| 100% | HOLOGRAMS | 9 | Buddy Holly and Tupac when performing in the 2010s |
| 38% | MONO | 4 | Like original Buddy Holly and the Crickets recordings |
| 35% | ACTII | 5 | When the balcony scene occurs in "Romeo and Juliet" |
| 35% | ACT2 | 4 | When the balcony scene occurs in "Romeo and Juliet" |
| 34% | MATCHA | 6 | ___ tea latte, green drink that became popular in the 2010s and is now a Starbucks offering |
| 34% | GARYBUSEY | 9 | Actor who starred in the biopic "The Buddy Holly Story": 2 wds. |
| 34% | PUTONASHOW | 10 | Perform in the theater ... and what can be done to the end of 17-, 25-, 37- and 48-Across |
| 34% | AVOCADO | 7 | ___ toast (guacamole fruit), open sandwich that became popular in the 2010s and is now a breakfast staple |
| 34% | TOWN | 4 | "Another ___, Another Train," 1973 song by ABBA that was performed in the style of Simon and Garfunkel |
| 34% | ACTIV | 5 | When the witches in "Macbeth" say "Double, double toil and trouble" |
| 33% | ACTIV | 5 | When Juliet drinks the potion, in "Romeo and Juliet" |
| 33% | ONSTAGE | 7 | Performing in the theater |
| 33% | SING | 4 | Perform in the choir |
| 33% | ACTS | 4 | Performs in the theater |
| 32% | BEDPOSTS | 8 | Shot when the 7 and 10 pins are split in bowling |
| 32% | OTIS | 4 | ___ Day and the Knights, band that performs "Shout" in "Animal House" |
| 32% | TYPES | 5 | Performs in the office pool |
| 32% | SING | 4 | Perform in the shower, maybe? |
| 32% | ACT | 3 | Perform in the play "Sweat" |
| 32% | BUSK | 4 | Perform in the subway, say |
| 32% | SPLIT | 5 | Arrangement when only the 7 and 10 pins are standing, in bowling |
| 32% | BUSEYS | 6 | "The Buddy Holly Story" star and family |
| 32% | PAUL | 4 | ___ Newman, actor known for his role in the Western buddy film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" |
| 32% | CAVILL | 6 | Henry __, Superman actor in the 2010s |
| 31% | PROHIBITION | 11 | Period from 1920-33 in the US when the manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating liquor was banned |
| 31% | BLACKHAWKS | 10 | Team with three Stanley Cup wins in the 2010s |
| 31% | TWOTONECAR | 10 | Popular 1950s vehicle making a comeback in the 2010s |
| 31% | TONGUETWISTER | 13 | The starts of 20-, 29-, 36- and 46-Across, e.g., when repeated quickly in order |
| 31% | MICHELLEOBAMA | 13 | First lady in the 2010s |
| 31% | HOFFA | 5 | Teamsters head in the 2010s |