| 100% | ICA | 3 | Arts museums in Boston, Philadelphia, and Richmond, all of the same name : Abbr. |
| 42% | STEPS | 5 | Feature of the Philadelphia Art Museum made famous in "Rocky" |
| 39% | SOX | 3 | Word in the names of pro ball clubs in Chicago and Boston |
| 39% | TENN | 4 | State trisected by a river of the same name: Abbr. |
| 39% | BRIE | 4 | Grayish white cheese that originated from a French region of the same name and is considered to be in a low lactose range of 0-2% |
| 38% | ERIE | 4 | City on a lake of the same name in the US |
| 37% | ETC | 3 | And more of the same: Abbr. |
| 36% | ETC | 3 | And others of the same sort: Abbr. |
| 36% | ABES | 4 | Lincoln and others of the same name |
| 36% | KIWI | 4 | Fruit and animal of the same name |
| 36% | ETAL | 4 | And more of the same, in brief |
| 36% | MIMI | 4 | Only character with the same name in both "Rent" and "La Bohème" |
| 36% | SHEEN | 5 | Mr. ___, animated mascot for a cleaning brand of the same name who debuted in the late '50s |
| 35% | MIMESIS | 7 | Representation of the real world in literature and art |
| 35% | ELON | 4 | University in a town of the same name |
| 34% | OOPS | 4 | "___!... I Did It Again," title track from Britney Spears' album of the same name that celebrates 25 years in 2025 |
| 34% | METROPOLITAN | 12 | The ___ Museum of Art, largest art museum in the Americas and venue for Anna Wintour's annual Gala |
| 34% | MONGKUT | 7 | Name of the king in The King and I |
| 34% | LUMIERE | 7 | Name of the candelabra in Beauty and the Beast |
| 34% | PYEWACKET | 9 | Name of the cat in Bell, Book and Candle |
| 34% | EAMESCHAIR | 10 | Lounger in the Museum of Modern Art? |
| 34% | TOMCANTY | 8 | Name of the pauper in The Prince and the Pauper |
| 34% | WASTELAND | 9 | Name of the world in both Fallout and Epic Mickey |
| 34% | BOONE | 5 | Name of eight counties in the central and eastern U.S. |
| 34% | SARGE | 5 | Name of the WWII Army Jeep in "Cars" and "Cars 2" |
| 34% | ROCKY | 5 | Iconic jogger up the Philadelphia Museum of Art stairs |
| 33% | FSU | 3 | School that manages the Ringling Museum of Art: Abbr. |
| 33% | HEDY | 4 | First name in the cast of Samson and Delilah |
| 33% | CHARLIEDAY | 10 | He plays a character with the same first name (and the last name Kelly) on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia": 2 wds. |
| 33% | DIR | 3 | Any of the four words hidden in 17-, 26-, 43- and 56-Across: Abbr. |