| 100% | SMITHEE | 7 | Alan ___ (pseudonym once used by directors who hated the final cuts of their films) |
| 34% | SCREENINGPASSENGERS | 19 | Showing the final cut of a Jennifer Lawrence sci-fi film? |
| 32% | ALDA | 4 | Alan who directed the final episode of "M*A*S*H" |
| 30% | CLINTEASTWOOD | 13 | "Unforgiven" director who once served as mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea: 2 wds. |
| 30% | RIDE | 4 | "___ of the Valkyries" (work by Wagner used in many film scores) |
| 29% | MARC | 4 | Designer Jacobs who was once the creative director of Louis Vuitton |
| 29% | OUTTAKE | 7 | Scene not used for the final version of a film |
| 29% | ROAR | 4 | Katy Perry song used by the Bengals that didn't sit well with many of their fans |
| 29% | SAM | 3 | ___ the Eagle, Muppet who once thought "The Sound of Music" was written by Shakespeare |
| 29% | GREENAWAY | 9 | Peter —, director of films The Belly of an Architect and Drowning by Numbers |
| 29% | DEMME | 5 | Ted —, director of films Life, The Ref and Blow who died in 2002 |
| 28% | VICTORFLEMING | 13 | Director of the eight starred films in this puzzle, who was born on 2/23/1889 |
| 28% | CHER | 4 | Singing icon who once used the pseudonym Bonnie Jo Mason |
| 28% | ROBREINER | 9 | Director of 33-Across who will write a foreword for the book by 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 28% | PITSAW | 6 | Cutting tool handled by two people, one of whom is often standing in a hole in the ground |
| 27% | GIMLI | 5 | Dwarf warrior who is portrayed by John Rhys-Davies in "The Lord of the Rings" films |
| 27% | CYNDI | 5 | First name of the well-known singer who was musical director for the film "The Goonies" |
| 27% | KHYBERPASS | 10 | Mountainous route once used by Alexander the Great |
| 27% | WONGKARWAI | 10 | “In the Mood for Love” director who controversially reëdited some of his films prior to their Criterion Collection box-set release |
| 27% | DEAD | 4 | "Shaun of the ___," 2004 horror comedy film co-written by Simon Pegg who also played the titular role |
| 27% | RAKEOFFS | 8 | Cut of winnings kept by the operator |
| 26% | IAMAROCK | 8 | Final cut on the "Sounds of Silence" album |
| 26% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Swithen, pseudonym used by the author of "Carrie" to publish "The Fifth Quarter" |
| 26% | MADISONCOUNTY | 13 | 1995 American romantic drama film "The Bridges of ___" directed by Clint Eastwood who also starred in the film: 2 wds. |
| 26% | EDDIE | 5 | Comedian Izzard who once described the European Union as “the cutting edge of politics, in a very extraordinarily boring way” |
| 26% | RIAN | 4 | Johnson, who is the director of the upcoming film "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" (Rhymes with Ryan) |
| 26% | EVANS | 5 | Beryl ___, pseudonym used by the author of "Carrie" to publish "Charlie the Choo-Choo" |
| 26% | ELIROTH | 7 | Director of the "Hostel" films |
| 26% | SCORSESE | 8 | Director of the film "Goodfellas" |
| 26% | CRAVEN | 6 | Director Wes of the "Scream" films |