| 100% | CINDERELLA | 10 | 2015 movie version of a classic fairy tale, with 15-Across as the title character |
| 43% | JAMESMCAVOY | 11 | "X-Men: Apocalypse" star who played the title character of 28-Across in a 2015 movie: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MASK | 4 | 1985 movie starring 15-Across as the mother of a teen with craniodiaphyseal dysplasia |
| 38% | RETELL | 6 | Share a new version of, as with a fairy tale |
| 36% | PEPPERS | 7 | With 15 Across, illusion that uses a reflection to create the appearance of a phantom |
| 35% | NOAH | 4 | 2014 biblical movie with Russell Crowe as the title character |
| 35% | HANSEL | 6 | Fairy tale character who leaves a trail of bread crumbs in the forest |
| 35% | GATSBY | 6 | Title character of classic American literature who is obsessed with a green light |
| 34% | SILKWOOD | 8 | 1983 movie starring 15-Across as the roommate of a nuclear plant whistle-blower |
| 34% | BASEBALL | 8 | One of the sports 15-Across played as a pro, for six seasons with three teams |
| 33% | DREAMER | 7 | Someone who fantasizes a lot, like the title character of 15-/47-Across |
| 33% | MINIBACCARAT | 12 | Casino game with a smaller maximum number of players compared with the classic version |
| 32% | YESTERDAY | 9 | 2019 rom-com with 15-Across as the manager of the only person who remembers the Beatles |
| 32% | HOOD | 4 | Robin ___, lead character of the many eponymous movies who shares his name with a bird |
| 32% | THEBIGBADWOLF | 13 | Fairy tale villain associated with the ends of 20-, 27- and 49-Across |
| 32% | ANNA | 4 | Title character of literature in a love triangle with two 66-Across named Alexei |
| 32% | BABERUTH | 8 | 15-Across great known as the "Sultan of Swat" who was honored with a "Day" at Yankee Stadium on April 27, 1947 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ENCHANTED | 9 | 2007 movie with Amy Adams as a fairy tale princess |
| 32% | FINCH | 5 | Atticus ___, lead character of the "To Kill a Mockingbird" movie who shares his name with a bird |
| 31% | TAR | 3 | 2022 movie that ends with the title character conducting a Monster Hunter concert |
| 31% | BEN | 3 | Actor Gazzara who played the title role of 15-Across in a 1975 film |
| 31% | ROD | 3 | Actor Steiger who played the title role of 15-Across in a 1959 biopic |
| 31% | PLAYOFF | 7 | With 15 Across, growth for many a player pursuing the Stanley Cup |
| 31% | MARS | 4 | Whence the title character of “Stranger in a Strange Land” |
| 31% | MORRISCHESTNUT | 14 | Actor who plays the title character of 47-Across in a CBS series that premiered in January: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MAMABEAR | 8 | Fairy tale character with a too-soft bed |
| 31% | DARKO | 5 | Title character of a Jake Gyllenhaal cult classic |
| 31% | DIEGO | 5 | Title character of a "Dora the Explorer" spinoff |
| 31% | LORENZOSOIL | 11 | 1992 film featuring 31-Across as the mother of a boy with a rare disease (2 wds.) |
| 31% | AHAB | 4 | Literary character described as "blindly seeking with a six inch blade to reach the fathom-deep life of the whale" |