| 100% | WRINKLE | 7 | 2018 remake with Oprah, "A __ in time" |
| 49% | AOL | 3 | Co. in a 2001 merger with Time Warner |
| 48% | BRAD | 4 | With 21-Across, "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood" co-star |
| 48% | BACCHANAL | 9 | A wild party with too much wine, as in Roman times |
| 48% | MYST | 4 | PC game with a VR remake released in 2020 |
| 48% | SUSPIRIA | 8 | Horror about a coven of witches, remade in 2018 |
| 48% | LSAT | 4 | Exam with a 35-minute timed essay, in brief |
| 48% | MINIM | 5 | In music, a note with the time value of half a semibreve |
| 47% | WRINKLE | 7 | "A ___ in Time" (Ava DuVernay film starring Oprah Winfrey) |
| 47% | POST | 4 | Washington newspaper in a 2018 Best Picture Oscar nominee, with "The" |
| 46% | SEMIQUAVER | 10 | In music, a note with the time value of one-sixteenth of a semibreve |
| 46% | THEBLACKPANTHER | 15 | Comic book character with the title role in a blockbuster 2018 film |
| 45% | WRINKLE | 7 | "A ___ in Time" (Ava DuVernay film starring Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon) |
| 45% | ELI | 3 | Roth who directed 2018's "The House With a Clock in Its Walls" |
| 45% | ASHLEY | 6 | With 30-Across, plus-sized model who was named a Revlon Global Brand Ambassador in 2018 |
| 45% | LANCEITO | 8 | California judge with a lot of TV time in the mid-90s (2 wds.) |
| 45% | RACHELMADDOW | 12 | MSNBC host who co-constructed a New York Times crossword in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 45% | MELINDAGATES | 12 | Billionaire philanthropist who co-constructed a New York Times crossword in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 44% | QUARTERTO | 9 | With 16-Across, title time in a 1961 #1 hit by Gary U.S. Bonds |
| 44% | JANETJACKSON | 12 | "Rhythm Nation" singer who was honored with a "Billboard" Icon Award in 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 44% | SIGN | 4 | "___ of the Times," hit song by Harry Styles which won a Brit Award in 2018 |
| 44% | EMCINSTEMCIN | 12 | 20th-century figure with a famous 56-Across represented literally six times in this puzzle |
| 43% | LASHANALYNCH | 12 | "No Time to Die" actress honored with a BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 43% | LENAHORNE | 9 | Grammy-winning singer honored with a Black Heritage U.S. postage stamp in 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 43% | MOO | 3 | Animal sound uttered by Doja Cat more than fifty times in a 2018 viral novelty song |
| 43% | LEONARDO | 8 | With 52-Across, "The Revenant" Oscar winner who plays actor Rick Dalton in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" |
| 42% | SANGRIA | 7 | "___ Wine," 2018 song by Pharrell Williams and Camila Cabello with a "wine-based drink" in its title |
| 42% | CAN | 3 | "___ You Ever Forgive Me?" 2018 biographical comedy-mystery starring Melissa McCarthy, with a question in the title |
| 42% | WRINKLE | 7 | "A ___ in Time" (2018 Ava DuVernay film) |
| 42% | URIEL | 5 | Planet from "A Wrinkle in Time" depicted as a bright, beautiful planet with green, rolling hills |