| 100% | POPSTHEQUESTION | 15 | Acts on the basis of 36-Across |
| 61% | SEX | 3 | On the Basis of ___ |
| 57% | JIMHENSON | 9 | The voice of 36 Across |
| 57% | MORTGAGE | 8 | Money lent on the basis of a property |
| 57% | SEXISTS | 7 | Those who discriminate on the basis of gender |
| 56% | IMPULSIVE | 9 | Acting on the spur of the moment |
| 51% | TIMETRAVEL | 10 | Basis of the Doctor's adventures on "Doctor Who" |
| 51% | SEX | 3 | "On the Basis of ___" (RBG biopic) |
| 51% | RBG | 3 | "On the Basis of Sex" monogram |
| 51% | SEX | 3 | "On the Basis of ___" (2018 movie) |
| 50% | SEX | 3 | "On the Basis of ___" (2018 RBG biopic) |
| 50% | SEX | 3 | "On the Basis of ___" (2018 legal drama) |
| 50% | ICEDAMS | 7 | Frozen buildups on the 125 Across of a building |
| 50% | TRIAGE | 6 | Sorting and allocating aid on the basis of need for or likely benefit from medical treatment or food |
| 50% | SEX | 3 | "On the Basis of ___" (Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic) |
| 49% | SEX | 3 | "On the Basis of ___" (film about Ruth Bader Ginsburg) |
| 49% | SEX | 3 | Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic "On the Basis of ___" |
| 48% | SEX | 3 | "On the Basis of ___" (2018 biopic about Ruth Bader Ginsburg) |
| 48% | SEX | 3 | "On the Basis of ___" (2018 Ruth Bader Ginsburg biographical movie) |
| 48% | WILLARNETT | 10 | Voice of the title character on 36-Across: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, on 28 Across |
| 48% | XXXXXXXXX | 9 | She directed "On the Basis of Sex" and "Deep Impact" |
| 47% | RBG | 3 | Supreme Court Justice depicted in "On the Basis of Sex," familiarly |
| 46% | PAT | 3 | ___ on the back (act of praise) |
| 46% | ALE | 3 | The "A" of 36-Across |
| 45% | PUTTINGONAIRS | 13 | Acting affectedly ... and, based on what can go with the three parts of 20-, 32- and 43-Across, this puzzle's title |
| 45% | WOLFTURN | 8 | "Lupine" maneuver on the balance beam (and a description of the last part of 12 Across) |
| 45% | RBG | 3 | Supreme Court Justice played by Felicity Jones in "On the Basis of Sex," familiarly |
| 45% | ELIOT | 5 | “The growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts” writer |
| 44% | DEER | 4 | "Home on the Range" playmate of 49-Across |