| 100% | EMMY | 4 | Award for television excellence...and what each of 7A, 18A, 22A, 38A, and 43D have won |
| 35% | SEASON | 6 | With 41-Across, good time for a cliffhanger ... or what each of 17-, 24-, 50- and 63-Across has? |
| 33% | LEADINGQUESTION | 15 | Reason for a courtroom objection, and what the start of the answer to each starred clue has |
| 32% | GETTINGTHEW | 11 | Winning, in sports slang ... and what each of four puzzle answers is doing? |
| 32% | FALLBACK | 8 | "Spring forward" partner (a reminder for November 5th) ... and what the last word of each answer to a starred clue can literally have |
| 31% | PRIMETIMEEMMY | 13 | What each of the programs in this puzzle has won at least once |
| 30% | ART | 3 | I am Garfunkel of the "Simon & Garfunkel" duo and I have won eight Grammy Awards |
| 30% | SKISLOPES | 9 | Spots for moguls, and what happens in each set of circles |
| 30% | PACKSAPUNCH | 11 | Has a powerful effect, or what each of 17-, 26-, 38- and 49-Across does, literally |
| 29% | HANS | 4 | ___ Zimmer who composed the theme music of the historical drama TV series "The Crown" and has also won the Academy Award for Best Original Score for "The Lion King" |
| 29% | ANNIE | 5 | Award presented for excellence in animation in film and television |
| 28% | OPENINGDAY | 10 | Start of a sports season, and what each half of 17-, 28-, 39- and 48-Across can have |
| 28% | ENDGAME | 7 | Last stage of a chess match, and what each answer to a starred clue literally has |
| 28% | COPYRIGHT | 9 | Protection of intellectual property, and what the answer to each starred clue literally has |
| 28% | FOUR | 4 | Number of Emmy Awards for acting won by both Bryan Cranston and Dennis Franz |
| 28% | BESTPICTURE | 11 | What the starts of 18-, 24-, 38- and 49-Across each won |
| 28% | DATINGAPP | 9 | Mobile download for single people, and what the starts of 18-, 24-, 37- and 54-Across have in common |
| 28% | BIGBREAK | 8 | Opportunity for success, or what 17-, 29-, 45-, and 61-Across each have |
| 27% | FORDCOPPOLA | 11 | Francis ___, Oscar-winning director of "The Godfather" whose father and daughter have also won the award: 2 wds. |
| 27% | MIXEDDRINK | 10 | What's clued in parentheses for each of four answers, and found in corresponding sets of puzzle circles |
| 27% | RIGHTLANE | 9 | Highway segment for slower traffic ... and, literally, what 17-, 24-, 37- and 47-Across each has |
| 27% | EGOT | 4 | Set of awards won by John Legend and Rita Moreno, for short |
| 27% | ENDGAME | 7 | Chess match climax, and what the last word of each answer to a starred clue can have |
| 27% | CHANCEENCOUNTER | 15 | Bumping into someone, say ... and what the end of each answer to a starred clue can have? |
| 27% | SIX | 3 | Number of times Garth Brooks has won the Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year |
| 27% | BOLT | 4 | Usain ___, athlete who won the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year in 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2017 |
| 27% | KEVINSPACEY | 11 | "House of Cards" star who has won two Academy Awards, one of them for "American Beauty": 2 wds |
| 27% | BOW | 3 | What each of the starred answers has |
| 26% | NOVAK | 5 | ___ Djokovic, tennis player who won the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year in 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2019 |