| 100% | ALIEN | 5 | E.T. is a well-known, cinematic __ |
| 53% | SHATNER | 7 | William __ is best known for playing James T. Kirk |
| 49% | TIGER | 5 | ___ Woods, professional golfer who is known for wearing a signature red t-shirt for the final round of every tournament |
| 48% | TROPE | 5 | The idea that it was all a dream, in cinematic plot twists, e.g. |
| 47% | IDA | 3 | ___ B. Wells, civil-rights pioneer and investigative journalist known for A Red Record |
| 45% | YOGA | 4 | "Would it be a stretch to say I dig your ___ T-shirt?," Ava asked. |
| 44% | NECCO | 5 | This brand of Wafer candy is a well-known treat |
| 43% | JUUL | 4 | E-cig company whose name sounds like a well-known singer |
| 41% | HADST | 5 | Thou __ been better have been born a dog, Othello |
| 40% | ALIBI | 5 | "I couldn't have robbed that bank, because I was at a crossword tournament," e.g. |
| 39% | WEAVER | 6 | Arachne (even before being turned into a spider), e.g. |
| 38% | DDAY | 4 | How June 6, 1944 is better known |
| 38% | CHONG | 5 | Comedian known for being a 38-Across |
| 38% | SLAMINTO | 8 | T-bone, e.g. |
| 38% | LOSTMEDIA | 9 | Show that's been removed from streaming without a physical release, e.g. |
| 38% | BIGGET | 6 | Convincing a movie star to be in your student film, e.g. |
| 38% | BODES | 5 | __ well: is a good sign |
| 37% | YAUCH | 5 | Adam ___, rapper popularly known as "MCA" who was a founding member of the hip-hop group Beastie Boys |
| 37% | EMMA | 4 | A well-known Stone |
| 37% | SCORE | 5 | Get a three-pointer, e.g. |
| 37% | DEMOCRACY | 9 | The best argument against this is a five-minute conversation with the average voter, per Winston Churchill |
| 37% | HOROVITZ | 8 | Adam ___, rapper popularly known as "Ad-Rock" who was a member of the hip-hop group Beastie Boys |
| 37% | DIAMOND | 7 | Michael ___, rapper popularly known as "Mike D" who was a founding member of the hip-hop group Beastie Boys |
| 37% | GETBACK | 7 | A well-known Beatles song |
| 37% | DINO | 4 | T-Rex or stegosaurus, e.g., for short |
| 36% | PUN | 3 | “Acupuncture is a jab well done,” for one |
| 36% | ENGINE | 6 | V-8 in a car, e.g. |
| 36% | TACOENO | 7 | ... Looking back on it, the best part of that game was when composer Brian gave you a Tex-Mex treat. That's why we called him ___.
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| 36% | HUMOR | 5 | "___ can be dissected, as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process": E. B. White |
| 36% | FLAKED | 6 | Was a no-show, say |