| 100% | MISSING | 7 | Clue Jr.: Case of the __ Pet was released in 1989 |
| 45% | DRAGON | 6 | "___ Ball Z," popular anime series released in 1989 which follows the life of Goku |
| 44% | ROBIN | 5 | "___ Hood," movie starring Jamie Foxx which will release in the month of Thanksgiving this year |
| 44% | OUTLAW | 6 | "___ King," movie starring Chris Pine which will release in the month of Thanksgiving this year |
| 43% | KILLERS | 7 | "___ of the Flower Moon," film starring Leonardo DiCaprio whose release date is in 2023 |
| 42% | RELIGIOUSLEADERS | 16 | Keepers of the faith, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 41% | CEL | 3 | In 1989 one of these from the movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" was sold at Sotheby's for $50,600 |
| 40% | COP | 3 | Your role in this puzzle [the asterisked clues will help you crack the case] |
| 40% | SITZ | 4 | Opponent of the Michigan Dept. of State Police in the SCOTUS case determining if sobriety checkpoints are constitutional (1990) |
| 40% | WII | 3 | "___ Sports," one of the best-selling video games released in 2006 that was published for Nintendo's gaming console |
| 40% | LEWISCARROLL | 12 | Writer who was the source of all the words with asterisked clues in this puzzle |
| 39% | FOOTSTOOL | 9 | Piece of furniture that the castle's pet dog is turned into in "Beauty and the Beast" |
| 39% | WHITEHOUSEDOGS | 14 | What the starts of 21-, 26-, 40- and 50-Across are, for the presidents in their clues |
| 39% | PURPLE | 6 | "Harold and the ___ Crayon," film adaptation of a children's book, whose release date is in 2023 |
| 38% | AUTO | 4 | "Grand Theft ___ V," one of the best-selling video games released in 2013 that is set in the fictional state of San Andreas |
| 38% | THELASTOF | 9 | "___ Us," one of the best-selling PlayStation video games released in 2013 that is set in a post-apocalyptic U.S.: 3 wds. |
| 38% | THELIONKING | 11 | Animated film released in 1994 which was influenced by Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and tells the story of a character named Simba: 3 wds. |
| 38% | ABBR | 4 | Letters that may follow some of the clues in the Vox crossword due to it being a small, but not that easy, puzzle |
| 38% | AOC | 3 | Initials of the NYC member of Congress born in 1989 |
| 38% | TEAMPLAYERS | 11 | Ones unconcerned with individual achievements ... or what both words in the answers to the starred clues are examples of |
| 38% | YOUREMISSINGOUT | 15 | "That's a lost opportunity," and what can be said to the writer of four clues in this puzzle |
| 38% | LOUNGE | 6 | One of the rooms in Clue |
| 38% | STUDY | 5 | One of the rooms in Clue |
| 38% | ROPE | 4 | One of the weapons in Clue |
| 38% | LIBRARY | 7 | One of the rooms in Clue |
| 38% | HALL | 4 | One of the rooms in Clue |
| 38% | LOOP | 4 | Out of the ___ (not clued in) |
| 38% | INACROWN | 8 | "You Should See Me ___," Billie Eilish song released in 2018 and the title of which was inspired by a scene from "Sherlock": 3 wds. |
| 37% | DOOM | 4 | First-person shooter game released in 1993 by id Software which is considered to be one of the most influential video games of all time |
| 37% | ACTEDIN | 7 | Was in the cast of |