| 100% | WONDERLAND | 10 | Fantasy world that is the setting for Alice's adventures, and also for 34a, 45a, 5d, 33d, and 39d |
| 32% | DEVON | 5 | English county that's the setting for Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None" |
| 30% | INN | 3 | Type of establishment that was the setting for "Newhart" |
| 30% | SALEMS | 6 | "___ Lot," 1975 novel by Stephen King that was nominated for the World Fantasy Award |
| 30% | OUTER | 5 | ___ Space, place for satellites and the ISS that is also a shade of black |
| 30% | BEDROCK | 7 | Fictional prehistoric town that is the setting for "The Flintstones" |
| 30% | OAHU | 4 | Hawaiian island that is home to Honolulu and was the setting for "50 First Dates" |
| 30% | WEST | 4 | Word after "South" for an airline that is the third-largest in the world and can take you to your travel destination |
| 30% | TROY | 4 | Ancient Greek city that was the setting for the Trojan War |
| 30% | YORK | 4 | New New ___, fictional futuristic city that is the setting for "Futurama" |
| 30% | PALAU | 5 | Micronesian island that was the setting for a season of "Survivor" |
| 29% | LOUVRE | 6 | Paris landmark which is the world's largest art museum and also the most visited one |
| 29% | TORO | 4 | Brand of lawn mowers and snow blowers that is also the Spanish word for a "bull" |
| 29% | SNL | 3 | Show that was the source of "The Blues Brothers" and "Wayne's World": Abbr. |
| 29% | MIT | 3 | Science-focused school that was the setting for "Good Will Hunting": Abbr. |
| 29% | FIJI | 4 | South Pacific island nation that was the setting for "Survivor" season 14 |
| 29% | ZOOLANDER | 9 | 2001 movie with Frat Packers Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and Will Ferrell that's set in the modeling world |
| 29% | SNOW | 4 | Ice crystals that "fall" during wintertime, also the common factor between 18a, 21a, 34a, 42a, 53a, 3d, and 39d |
| 29% | SAVANNAH | 8 | Southern city that's the setting for "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" |
| 29% | SOY | 3 | Vegan's protein source that is also used for printing newspapers and textbooks |
| 29% | ARLEN | 5 | Fictional town in Texas that is the setting for "King of the Hill" |
| 29% | KYOTO | 5 | Former Japanese capital that was the setting for the ___ Protocol, a 1997 agreement |
| 28% | CATSKILLS | 9 | New York's popular fall foliage destination which was also the setting for "Dirty Dancing" |
| 28% | PALEO | 5 | Diet that excludes processed food and is also known as the "caveman diet," for short |
| 28% | ANGOLA | 6 | Luanda's country that was the host nation for the World Environment Day in 2016 |
| 28% | CANADA | 6 | Ottawa's country that was the host nation for the World Environment Day in 2017 |
| 28% | INDIA | 5 | New Delhi's country that was the host nation for the World Environment Day in 2018 |
| 28% | GONDOR | 6 | Middle-earth kingdom that is the setting for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" |
| 27% | LAKE | 4 | ___ Wallenpaupack, water body in Scranton that was the setting for a Dunder Mifflin cruise party in "The Office" |
| 27% | ONEMORE | 7 | "___ Time," 2023 movie about a person stuck in the same day ... which is also a hint for 18a, 30a, 35a, 4d, and 39d: 2 wds. |