| 100% | STEAD | 5 | In its ___ (as a replacement) |
| 78% | UNCUT | 5 | In its original form, as a movie |
| 76% | IDOL | 4 | Carrie Underwood joined it as a judge in 2025, for short |
| 74% | REWINDS | 7 | Puts back in its original state, as a videotape |
| 74% | ROSALIND | 8 | Disguised as a man in As You Like It |
| 74% | UNJAM | 5 | Fix, as a photocopier with paper stuck in it |
| 74% | TOTASTE | 7 | As you like it, in a recipe |
| 74% | TOTASTE | 7 | As you prefer it, in a recipe |
| 71% | GANYMEDE | 8 | Name picked by Rosalind as a boy in As You Like It |
| 70% | THEONION | 8 | It started as a satirical newspaper in 1988 |
| 70% | ART | 3 | Georgia O'Keeffe defined it as "Filling a space in a beautiful way" |
| 69% | INSTEAD | 7 | As a replacement |
| 69% | INLIEU | 6 | As a replacement |
| 68% | MASTHEAD | 8 | The title of a newspaper as it appears in print |
| 68% | LIEU | 4 | In ___ of (as a replacement) |
| 68% | LARRYDAVID | 10 | Actor and comedian who created HBO's comedy series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and stars in it as a fictionalized version of himself: 2 wds. |
| 67% | BROKENLINK | 10 | It may lead to a 404 error page … as represented in 35-Across |
| 67% | PLUTO | 5 | It was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 |
| 67% | PANDA | 5 | Animal known as a "giant cat bear" in Chinese due to its pupil shapes (vertical slits!) |
| 67% | INSTEAD | 7 | As a replacement or alternative |
| 66% | RECAST | 6 | Bring in a new actor as a replacement |
| 66% | ROSALIND | 8 | Shakespeare heroine who, dressed as a man, flees with her friend Celia in "As You Like It" |
| 65% | LIMIT | 5 | It generally appears in red, as on a car's rev counter |
| 64% | LIEU | 4 | In ___ of (as a replacement for) |
| 64% | SUBIN | 5 | Act as a replacement (for) |
| 64% | OMEN | 4 | Take it as a sign |
| 64% | PULSE | 5 | Take it as a sign |
| 64% | OPERA | 5 | Peter Benchley described it as "where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings" |
| 63% | ENGAGEMENTRING | 14 | It's usually presented in a small box, as seen six times in this puzzle's answer |
| 63% | SUBIN | 5 | Join the game as a replacement |