| 100% | HEARST | 6 | King Features Syndicate parent |
| 47% | NEA | 3 | King Features competitor |
| 44% | MANE | 4 | Lion King feature? |
| 41% | ONEEYE | 6 | King of diamonds feature |
| 40% | MUSTACHE | 8 | Feature of many drag kings |
| 39% | OPED | 4 | Newspaper page that often features syndicated columnists: Hyph. |
| 39% | ORB | 3 | Feature of the king of clubs |
| 39% | LION | 4 | "The ___ King," featuring Timon and Pumbaa |
| 38% | CHESSSET | 8 | It features kings and queens |
| 38% | SALEMSLOT | 9 | Stephen King novel featuring vampires |
| 37% | CHINESE | 7 | Cuisine featuring Kung Pao chicken |
| 37% | TRAP | 4 | "The Parent ___," movie featuring Lindsay Lohan |
| 37% | BAHT | 4 | Coin featuring King Vajiralongkorn's likeness |
| 35% | HANOVER | 7 | English dynasty that featured four King Georges |
| 35% | CHRISTINE | 9 | Stephen King novel featuring a demon car |
| 33% | MISERY | 6 | 1987 Stephen King novel featuring the character Paul Sheldon |
| 33% | SCAR | 4 | "The Lion King" villain, or his prominent facial feature |
| 33% | PRO | 3 | Event that may feature a king and queen (Dodge) |
| 32% | STAND | 5 | The —, 1978 Stephen King novel featuring the character Randall Flagg |
| 32% | STAND | 5 | With 35-Across, 1961 solo hit by Ben E. King featured in a 1986 movie |
| 31% | FURY | 4 | 1958 car model that featured in Stephen King's "Christine" ('83) |
| 31% | SALEMSLOT | 9 | Stephen King novel featuring a haunted house and vampires (2 wds.) |
| 30% | ITSTOOLATE | 10 | 1971 Carole King hit that's featured in 48-Across: 3 wds. |
| 30% | ONEFINEDAY | 10 | 1980 Carole King hit that's featured in 48-Across: 3 wds. |
| 30% | SOFARAWAY | 9 | 1971 Carole King hit that's featured in 48-Across: 3 wds. |
| 30% | BOOK | 4 | "The Jungle ___," 1967 Disney movie featuring an orangutan character named King Louie |
| 29% | SPEECH | 6 | "The King's ___," 2010 drama film that features Beethoven's "Symphony No. 7" |
| 28% | LOT | 3 | "'Salem's ___," 1975 horror novel by Stephen King featuring vampires that was adapted into a miniseries starring David Soul |
| 27% | PANDA | 5 | "Kung Fu ___" (animated film featuring Jack Black) |
| 27% | ODYSSEUS | 8 | A legendary Greek featured in Homer's epic poem, who was the King of Ithaca |