| 100% | CUTAWAY | 7 | Gag in which a scene is briefly interrupted by another scene |
| 42% | SONOFMAN | 8 | Magritte work in which a face is obscured by an apple, with The |
| 41% | 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. |
| 40% | ARENA | 5 | A level area surrounded by seating in which sports are held |
| 40% | EPODE | 5 | Type of lyric poem composed of couplets in which a long line is followed by a shorter one |
| 39% | PINOCCHIO | 9 | 1940 animated film in which the title character is swallowed by a whale named Monstro |
| 38% | FOURTHESTATE | 12 | "The ___," a novel by Jeffrey Archer in which a character was based on media mogul Rupert Murdoch (birthday today): 2 wds. |
| 37% | ORION | 5 | Stars in which a belt is seen |
| 37% | SUMO | 4 | Sport in which a mawashi is worn |
| 37% | COLLET | 6 | Rim in which a gem is set |
| 37% | RELAY | 5 | Race in which a baton is passed |
| 37% | USAGE | 5 | Way in which a word is employed |
| 37% | MAYBELLENE | 10 | Song by 17-Across in which he asks a girl, "Why can't you be true?" |
| 36% | COLLET | 6 | Enclosing rim in which a jewel is set |
| 36% | DECOR | 5 | The style in which a room is designed |
| 36% | FAERIES | 7 | Creatures of which Gloriana is the “Queene,” in a work by Edmund Spenser |
| 36% | OPERATION | 9 | Process in which a number is altered or changed |
| 36% | SETTING | 7 | Place and time in which a movie is shot |
| 36% | AIRFORCEONE | 11 | 1997 film in which Harrison Ford stars as a president whose plane is hijacked by terrorists: 3 wds. |
| 35% | LOVER | 5 | 2019 studio album by Taylor Swift which is another word for a romantic partner |
| 35% | DEADLIFT | 8 | Exercise in which a weight is raised to hip level |
| 35% | WHERE | 5 | "___ Are U Now," song by Skrillex, Diplo and Justin Bieber which won a Grammy in 2016 |
| 35% | ACT | 3 | What a scene is seen in |
| 35% | JETSONS | 7 | "The ___," animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera which is about a family in the future |
| 35% | TAKEMETO | 8 | "___ Church," hit song by Hozier which was nominated for a Grammy in 2015: 3 wds. |
| 35% | BATTLEZONE | 10 | Classic arcade game released by Atari in 1980 in which the goal is to save a tank from attacks by other tanks and missiles |
| 35% | RONDO | 5 | Piece of music in which a refrain is repeated between episodes |
| 35% | THEFARSIDE | 10 | Cartoon in which one cow says to another "Hey, wait a minute! This is grass! We've been eating grass!" |
| 35% | NUCLEUS | 7 | A central part in which other parts are grouped |
| 35% | POTATO | 6 | "The ___ Eaters," 1885 painting by Vincent Van Gogh which is now placed in a Dutch museum |