| 100% | PIMP | 4 | 50 Cent hit with an instrumental cover that plays a prominent role in “Anatomy of a Fall” |
| 38% | NIL | 3 | Nothing that plays a prominent role in this puzzle |
| 35% | CANNES | 6 | Film festival that awarded its top prize to Anatomy of a Fall in 2023 |
| 34% | STANFORD | 8 | ___ University, located in California, that played a major role in the establishment of the Silicon Valley |
| 33% | NATO | 4 | An alliance between American and European forces, that played a big part in the occupation of Afghanistan: Abbr |
| 32% | STEEL | 5 | "___ Magnolias," 1989 film with an ensemble cast that is about a group of women in a small, Southern community |
| 32% | WILLY | 5 | With 35-Across, the lead role in Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman" |
| 32% | URHAMLET | 8 | Play that may be an early version of a Shakespeare tragedy set in Denmark |
| 31% | THYMUS | 6 | Gland that plays a key role in T cell maturation |
| 30% | ATLANTA | 7 | With 34-Across, NFC South squad that is one of four NFL teams that plays their home games in a fixed-roof stadium |
| 30% | THEPINK | 7 | With 50-Across, comedy film series in which Peter Sellers originated the role of a bumbling detective: 2 wds. |
| 30% | NATIVEAD | 8 | An "article" with a brand name in lieu of a byline, perhaps |
| 29% | XBOXLIVE | 8 | Service that allows you to play Gears of War with someone in a different country |
| 29% | ONO | 3 | Yoko with a voice role in “Isle of Dogs” |
| 29% | BONDS | 5 | Treasury items that in 2019 the Trump Administration considered selling with a maturity of 50 years |
| 29% | YES | 3 | Band that had a #1 hit with "Owner of a Lonely Heart" |
| 29% | WARTS | 5 | Bumps that are often seen on toads and also a feature of Shrek's anatomy as an ogre in the book |
| 29% | DRHOOK | 6 | Rock's "___ & the Medicine Show", who had a hit with Shel Silverstein's "The Cover of the Rolling Stone" in 1972 |
| 29% | CHRISTOPHER | 11 | ___ Walken, actor who made a cameo in "Pulp Fiction" by playing the role of an ex-soldier |
| 29% | VERTIGO | 7 | 1958 thriller in which Jimmy Stewart plays an ex-San Francisco detective with a fear of heights |
| 29% | CRICKET | 7 | Sport that originated in England and is played with a bat and ball between teams of eleven |
| 29% | ISIAH | 5 | Thomas with a prominent role in the Michael Jordan documentary “The Last Dance” |
| 28% | ROD | 3 | Eye cell that plays a role in night vision |
| 28% | ADLIB | 5 | Hallmark of James Brown’s live shows that became a prominent feature in rap |
| 28% | DRAGON | 6 | Flying beast seen in "Game of Thrones" ... also a word that goes with "fly" to refer to an insect with an elongated body |
| 28% | CITY | 4 | "___ of Angels," 1998 American fantasy film starring Nicolas Cage as an angel who falls in love with a mortal woman |
| 28% | STYX | 4 | Band that had a #1 hit in 1979 with "Babe" |
| 28% | ACE | 3 | Playing card with an A in the corner |
| 28% | PEGOMYHEART | 11 | Classic song about an Irish lass that was a #1 hit in 1913 and 1947 |
| 28% | MENATALIE | 9 | 1969 movie about a woman who falls in love with an aspiring painter in Greenwich Village that marked Al Pacino's debut: 2 wds. |