| 100% | AVENGERS | 8 | Marvel Comics superhero group featured in 2015's "The Age of Ultron" and 2018's 27-Across |
| 39% | NICKFURY | 8 | Marvel comic book character portrayed by Samuel L Jackson in 2015 action film Avengers: Age of Ultron |
| 38% | WITCH | 5 | Scarlet ___, Marvel superheroine who goes by the name of Wanda Maximoff and appears in "Avengers: Age of Ultron" |
| 36% | THEAVENGERS | 11 | Team of superheroes created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby for Marvel Comics on which the highest-grossing film of 2018 was based: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ABANDONED | 9 | Deserted, and the title of the second novel in 27-Across's "Donovan" series |
| 36% | PARIAH | 6 | Outcast, and the title of the third novel in 27-Across's "Donovan" series |
| 35% | ADRIFT | 6 | Floating aimlessly, and the title of the fifth novel in 27-Across's "Donovan" series |
| 35% | RECKONING | 9 | Final settlement, and the title of the sixth novel in 27-Across's "Donovan" series |
| 35% | LEE | 3 | Stan ___, one of the primary creators in Marvel Comics who passed away in 2018 |
| 35% | DYNE | 4 | Superhero Wasp of Marvel Comics, aka Janet van ___, founding member and leader of the Avengers |
| 34% | AVI | 3 | ___ Arad, CEO of Marvel Entertainment in the '90s and producer of 2018's "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" |
| 34% | AVENGERS | 8 | "___: Infinity War," 2018 Marvel Comics superhero film that is the fourth highest-grossing film of all time |
| 34% | ANT | 3 | "___-Man and the Wasp" (2018 Marvel Comics superhero film) |
| 33% | MODOK | 5 | 2021 animated series based on a Marvel Comics character and featuring the voices of Aimee Garcia and Ben Schwartz |
| 33% | XMEN | 4 | Superhero group featured in the Fox series "The Gifted" (Hyph.) |
| 32% | STANLEE | 7 | Comic book legend who has cameos in all of the Marvel superhero films (2 wds.) |
| 32% | DENIS | 5 | Stand-up comic and voice of Diego in Ice Age (with 1 across) |
| 32% | GROWINGRIFT | 11 | Feature of Issa and Molly's relationship in the fourth season of "Insecure" |
| 32% | NSA | 3 | Intelligence group featured in "Enemy of the State" (Abbr.) |
| 32% | BLADE | 5 | Superhero film based on the Marvel comics of the same name about a character who is part-vampire and part-mortal |
| 32% | HOLLANDTAYLOR | 13 | "Two and a Half Men" actress who came out of the closet in 2015 at age 72: 2 wds. |
| 32% | XMEN | 4 | Marvel superhero group featuring Storm and Jean Grey |
| 32% | JAMESMARSDEN | 12 | "27 Dresses" actor who has acted as Marvel superhero in "X-Men" and was also a part of the DC movie "Superman Returns": 2 wds. |
| 32% | RAGNAROK | 8 | The equivalent of Judgement Day in Norse Mythology, which shares its name with the newest Marvel film featuring 42d, 56a and 38a |
| 32% | CANYON | 6 | "Echo in the ___," 2018 documentary on '60s music and the journey of various music groups such as The Beach Boys |
| 31% | THOR | 4 | Marvel Comics superhero based on the Norse god of thunder |
| 31% | THEDEFENDERS | 12 | Netflix crossover series featuring 18-Across, 26-Across, Luke Cage, and other Marvel Comics superheroes (2 wds.) |
| 31% | NFL | 3 | Sports group featured in the 2015 movie "Concussion": Abbr. |
| 31% | SIXTEEN | 7 | Next number in a series suggested by the starts of 17-, 27-, 46- and 60-Across |
| 31% | SIMULIU | 7 | Lead actor in Marvel's "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" |