| 100% | NYAD | 4 | 2023 biopic starring Annette Bening as a swimmer attempting to cross the Straits of Florida |
| 49% | NYAD | 4 | 2023 Netflix biopic starring Annette Bening as a swimmer |
| 30% | SANS | 4 | Without ... or, as a plural, what the starts of the answers to starred clues are without? |
| 29% | THINKTANK | 9 | Research institute ... or, when read as a direction, a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 29% | AUTOMATES | 9 | Streamlines, as a factory ... or, when read as two words, what the beginnings of the answers to starred clues are |
| 29% | MEET | 4 | "___ the Parents," 2000 film starring Ben Stiller as a man looking to win the approval of his in-laws |
| 29% | FISHTAIL | 8 | Swerve back and forth, as a car's rear end, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue |
| 29% | THEBLINDSIDE | 12 | 2009 biopic starring Sandra Bullock as the adoptive mother of a high school football player: 3 wds. |
| 28% | KIDSAREALLRIGHT | 15 | With "The," 2010 Annette Bening/Julianne Moore film ... and a hint to the ends of 17-, 30- and 45-Across |
| 28% | TETRIS | 6 | 2023 biopic about the creation of a video game |
| 28% | ABEAUTIFULMIND | 14 | 2001 biopic starring Russell Crowe that's one of six PG-13 films to win a Best Picture Oscar in the 21st century (3 wds.) |
| 27% | NYAD | 4 | Long-distance swimmer Diana played by Annette Bening in a 2023 biopic |
| 27% | FRO | 3 | The opposite of to, as on a swing |
| 26% | ANNETTE | 7 | Bening with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 26% | ALI | 3 | 2001 biopic starring Will Smith in the title role of a famous boxer |
| 26% | JLO | 3 | Star of the 2023 action thriller "The Mother," to fans: 2 wds. |
| 26% | SHOOTING | 8 | The type of star you're told to make a wish on |
| 26% | ASSET | 5 | Possession of the good kind, as opposed to a liability |
| 25% | QUIZLADY | 8 | 2023 Hulu comedy starring 16-Across as the sister of a game show fanatic: 2 wds. |
| 25% | WISH | 4 | 2023 Disney movie about a girl who makes a plea to the stars |
| 25% | NYAD | 4 | Swimmer Diana who was the subject of a 2023 bio-pic |
| 25% | SPECIALK | 8 | Total alternative ... and a feature of the answers to starred clues? |
| 25% | PIGOUT | 6 | Ingurgitate, and a hint to making sense of the starred clues |
| 25% | TEASEUP | 7 | Give height, as a hairdo ... or a hint for entering the answers to the starred clues |
| 25% | EBERT | 5 | The first film critic to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 25% | OMEN | 4 | Sign ... or a description of the answers to the six starred clues? |
| 25% | TRIPLETIME | 10 | Minuet meter ... or a description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 25% | HIDDENFEES | 10 | Unexpected charges, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| 25% | ENTAILS | 7 | Involves, or a phonetic feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 25% | SOUNDMIXING | 11 | Audio technique, or a feature of the answers to the starred clues |