| 100% | BLACKBERRYPIE | 13 | Fruit-filled dessert in the title of a Joanne Fluke murder mystery featuring Hannah Swensen (2 wds.) |
| 90% | WEDDINGCAKE | 11 | Elaborate dessert in the title of a Joanne Fluke murder mystery featuring Hannah Swensen (2 wds.) |
| 86% | SUGARCOOKIE | 11 | Simple dessert in the title of a Joanne Fluke murder mystery featuring amateur sleuth and baker Hannah Swensen (2 wds.) |
| 36% | JOANNEFLUKE | 11 | Writer of "Caramel Pecan Roll Murder," a Hannah Swensen mystery (2 wds.) |
| 34% | JAMESMCAVOY | 11 | "X-Men: Apocalypse" star who played the title character of 28-Across in a 2015 movie: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MORRISCHESTNUT | 14 | Actor who plays the title character of 47-Across in a CBS series that premiered in January: 2 wds. |
| 34% | KUNGFU | 6 | Martial art in the titles of four DreamWorks animated movies: 2 wds. |
| 34% | RAISIN | 6 | Dried fruit in the title of a Lorraine Hansberry play |
| 33% | WHITERABBIT | 11 | Bunny from Wonderland, or the title of a Jefferson Airplane song: 2 wds. |
| 33% | NORMADESMOND | 12 | Character portrayed by actress Patti LuPone in the musical "Sunset Boulevard" which was based on a 1950 film of the same title: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, on a menu: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ASA | 3 | Words in the middle of a simile: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ALA | 3 | In the manner of, on a menu: 2 wds. |
| 31% | FESSPARKER | 10 | Actor who starred in the title roles of TV's "Davy Crockett" and "Daniel Boone": 2 wds. |
| 31% | DEFENSIVELINE | 13 | Part of a football team featured in this puzzle: 2 wds. |
| 31% | NEMO | 4 | Clownfish in the title of a Pixar movie |
| 31% | ROMEO | 5 | Boy in the title of a Shakespeare play |
| 31% | SCENT | 5 | Word in the title of a Pacino film |
| 31% | LABOURS | 7 | Word in the title of a Shakespeare comedy |
| 31% | SWAN | 4 | Bird in the title of a famous ballet |
| 31% | ROCKLOBSTER | 11 | Spiny crustacean, or the title of a B-52's song: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SWEETHOME | 9 | "___ Alabama," 1974 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that inspired the title of a rom-com starring Reese Witherspoon: 2 wds. |
| 31% | DRNO | 4 | Villain in the title of a James Bond book |
| 31% | SHALALA | 7 | Song syllables in the title of a 1964 hit |
| 31% | LILO | 4 | Girl in the title of a 2002 Disney movie |
| 31% | ROMEO | 5 | Teenage boy in the title of a Shakespeare tragedy |
| 31% | TRAMP | 5 | Mutt in the title of a Disney animated movie |
| 31% | ELM | 3 | Tree in the title of a horror film franchise |
| 31% | LILO | 4 | Hawaiian girl in the title of a Disney movie |
| 31% | PIMPERNEL | 9 | "Scarlet" flower in the title of a famous play |