| 100% | TOYSRUS | 7 | Kids' store for which Geoffrey the Giraffe is the mascot: 3 wds. |
| 44% | GUNSNROSES | 10 | American hard rock band behind 46a for which Slash (birthday today) is the lead guitarist: 3 wds. |
| 41% | ROLLWITHIT | 10 | 1988 #1 hit for 30-Across, which was nominated for the Grammy for Record of the Year: 3 wds. |
| 41% | BRIEFHISTORYOF | 14 | "A ___Time," 1988 book on cosmology by Stephen Hawking which is written in a non-technical way for the masses: 3 wds. |
| 41% | THEMUPPETSHOW | 13 | Kids' program for which Rita Moreno won an Emmy: 3 wds. |
| 40% | SHUTITDOWN | 10 | Hit single by Pitbull, featuring Akon, the music video for which is based on intelligence agents and criminal activities : 3 wds. |
| 40% | DANCEINTHE | 10 | "___ Dark," a 2010 song by Lady Gaga which was nominated for "Best Dance Recording" at the 53rd Grammy Awards: 3 wds |
| 39% | LIVEITUP | 8 | Song by Nicky Jam featuring Will Smith and Era Istrefi which was the official song for the 2018 FIFA World Cup: 3 wds. |
| 38% | OFTHEDAY | 8 | "The Remains ___," 1989 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro (birthday today) for which he won the Booker Prize and which was also adapted into a film: 3 wds. |
| 38% | ANDTHECOBBLER | 13 | Animated fantasy film "The Thief ___" which was under production for 29 years before its release in 1993: 3 wds. |
| 38% | EDGARALLANPOE | 13 | American writer who is famous for his work "The Pit and the Pendulum": 3 wds. |
| 37% | PAULBROWN | 9 | The Cincinnati Bengals' ___ Stadium, for which no naming rights have been sold: 2 wds. |
| 37% | IMCHECKINOUT | 12 | "Postcards From the Edge" song for which Shel Silverstein got an Oscar nomination: 3 wds. |
| 37% | THEDAILYSHOW | 12 | News satire and late-night talk show, for which Steve Carell was a correspondent: 3 wds. |
| 36% | THEKARATEKID | 12 | 1984 martial arts movie upon which the streaming show "Cobra Kai" is based: 3 wds. |
| 36% | ASINGLEMAN | 10 | 2009 drama for which 21-Across was nominated for an Oscar: 3 wds. |
| 36% | PEANUTGALLERY | 13 | Group of kids who were the live audience for 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | CHILIPEPPERS | 12 | The Red Hot ___, for which John Frusciante was once the guitarist - perhaps something he is best known for.: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THELASTKNIGHT | 13 | The fifth installment in the "Transformers" film series which was released in June 2017: 3 wds. |
| 36% | TOURDOWNUNDER | 13 | Annual cycling race in Australia which is a part of the UCI World Tour: 3 wds. |
| 36% | TOURDESUISSE | 12 | Annual cycling race in Switzerland which is a part of the UCI World Tour: 3 wds. |
| 36% | ISLANUBLAR | 10 | The fictional Central American island in Costa Rica which is the setting for 26a: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ALWAYSLOVEYOU | 13 | "I Will ___," number-one hit by Whitney Houston recorded for "The Bodyguard" which is a cover of a Dolly Parton song: 3 wds. |
| 35% | AREYOUTHERE | 11 | American sitcom "___, Chelsea?" in which Laura Prepon plays the author whose book the drama was based on: 3 wds. |
| 35% | THELASTSTRAW | 12 | 2009 book that was #3 in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series: 3 wds. |
| 35% | TAKEMETO | 8 | "___ Church," hit song by Hozier which was nominated for a Grammy in 2015: 3 wds. |
| 35% | THEUGLYTRUTH | 12 | 2010 book that was #5 in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series: 3 wds. |
| 35% | THETHIRDWHEEL | 13 | 2012 book that was #7 in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series: 3 wds. |
| 35% | RALPHFIENNES | 12 | "The English Patient" actor, who plays officer Amon Goth in 33a, a role for which he was nominated for the Oscars: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DOGDAY | 6 | "___ Afternoon," 1975 film starring Al Pacino for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor: 2 wds. |