| 100% | ALOUETTE | 8 | Children's song that's based on an old work song melody |
| 48% | RETREAD | 7 | Hackneyed work based on an old idea |
| 44% | DIAL | 4 | Knob that's twisted on an old radio |
| 42% | KITTY | 5 | "Hello ___," children's show that's based on the popular mascot and toy line |
| 41% | POUND | 5 | "___ Puppies," children's show that's based on the popular toy line of the same name |
| 41% | CARE | 4 | "___ Bears," children's show that's based on the popular toy line of the same name |
| 41% | JOE | 3 | "G.I. ___," children's show that's based on Hasbro's toy line of the same name |
| 41% | PET | 3 | "Littlest ___ Shop," children's show that's based on Hasbro's toy line of the same name |
| 41% | PONY | 4 | "My Little ___," children's show that's based on Hasbro's toy line of the same name |
| 40% | AIDA | 4 | Broadway musical based on an opera that's set in Egypt |
| 39% | SHAW | 4 | The 1999 comedy "She's All That" is based on his work |
| 38% | KATO | 4 | Bruce Lee role based on an old radio character |
| 38% | OSOLEMIO | 8 | Song that Elvis's "It's Now or Never" was based on |
| 38% | REMIX | 5 | New spin on an old song |
| 37% | ETE | 3 | "Les Nuits d'___" (Berlioz song cycle that's not based on a Grease song) |
| 37% | WKRP | 4 | Where Venus Flytrap worked, on an old sitcom |
| 36% | DALLAS | 6 | "Stella ___," Barbara Stanwyck starrer that is based on an Olive Higgins Prouty novel |
| 36% | ANNE | 4 | "___ with an E" (TV series based on Lucy Maud Montgomery's children's literature) |
| 36% | RUMBLEFISH | 10 | Matt Dillon film based on an S. E. Hinton novel |
| 36% | AURALEE | 7 | Song that "Love Me Tender" is based on |
| 36% | PLATTER | 7 | An old-fashioned record, based on its shape |
| 36% | EBAY | 4 | Weird Al song that wonders, "Tell me why I bid on Shatner's old toupee" |
| 35% | BRAVENEWWORLD | 13 | 2020 Peacock sci-fi series that was based on an Aldous Huxley novel: 3 wds. |
| 35% | HIT | 3 | Song that's high on the charts |
| 35% | BENJAMINFRANKLIN | 16 | Image that appears with the 20-Across on an old half dollar |
| 35% | ROCKOFADAGES | 12 | Jukebox musical featuring songs based on old sayings? |
| 35% | DON | 3 | "___ Quixote," song by Gordon Lightfoot based on a famous literary character from Miguel de Cervantes's work |
| 35% | THEAVENGERS | 11 | 1998 Uma Thurman film based on an old spy show, or a 2012 superhero film: 2 wds. |
| 34% | GONE | 4 | "Since U Been ___," breakup song by Kelly Clarkson that's an inspiration to move on |
| 34% | FUNHOME | 7 | Show based on an Alison Bechdel memoir that got the Best Musical Tony |