| 100% | OPERATIC | 8 | In the style of a work by Bizet, such as Carmen |
| 45% | SYNOD | 5 | Council of a church such as the — of Whitby in 664 |
| 44% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, on a menu |
| 44% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, to a chef |
| 43% | SUBJUGATE | 9 | Rule or control people in the style of a dictator |
| 43% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, on a menu: 2 wds. |
| 42% | MINORITYLEADER | 14 | Original title of a nonfiction work by 45-Across republished as "Lead from the Outside" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | ISLE | 4 | A piece of land surrounded by water, such as the ___ of Capri |
| 42% | GRAND | 5 | ___ Canyon, iconic location in the USA that was designated as a Natural Wonder of the World by CNN |
| 42% | SIGN | 4 | "___ of the Times," hit song by Harry Styles which won a Brit Award in 2018 |
| 41% | BORAT | 5 | 2006 film starring Sacha Baron Cohen that is shot in the style of a mockumentary |
| 41% | CELSHADING | 10 | Technique often used to make 3D images appear in the style of a comic book |
| 41% | ORC | 3 | One of a race of creatures in works by J R R Tolkien used as soldiers by Sauron and Saruman |
| 41% | NOMADLAND | 9 | Nonfiction work by 29-Across adapted as a 2020 film of the same name starring Frances McDormand directed by 15-Across |
| 40% | SIBYL | 5 | One of a number of prophetesses in ancient Greece and Rome such as that of Cumae, who guided Aeneas through the underworld |
| 40% | CANDLE | 6 | "___ in the Wind 1997," charity single by Elton John that was rewritten as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales |
| 40% | PELOPS | 6 | Son of Tantalus in Greek mythology killed by his father and served to the gods as a meal |
| 39% | TRASHIEST | 9 | In the poorest of taste, as a novel |
| 39% | TOMCRUISE | 9 | He underwent training, such as learning to fly a helicopter, to perform some of his own stunts in the "Mission: Impossible" films: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MASTHEAD | 8 | The title of a newspaper as it appears in print |
| 38% | OBI | 3 | Broad sash tied in a large bow at the back worn by Japanese women and children as part of the national costume |
| 38% | BAKE | 4 | Cook in the oven, as a pan of brownies |
| 38% | SALLY | 5 | "The Adventures of ___," novel by P.G. Wodehouse first published as a book in 1922 |
| 38% | TWOSISTERS | 10 | 1970 work by Gore Vidal subtitled A Novel in the Form of a Memoir |
| 38% | TEAMS | 5 | Groups of players in a tourney, such as the LA Lakers |
| 38% | SWAY | 4 | Move in the breeze, as a tree (anagram of "ways") |
| 38% | ALA | 3 | "In the style of," on a menu: 2 wds. |
| 38% | NAY | 3 | The opposite of "Yea," as in a vote |
| 37% | ALA | 3 | In the style of |
| 37% | AFTER | 5 | In the style of |