| 100% | POPEFRANCIS | 11 | He declared 29-Across a saint on September 4, 2016: 2 wds. |
| 35% | FORTUNESROCKS | 13 | Novel by 29-Across set at a beach house on the New Hampshire coast (2 wds.) |
| 34% | MRT | 3 | He played B.A. Baracus on "The A-Team" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | NOSOUPFORYOU | 12 | Classic catchphrase from a lunch counter character on 29-Across's self-titled show: 4 wds. |
| 33% | IMET | 4 | "How ___ Your Mother" (sitcom whose final season starts on September 23): 2 wds. |
| 33% | ASTRING | 7 | Like a puppet on ___ (totally controlled): 2 wds. |
| 31% | JONNYLEEMILLER | 14 | He plays 46-Across on a CBS series: 3 wds. |
| 31% | ITOOK | 5 | "___ a trip on the train..." (Benny Goodman lyrics): 2 wds. |
| 31% | ATSEA | 5 | On a cruise (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ITRAN | 5 | "___ for a decade on BBC!" (was aired): 2 wds. |
| 31% | HOWTOBESINGLE | 13 | A 2016 comedy starring Dakota Johnson: 4 wds |
| 31% | ITRAN | 5 | "___ for a decade on BBC!" (aired): 2 wds. |
| 31% | IFEELITCOMING | 13 | 2016 Top 10 hit song by The Weeknd and Daft Punk included on 49-Across (4 wds.) |
| 31% | LUCYINTHESKY | 12 | With 29-Across, Beatles song inspired by a drawing Julian Lennon made in nursery school: 4 wds. |
| 30% | ISAWTHELIGHT | 12 | Biopic about 18-Across, and the title of a classic gospel song he wrote: 4 wds. |
| 30% | ATSEA | 5 | On a cruise ship (2 wds.) |
| 30% | EQUALTO | 7 | On a par with (2 wds.) |
| 30% | ATSEA | 5 | On a Caribbean cruise (2 wds.) |
| 30% | ATSEA | 5 | On a cruise, say (2 wds.) |
| 30% | TONYRANDALL | 11 | He played the fussy Felix Unger on 27-/30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 30% | JACKKLUGMAN | 11 | He played the sloppy Oscar Madison on 27-/30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 30% | JAMESBROLIN | 11 | Actor who played a physician on 28-Across: 2 wds. |
| 30% | THEJUNGLEBOOK | 13 | 2016 movie based on a Rudyard Kipling classic: 3 wds. |
| 30% | WAR | 3 | "1, 2, 3, 4, I declare a thumb ___!" |
| 30% | IMOK | 4 | "Not a scratch on me": 2 wds. |
| 30% | ALOG | 4 | Like a bump on ___: 2 wds. |
| 30% | AIMAT | 5 | Draw a bead on: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SPOOF | 5 | Many a skit on 29 Across |
| 30% | HURRYUP | 7 | "Get a move on!" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | ERICCLOSE | 9 | He plays Rayna's husband Teddy on 15-Across: 2 wds. |