| 100% | BASCULE | 7 | Bridge with a movable section hinged about a horizontal axis and counterbalanced by a weight |
| 30% | REGRETTINGYOU | 13 | 2019 bestseller by 41-Across about a mother and daughter coping with a family tragedy (2 wds.) |
| 30% | RIO | 3 | 2011 animated movie about a macaw with voice-overs by Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway |
| 29% | SLEEPLESS | 9 | With 36-Across, 1993 Meg Ryan rom-com about a single woman and a widowed dad, written and directed by Nora Ephron |
| 29% | BEWITCHED | 9 | 2005 Nicole Kidman comedy about a woman with magical powers, cowritten and directed by Nora Ephron |
| 28% | BEACH | 5 | "Ghost ___," 1994 "Goosebumps" book by R.L. Stine about a pair of siblings and their encounters with ghosts |
| 28% | BIGGIRL | 7 | 2010 book by Danielle Steel about a chubby little girl and her fight with self-esteem issues: 2 wds. |
| 27% | BORN | 4 | "___ to Run," song by Bruce Springsteen about driving on U.S. Route 9 and hope of starting anew with a girl |
| 27% | FROZEN | 6 | 1998 song by Madonna that peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 with lyrics about a cold and emotionless man |
| 26% | SUPREMECOURTGOV | 15 | Website with a new section about Brett Kavanaugh (4) |
| 26% | JETWAY | 6 | Movable bridge between a plane and an airport terminal |
| 26% | ELLIPSE | 7 | Figure with a major and minor axis |
| 25% | WELCOMETO | 9 | With 51-Across, humorous podcast about a fictional small town beset by mysterious conspiracies: 2 wds. |
| 25% | THEGIANTPEACH | 13 | "James and ___," children's novel written by Roald Dahl in 1961, about a young boy's adventure with seven magically-altered garden bugs: 3 wds. |
| 25% | FROSTNIXON | 10 | Play and film about a 1977 series of interviews with a former president |
| 25% | LIVINGWITH | 10 | With 28-Across, Netflix series about a man and his clone: 2 wds. |
| 25% | LADYEVE | 7 | 1941 Preston Sturges comedy about a con artist and her father, with The |
| 25% | DIE | 3 | "___ With a Smile" (song by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars) |
| 25% | CPA | 3 | ___ Exam (test with a Business Environment and Concepts section) |
| 25% | KEPI | 4 | Military cap with a circular top and horizontal peak |
| 25% | MARYJANES | 9 | Shoes with horizontal strap and a girl's name |
| 25% | RUNMEDRY | 8 | 2017 Bryson Tiller hit whose lyrics are about feeling used up and drained by a woman: 3 wds. |
| 25% | LIFEOFPI | 8 | Book and movie about a boy on a boat with a tiger: 3 wds. |
| 25% | MOUND | 5 | "The ___," 1940 novella by H.P. Lovecraft about a headless ghost and subterranean civilization |
| 25% | BUTDOCTOR | 9 | With 14 and 19 Across, punchline of a joke about a clown |
| 24% | SMILE | 5 | Graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier about a girl with braces |
| 24% | MARGARETTOWN | 12 | Novel by 44-Across about a woman with multiple personalities |
| 24% | AGE | 3 | "Ice ___," animated film with a "cold" title about a mammoth and his band of friends |
| 24% | WHATYOUWISHFOR | 14 | Katherine Center novel about a school librarian and her relationship with the principal (4 wds.) |
| 24% | MCAT | 4 | Exam with a "Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems" section |