| 100% | NEMESIS | 7 | Archenemy, or the subtitle of a 2002 "Star Trek" movie |
| 45% | ELI | 3 | The Book of ___, a movie starring Denzel Washington |
| 45% | LILO | 4 | Girl in the title of a 2002 Disney movie |
| 43% | KNOXVILLE | 9 | Johnny —, star of 2002 film comedy Jackass: The Movie |
| 43% | ACTOR | 5 | Member of the cast of a movie or play |
| 42% | TENET | 5 | Guiding belief, or the title of a John David Washington movie |
| 42% | GLEAM | 5 | Sparkle with the radiance of a movie star's teeth |
| 42% | CARTALK | 7 | Former NPR show, or a description of the starred answers |
| 42% | FRONTIER | 8 | The Final __; subtitle of Star Trek V |
| 42% | SCRIPT | 6 | The written text of a play or movie |
| 42% | SCRIPT | 6 | The written dialog of a play or movie |
| 42% | KEANU | 5 | Cat in the title of a 2016 movie starring Key & Peele |
| 42% | DROPSIN | 7 | Pays a visit ... or a feature of the starred clues' answers? |
| 41% | GREASE | 6 | Movie with the Pink Ladies starring John Travolta... and a homophone of Athens' country |
| 41% | ENTAILS | 7 | Involves, or a phonetic feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 41% | OMEN | 4 | Sign ... or a description of the answers to the six starred clues? |
| 41% | TRIPLETIME | 10 | Minuet meter ... or a description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 41% | SOUNDMIXING | 11 | Audio technique, or a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| 41% | THEREAND | 8 | Round trip ... or the subtitle of "The Hobbit" |
| 41% | THEROOKIE | 9 | A 2002 sports film starring Dennis Quaid, based on the true story of MLB pitcher Jim Morris: 2 wds. |
| 41% | SPOILERALERT | 12 | Movie reviewer's warning ... or what the last words of each starred answer can be? |
| 41% | EBERT | 5 | First movie critic to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 41% | SWINGSET | 8 | Playground equipment ... or a description of the first words of the starred clues? |
| 41% | HORSEPLAY | 9 | Roughhousing, or a hint to both parts of the answers to starred clues |
| 41% | ACT | 3 | What the stars of "Star Trek" do for a living |
| 40% | ISNOT | 5 | One side of a childish debate ... or a phonetic hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 40% | ENDGAME | 7 | Concluding stage of a chess match ... or a feature of the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 40% | ELI | 3 | "The Book of ___," a movie starring Denzel Washington |
| 40% | CAMERONDIAZ | 11 | "The Mask" actress who starred in the 2002 movie "Gangs of New York": 2 wds. |
| 40% | GREENEGGSANDHAM | 15 | Dr. Seuss book ... or a description of the answers to the three starred clues |