| 100% | CANDYLAND | 9 | Game depicting lollipops and gumdrops on the board: 2 wds. |
| 43% | MORTALKOMBAT | 12 | 1995 American fantasy action film based on the video game of the same name, with characters like Liu Kang and Johnny Cage: 2 wds. |
| 42% | PRINCESSLOLLY | 13 | Royal character from the board game Candy Land: 2 wds. |
| 42% | PROFESSORPLUM | 13 | Academic character from the board game Clue: 2 wds. |
| 41% | DARKBLUE | 8 | Color on the spaces for 24- and 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | CANDYLAND | 9 | Board game for young children with the Gumdrop Mountains and gingerbread-man tokens: 2 wds. |
| 40% | RICHUNCLE | 9 | With 35-Across, wealthy character from the board game Monopoly: 2 wds. |
| 40% | HERCULEPOIROT | 13 | Agatha Christie character in "Death on the Nile" and "Curtain": 2 wds. |
| 40% | FRANKSINATRA | 12 | Jazz crooner nicknamed "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes": 2 wds. |
| 40% | POWERGRID | 9 | Game that has a 2-sided board, Germany and the USA |
| 39% | CANDYLAND | 9 | Board game with the Peppermint Stick Forest and the Gumdrop Mountain in the National Toy Hall of Fame (2 wds.) |
| 39% | CANDYLAND | 9 | Classic board game with the Peppermint Forest and Lollipop Lane |
| 38% | MEANGIRLS | 9 | 2004 Lindsay Lohan movie based partly on the nonfiction book "Queen Bees and Wannabes": 2 wds. |
| 38% | SCOTTSTAPP | 10 | Former lead vocalist of Creed on the albums "Human Clay" and "My Own Prison": 2 wds. |
| 38% | AUDRELORDE | 10 | Poet on the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor whose poems include "Coal" and "Power": 2 wds. |
| 38% | RICHARDDAWSON | 13 | "Family Feud" host who was a regular panelist on the 1970s version of "Match Game": 2 wds. |
| 38% | SUMMERSIXTEEN | 13 | 2016 Drake hit that went to #1 on the Billboard R&B and Rap charts: 2 wds. |
| 38% | HOTLINEBLING | 12 | 2015 Drake hit that went to #1 on the Billboard R&B and Rap charts: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TEMPLEGRANDIN | 13 | 2010 biographical drama film based on the life of an American scientist and autism advocate: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SITOUT | 6 | Stay on the bench during a game (2 wds.) |
| 37% | FANNIEFLAGG | 11 | Red-headed comic actress who was a regular panelist on the 1970s version of "Match Game": 2 wds. |
| 37% | NOTSURE | 7 | On the fence: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ATONCE | 6 | On the double: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ATIT | 4 | On the job: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JAYLENO | 7 | "The Tonight Show" host on the air 1992-2009 and 2010-2014: 2 wds. |
| 37% | HARRIETTUBMAN | 13 | She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad, and her story was told in a 2019 film: 2 wds. |
| 36% | BRETTSOMERS | 11 | Saucy-tongued wife of Jack Klugman who was a regular panelist on the 1970s version of "Match Game": 2 wds. |
| 36% | RAWBAR | 6 | Place to enjoy oysters and clams on the half shell: 2 wds. |
| 36% | HOMEWARDBOUND | 13 | Song by Simon & Garfunkel written by Paul Simon that originally appeared on the album "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme": 2 wds. |
| 36% | LITA | 4 | "She ___ candle and placed it on the altar.": 2 wds. |