| 100% | BOBNEWHARTSHOW | 14 | Classic TV sitcom staged mostly in the office and apartment of a Chicago psychologist |
| 39% | MASH | 4 | Acronym in the names of a children's game and a classic TV show |
| 34% | ABFAB | 5 | British Classic TV sitcom from the BBC, now with a cult following in the US, for short |
| 33% | HERESJOHNNY | 11 | Classic TV intro ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 22-, 30-, 42- and 47-Across |
| 31% | JAMES | 5 | ___ A. Garfield, 20th President of the U.S.A. and the fourth to sport a beard in office |
| 31% | LINCOLN | 7 | Abraham ___, 16th President of the U.S.A. and the first to sport a beard in office |
| 31% | HARRISON | 8 | Benjamin ___, 23rd President of the U.S.A. and the fifth to sport a beard in office |
| 31% | GRANT | 5 | Ulysses S. ___, 18th President of the U.S.A. and the second to sport a beard in office |
| 31% | GREEN | 5 | "___ Acres," fill in a color to complete the name of this sitcom featuring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor |
| 30% | TRUMAN | 6 | Harry S. ___, 33rd President of the U.S.A. and the last (so far) to sport a beard in office |
| 30% | XENA | 4 | Princess in the TV episodes "A Tale of Two Muses" and "Lyre, Lyre, Hearts on Fire" |
| 29% | TRAPDOOR | 8 | Hinged opening in the floor of a stage |
| 29% | MORKANDMINDY | 12 | Classic TV sitcom spinoff of Happy Days, featuring the previously unknown talents of Robin Williams |
| 29% | TOILETRAINING | 13 | Result of a plumbing disaster in the apartment above? |
| 29% | OVAL | 4 | Shape of a particular office in the White House |
| 29% | LIVE | 4 | Word in the corner of a TV news broadcast |
| 29% | STARRING | 8 | Word in the opening credits of a TV show |
| 29% | THEODDCOUPLE | 12 | Classic TV sitcom inspired by a Neil Simon play about two divorced men sharing an apartment |
| 29% | LETTEROPENER | 12 | Sharp device in a classic desk set, or a literal and phonetic description of the ends of 20-, 28-, 36-, and 48-Across? |
| 29% | TAXI | 4 | Classic TV series set in a garage with Elaine, Latka, and Louie |
| 29% | NANU | 4 | Part of a sitcom sign-off in "Mork and Mindy" |
| 29% | OHMYDARLING | 11 | Repeated phrase in the chorus of a classic folk ballad |
| 29% | STOOGE | 6 | Any of a classic, pie in the face, slapstick trio |
| 29% | BEL | 3 | Classic TV sitcom, "The Fresh Prince of ___ Air" |
| 29% | PUPA | 4 | Stage in the life cycle of a moth |
| 29% | LOVEBOAT | 8 | This classic TV sitcom featured a captain, bartender, Doc and Gopher for 9 full seasons |
| 29% | BOGGLE | 6 | Flummox ... or a classic word game represented by the central grid of shaded squares, in which 15-, 17- and 55-Across can be found |
| 28% | IDLER | 5 | Driver of a car in the airport taxi line-up, mostly |
| 28% | CHELSEAGRAMMAR | 14 | Star of a sitcom in which the First Daughter learns syntax? |
| 28% | PARIS | 5 | City that "is burning," in the title of a classic documentary |