| 100% | REMADE | 6 | Like the movie A Star Is Born, in 1954, 1976, and 2018 |
| 54% | REMADE | 6 | Like 1954's "A Star Is Born" in 2018 |
| 51% | REMADE | 6 | Like “Suspiria” and “A Star Is Born,” in 2018 |
| 50% | LADYGAGA | 8 | Singer-songwriter whose song "Shallow" from the movie "A Star Is Born" won her an Oscar in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 49% | REMADE | 6 | Like "A Star Is Born" in 2018 |
| 45% | SHALLOW | 7 | Song from "A Star Is Born" which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 2018 |
| 45% | STAR | 4 | "A ___ Is Born" (film with 1937, 1954, 1976, and 2018 versions) |
| 42% | LIV | 3 | Ullman who was born in the Japanese Empire and acted in ten Ingmar Bergman movies |
| 42% | LEGO | 4 | Animated adventure comedy "The ___ Movie" in which characters are voiced by stars like Chris Pratt and Morgan Freeman |
| 41% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | Actor who had a song from "A Star Is Born" chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 41% | BRADLEY | 7 | The star of The Hangover and A Star Is Born |
| 41% | BRADLEY | 7 | Cooper who starred in The Hangover, A Star Is Born |
| 40% | GARLAND | 7 | Star of the 1954 remake of A Star is Born: Judy __ |
| 40% | HAVEACASE | 9 | Be justified in pressing a suit, and what the starred answers all do |
| 40% | DAVECHAPPELLE | 13 | "A Star Is Born" actor who won the Mark Twain Prize in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ANTHONYRAMOS | 12 | "A Star Is Born" actor who plays Usnavi, the lead character in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | TED | 3 | Movie starring Mark Wahlberg, about the relationship between a boy and his live teddy bear |
| 39% | ASTARISBORN | 11 | 1937 film remade in 1954, 1976, and 2018 |
| 39% | YOUNGATHEART | 12 | 1954 movie musical starring Frank Sinatra and Doris Day in a love triangle: 3 wds. |
| 38% | REMAKES | 7 | 2018's "A Star Is Born" and 2019's "Aladdin," for two |
| 38% | DUCHESS | 7 | "The ___ and the Dirtwater Fox," 1976 film starring Goldie Hawn that has a royal designation in its title |
| 38% | SHALLOW | 7 | 2018 romantic duet by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper from the film "A Star is Born" |
| 37% | CROSSREFERENCES | 15 | Things to "see" in a dictionary, and what both parts of the answers to the starred clues are? |
| 37% | CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR | 15 | "Not quite!," and what can be said about a letter string in the answer to each starred clue |
| 37% | RYANREYNOLDS | 12 | Movie star whose first major role was one of the guys on the sitcom "Two Guys and a Girl" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | MONSTERS | 8 | Brendan Fraser and Ian McKellen star in this movie which is based on a Christopher Bram book, "Gods and ___" |
| 37% | STIRUPDRAMA | 11 | Create tension in a group, and a direction that was followed when forming the answer to each starred clue? |
| 37% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose songs are featured in a hit 2001 musical and 2018 movie |
| 37% | SHALLOW | 7 | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper song from "A Star Is Born" that won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2019 |
| 37% | ANSELELGORT | 11 | "The Fault in Our Stars" actor who is also a singer and DJ who plays under the name "Ansolo": 2 wds. |