| 100% | MONOLITH | 8 | Large column of stone, like in the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey" |
| 48% | ARTHURCCLARKE | 13 | "2001: A Space Odyssey" novelist who was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1997 (3 wds.) |
| 46% | APES | 4 | Extras in the opening of "2001: A Space Odyssey" |
| 43% | APE | 3 | Bone smasher in the opening scene of "2001: A Space Odyssey" |
| 43% | ALSO | 4 | "2001: A Space Odyssey" used as its theme music the opening fanfare of "___ Sprach Zarathustra" |
| 40% | DAVE | 4 | Only character shown in the final 30 minutes of "2001: A Space Odyssey" |
| 39% | ODIE | 4 | Dog in the movie "Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties" |
| 39% | ASSET | 5 | Entry in the plus column of a ledger |
| 39% | NEMO | 4 | Clownfish in the title of a Pixar movie |
| 39% | EXTRA | 5 | Person in the background of a movie scene |
| 38% | BNINE | 5 | Square in the leftmost column of a bingo card |
| 38% | INSET | 5 | Small map in the corner of a large map |
| 38% | LILO | 4 | Girl in the title of a 2002 Disney movie |
| 38% | TRAMP | 5 | Mutt in the title of a Disney animated movie |
| 38% | LILO | 4 | Hawaiian girl in the title of a Disney movie |
| 38% | NEMO | 4 | Fish in the title of a 2003 animated movie |
| 38% | SILENT | 6 | Like the last letter in a column? |
| 38% | LADY | 4 | Female cocker spaniel in the title of a Disney movie |
| 38% | RAYA | 4 | Girl in the title of a 2021 Disney animated movie |
| 38% | ELM | 3 | Street in the titles of a series of horror movies |
| 38% | DRIVEWAY | 8 | Large flat space in front of a garage |
| 38% | UNCUT | 5 | Like the DVD version of a movie, maybe |
| 38% | UNCUT | 5 | Like the director's version of a movie |
| 38% | COUNTY | 6 | Largest division of a state in the US |
| 37% | ARTHURCCLARKE | 13 | "2001: A Space Odyssey" author, knighted in 2000: 3 wds. |
| 37% | KEANU | 5 | Cat in the title of a 2016 movie starring Key & Peele |
| 37% | TWO | 3 | Number that's often in the title of a movie sequel |
| 37% | TRITE | 5 | Like a sunset at the end of a movie |
| 37% | BSIX | 4 | Space in the left row of a game card |
| 37% | FURLOUGH | 8 | A leave of absence, like in the armed forces |