| 100% | ENGAGE | 6 | Interact with, perhaps a star and their fans |
| 54% | MEET | 4 | ___ and greet (event where celebs interact with their fans, perhaps) |
| 49% | TWOPARTER | 9 | Story with a cliffhanger, perhaps, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 47% | ETHELMERMAN | 11 | ... and 99-Across starred in musicals and share their first names with a classic sitcom couple |
| 47% | WINDOW | 6 | "Gone with the ___," how a classic film fan might name their drapes and curtains store |
| 44% | BYEBYEBIRDIE | 12 | Musical with the song "Put On a Happy Face," and a hint to making four answers match their starred clues |
| 42% | ELI | 3 | With Marilyn and Clark, a Misfits star |
| 41% | LEAGUE | 6 | A __ of Their Own with Tom Hanks and Madonna |
| 41% | PLANT | 5 | One with leaves and a stem, perhaps |
| 41% | THREESOMES | 10 | Each answer to a starred clue begins and ends with identical ones |
| 41% | DEADHEAD | 8 | Fan associated with a red, white and blue skull logo |
| 40% | FIDDLE | 6 | Cat and __, pub with a musical feline perhaps? |
| 39% | KIDSPARTY | 9 | Event with cupcakes and a bouncy castle, perhaps: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SELENAGOMEZ | 11 | "Wizards of Waverly Place" star and singer with a fashion line at Kmart: 2 wds. |
| 39% | DUETOBUDGETCUTS | 15 | With 34-, 40- and 60-Across, a somber message for our loyal fans |
| 38% | DEN | 3 | Room with a couch and recliner, perhaps |
| 38% | SPA | 3 | Spot with a sauna and jacuzzi, perhaps |
| 38% | SEPARATE | 8 | With 68-Across, 1958 David Niven film, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 38% | LARRYBIRD | 9 | Former N.B.A. star with a hint to 17-, 23-, 52- and 60-Across |
| 38% | LEAD | 4 | With 69-Across, Iditarod front-runner ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 37% | BEET | 4 | Lettuce and turnip's partner on a t-shirt with dancing vegetables, perhaps |
| 37% | GOONIES | 7 | 1985 adventure film starring a young Sean Astin and Josh Brolin, with "The" |
| 37% | ENDIN | 5 | Conclude with, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 37% | HIKER | 5 | Person with a backpack and a walking stick, perhaps |
| 37% | WHERETHE | 8 | With 43-Across, an exciting place, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 37% | JACKSON | 7 | Samuel L. ____, a movie star with films such as "Pulp Fiction" and "Django Unchained" |
| 37% | BLUEORIGIN | 10 | Company with a July 2021 launch ... and a feature of the starred clues' answers? |
| 37% | GREASE | 6 | Movie with the Pink Ladies starring John Travolta... and a homophone of Athens' country |
| 37% | STICKY | 6 | With 58-Across, predicament, and a description of both halves of the starred answers |
| 37% | TRIO | 4 | Group with a violinist, a violist, and a cellist, perhaps |