that was a Top 10 hit in 1984 (2 wds.) |
| 42% | THESANDMAN | 10 | Series of fantasy-horror comic books written by 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | LOVENOTE | 8 | Written by someone to his or her sweetheart: 2 wds |
| 42% | SOCIALNETWORK | 13 | "The ___," 2010 biographical drama film starring Jesse Eisenberg and written by Aaron Sorkin, based on the co-founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg: 2 wds. |
| 42% | GLAMOROUSLIFE | 13 | With "The," 1984 Sheila E. hit written by Prince: 2 wds. |
| 40% | UGLYDELICIOUS | 13 | "Food is a four-letter word" Netflix travel/food series created by 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 40% | TONYAHARDING | 12 | Figure skater played by 42-Across in a 2017 biopic (2 wds.) |
| 39% | MANICMONDAY | 11 | 1986 Bangles hit written by Prince: 2 wds. |
| 39% | THENATURAL | 10 | 1984 baseball movie about Roy Hobbs: 2 wds. |
| 39% | CELTICEMPIRE | 12 | 2019 Dirk Pitt novel co-written by 40-Across and his son Dirk (2 wds.) |
| 39% | EASYRIDER | 9 | Road drama film written and produced by Peter Fonda (birthday today) which also stars Dennis Hopper as one of the two bikers: 2 wds. |
| 39% | CHARLIESANGELS | 14 | Television drama series produced by 42-Across featuring crime-fighting women (2 wds.) |
| 39% | RUNNINGONEMPTY | 14 | 1978 single by 42-Across with the lyric "In '69, I was 21 and I called the road my own" (3 wds.) |