| 100% | THETERMINATOR | 13 | Movie featuring former bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger as the cyborg assassin T-800 sent back in time: 2 wds. |
| 37% | THETERMINATOR | 13 | 1984 science fiction movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as the title cyborg: 2 wds. |
| 28% | BALLDROP | 8 | New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square commonly referred to as the ___: 2 wds. |
| 25% | TERMINATOR | 10 | "The ___," 1984 sci-fi film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a time-traveling cyborg |
| 25% | YEARSAGO | 8 | Way back in the past: 2 wds. |
| 25% | AGESAGO | 7 | Way back in the past: 2 wds. |
| 25% | PUTSAWAY | 8 | Stows back in the original container: 2 wds. |
| 24% | DRNO | 4 | 1962 James Bond movie featuring Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder: 2 wds. |
| 24% | KUNGFU | 6 | "___ Panda," 2008 animated movie featuring the voice of Jack Black: 2 wds. |
| 24% | MAUI | 4 | Demigod featured in the upcoming movie "Moana 2" |
| 23% | THELIONKING | 11 | Disney movie featuring Robert Guillaume as the voice of the mandrill Rafiki (3 wds.) |
| 23% | APOCALYPSENOW | 13 | 1979 Marlon Brando war movie featuring Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries": 2 wds. |
| 23% | TRUELIES | 8 | 1994 action comedy starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a secret agent and Jamie Lee Curtis as his wife: 2 wds. |
| 23% | MAHALIAJACKSON | 14 | Singer known as "The Queen of Gospel" featured in 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 23% | IAINARMITAGE | 12 | Child actor from "Big Little Lies," who stars as the childhood Sheldon Cooper in "Young Sheldon": 2 wds. |
| 23% | COUNTRYSTRONG | 13 | Gwyneth Paltrow studied guitar for her role as the fictional Kelly Canter in this 2010 film: 2 wds. |
| 23% | BATTINGAVERAGE | 14 | Josh Gibson is now recognized as the Major League career leader in this statistic, with .372: 2 wds. |
| 23% | THELIONKING | 11 | Disney movie featuring the late Robert Guillaume as the voice of the mandrill Rafiki (3 wds.) |
| 23% | LONGAGO | 7 | Way back in the day (2 wds.) |
| 22% | MONALISA | 8 | da Vinci's painting, regarded as the most popular work of art in the world : 2 wds. |
| 22% | EQUALTO | 7 | The same as, in math: 2 wds. |
| 22% | TOOLATE | 7 | Not in time: 2 wds. |
| 22% | KEVINGARNETT | 12 | Former Timberwolves forward who is the team's all-time leader in points, rebounds, blocks, and steals: 2 wds. |
| 22% | HAKEEMOLAJUWON | 14 | Former Rockets center who is the team's all-time leader in points, rebounds, blocks, and steals: 2 wds. |
| 22% | PATRICKEWING | 12 | Former Knicks center who is the team's all-time leader in points, rebounds, blocks, and steals: 2 wds. |
| 22% | KEVINCOSTNER | 12 | "Field of Dreams" actor who starred as the title character in the 1990 film "Dances With Wolves": 2 wds. |
| 22% | DOMEPATROL | 10 | 15a was a part of this four-man linebacking corps known as the best in NFL history: 2 wds. |
| 22% | ALA | 3 | In the same manner as: 2 wds. |
| 22% | CITYLIGHTS | 10 | Charlie Chaplin movie that AFI lists as the #1 romantic comedy of all time: 2 wds. |
| 22% | REMANDS | 7 | Sends back, in the legal system |