| 100% | SETPIECE | 8 | Carefully planned movie scene such as the "Ride of the Valkyries" attack in "Apocalypse Now" |
| 35% | PIP | 3 | Card symbol such as the one in the center of an ace |
| 34% | SYNOD | 5 | Council of a church such as the — of Whitby in 664 |
| 34% | M3GAN | 5 | The name of the sentient robot in a 2023 horror movie, as stylized in the title |
| 34% | MIX | 3 | Tom, known as the "King of Cowboys", who appeared in 291 movies |
| 34% | EXTRA | 5 | Member of the crowd, in a movie scene |
| 33% | ASTIN | 5 | Frequent Wood scene partner in the Lord of the Rings movies |
| 33% | ALCAZAR | 7 | Moorish castle or palace in Spain such as the — of Segovia |
| 33% | TEAMS | 5 | Groups of players in a tourney, such as the LA Lakers |
| 33% | ENNEAD | 6 | Set of nine persons or things such as the — of Heliopolis in Egyptian mythology |
| 33% | WRIGHTIA | 8 | Genus of plants in the dogbane family such as the saddle-pod |
| 33% | EXTRA | 5 | Person in the background of a movie scene |
| 32% | OPERATIC | 8 | In the style of a work by Bizet, such as Carmen |
| 32% | NAPALM | 6 | What Duvall loves the smell of in Apocalypse Now |
| 32% | EWE | 3 | Female animal such as Maa in the movie "Babe" |
| 32% | MODUSOPERANDI | 13 | Plan of action, as "initially" found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 31% | VLEI | 4 | Area of low marshy ground in South Africa such as the Umgeni — |
| 31% | TENACE | 6 | In bridge, a holding of two non-consecutive high cards of a suit, such as the ace and queen |
| 31% | ROSE | 4 | ___ Byrne, actress who cameoed as Dorme in "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones" |
| 31% | ACA | 3 | Award, now discontinued, that Brad Paisley won as Male Artist of the Year in 2010 and 2011 (abbr.) |
| 31% | APOCALYPSE | 10 | "___ Now," 1979 drama film that features Richard Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" |
| 30% | BONE | 4 | Former name, under French rule, of the city and port in Algeria known now as Annaba |
| 30% | APOCALYPSENOW | 13 | 1979 Marlon Brando war movie featuring Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries": 2 wds. |
| 30% | IMAX | 4 | Format of such movies as "To the Arctic 3D" and "Sacred Planet" |
| 30% | SALMON | 6 | Soft-finned food fish such as the sockeye of the Pacific Ocean |
| 29% | IMAX | 4 | Format of such movies as "Under the Sea" and "To the Arctic 3D" |
| 29% | CEDILLA | 7 | Character such as that placed under the c in French name Francois that softens the sound from that of k to s |
| 29% | FRANK | 5 | ___ Marshall, producer of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" who appears as the Flying Wing pilot in the movie |
| 29% | ALA | 3 | State, in short, which had as its first permanent capital the community of Cahaba, now a ghost town |
| 29% | VERSUS | 6 | In contrast to or as the alternative of |