| 100% | ROSCOE | 6 | Name on an L.A.-based chicken-and-waffles chain |
| 66% | ROSCOE | 6 | Name on a famous chicken-and-waffles chain |
| 47% | BEAST | 5 | "Beauty and the ___," an animated musical romantic film based on a French fairy tale |
| 45% | ECOWARRIORS | 11 | Based on a common feature of their names, what 17-, 23-, 36- and 51-Across are well-suited to be? |
| 45% | STARBUCKS | 9 | Coffeehouse chain where the customers' names are written on each cup, and features a siren in its logo |
| 43% | PEPSICOLA | 9 | Name on a vintage red, white and blue cap |
| 43% | BLADE | 5 | Superhero film based on the Marvel comics of the same name about a character who is part-vampire and part-mortal |
| 43% | THEOLDMAN | 9 | "___ and the Sea," a 1999 Academy award-winning animated short film based on Ernest Hemingway's novel by the same name: 3 wds. |
| 42% | THEGRADUATE | 11 | 1967 romantic comedy film starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft based on a Charles Webb novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 42% | UHAUL | 5 | Name on an orange-and-white truck |
| 42% | BOLT | 4 | Symbol on an L.A. Chargers helmet |
| 42% | AFAREWELL | 9 | "___ to Arms," a 1932 romance starring Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes, based on Ernest Hemingway's novel by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 42% | WATCHMEN | 8 | American satirical and dystopian superhero film directed by Zack Snyder which is based on a DC Comics limited series of the same name |
| 42% | KRAFT | 5 | Brand name on a blue box of mac and cheese |
| 41% | IHOP | 4 | Breakfast chain offering chicken and waffles |
| 41% | FICTION | 7 | A book based on imaginary events and characters |
| 41% | HOMEROW | 7 | A to L and beyond, on a keyboard |
| 41% | BADNEWSBEARS | 12 | Sports comedy, directed by Richard Linklater, based on an alcoholic baseball player and is also a reboot of 1976 film of the same name: 3 wds. |
| 41% | AKA | 3 | Letters between a name and an alias |
| 41% | BROKEN | 6 | With 49-Across, it keeps repeating itself ... and, based on the first and last letters, an apt description of each answer to a starred clue |
| 41% | CLUE | 4 | 1985 movie based on a murder mystery board game of the same name where players identify the killer, their weapon, and the scene of crime |
| 40% | JOSIE | 5 | "___ and the Pussycats" (2001 movie based on a cartoon) |
| 40% | ABFAB | 5 | Britcom based on a "French and Saunders" sketch |
| 40% | HONDO | 5 | Western based on a Louis L'Amour story |
| 40% | AKA | 3 | Letters between a name and an alias: Abbr. |
| 40% | AKA | 3 | Letters between a real name and an alias |
| 40% | ATTN | 4 | Abbr. before a name on an envelope |
| 40% | INVENTINGANNA | 13 | Shonda Rhimes miniseries starring 18-Across and 42-Across based on the true story of a con artist who pretended to be an heiress (2 wds.) |
| 40% | AERY | 4 | Dwelling on an elevated and secluded position, like a nest of an eagle |
| 40% | JEM | 3 | "___ and the Holograms" (2015 film based on a 1980s cartoon) |