| 100% | CLUE | 4 | Board game that begins with the murder of Mr. Boddy |
| 89% | CLUE | 4 | Game that begins with the murder of Mr. Boddy |
| 57% | CLUE | 4 | Board game that begins with a murder |
| 50% | CANDYLAND | 9 | Board game with Mr Mint or the Duke of Swirl |
| 48% | CHESS | 5 | Board game with rooks and knights that is one of the oldest board games |
| 45% | HOLYROEMPIRE | 12 | Realm that began with the reign of Charlemagne |
| 44% | OUIJA | 5 | Board game that supposedly communicates with the spirit world |
| 43% | TROUBLEINPARADISE | 17 | Classic board game that’s popular with inhabitants of heaven? |
| 43% | FESTIVUS | 8 | "Seinfeld" holiday that begins with the Airing of Grievances |
| 42% | LOST | 4 | TV drama that begins with the crash of Oceanic Flight 815 |
| 42% | LOST | 4 | TV series that began with the crash of Oceanic Flight 815 |
| 42% | EPSON | 5 | Company that began with the development of a printing timer for the 1964 Olympics |
| 41% | SPACEAGE | 8 | Technologically advanced period that began with the launch of Sputnik: 2 wds. |
| 41% | FESTIVUS | 8 | 46-Across holiday that begins with the Airing of Grievances |
| 41% | MOUSETRAP | 9 | Board game with the aim of catching rodents |
| 40% | ROMANA | 6 | Pax ___ (golden age that began with the reign of Augustus) |
| 40% | SAWIV | 5 | 2007 horror installment that begins with a microcassette being found in the stomach of the villain |
| 40% | CATAN | 5 | Board game that dropped "The Settlers of" from its name |
| 39% | CANDYLAND | 9 | Board game with a path through the Peppermint Forest and the Lagoon of Lord Licorice |
| 39% | MUSIC | 5 | ___ streaming, 2000s cultural phenomenon that began with Napster and saw the rise of apps like Spotify and Tidal |
| 38% | BOTHSIDESNOW | 12 | 12-Down hit song that begins with the lyrics "Rows and flows of angel hair / And ice cream castles in the air" (3 wds.) |
| 38% | EDDA | 4 | Epic poem that begins with the “Gylfaginning” |
| 38% | SPRING | 6 | Season that begins with the vernal equinox |
| 38% | RISK | 4 | Popular board game that's played with armies on a map ... and the theme connecting 21a, 40a, 47a, 9d, and 38d |
| 37% | MENS | 4 | Nine ___ morris, board game also known as "cowboy checkers," that is one of the oldest board games |
| 37% | CANDYLAND | 9 | Board game with the Peppermint Stick Forest and the Gumdrop Mountain in the National Toy Hall of Fame (2 wds.) |
| 37% | HASHTAG | 7 | Twitter word or phrase that begins with the symbol # |
| 37% | AENEID | 6 | Epic tale that begins with the flight from Troy |
| 37% | DIAMONDS | 8 | 2012 Rihanna single that begins with the lyric "Shine bright ..." |
| 37% | HARARE | 6 | Only African national capital that begins with the letter “H” |