| 100% | PROFILER | 8 | NBC crime drama about a forensic psychologist working for the 1-Across |
| 44% | THEBLACKLIST | 12 | NBC crime thriller about a career criminal using the FBI for personal gain starring 17-Across and 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | WILLTRENT | 9 | ABC crime drama about a special agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SEVERANCE | 9 | Apple TV+ drama about a company that separates the work and non-work memories of its employees |
| 34% | LBS | 3 | About 1,400 of them is the record for a human: Abbr. |
| 32% | PAINHUSTLERS | 12 | Netflix crime drama about the pharmaceutical industry starring Emily Blunt and 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 32% | DEXTER | 6 | Crime drama TV series named after the protagonist who is a forensic technician in the day and vigilante serial killer at night |
| 31% | WAGONTRAIN | 10 | Western drama about settlers traveling across the Midwest and the Rocky Mountains that premiered on NBC in 1957 (2 wds.) |
| 31% | STUDIOCITY | 10 | Series about a fictional soap opera that won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Drama Series in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | RAYDONOVAN | 10 | Showtime crime drama about a fixer, which recently finished its sixth season: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SOLDIERBOY | 10 | *No. 1 hit for the Shirelles about a man sent off to war |
| 30% | BONE | 4 | "Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the ___ Collector" (NBC crime drama) |
| 30% | THEEQUALIZER | 12 | CBS crime drama about a vigilante helping those who have no other options: 2 wds. |
| 30% | THESALESMAN | 11 | 2016 drama about a married couple performing in an Arthur Miller play that was the second Iranian film to win an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film (2 wds.) |
| 29% | SHE | 3 | "___ Works Hard for the Money," song by Donna Summer that is about a hardworking woman |
| 29% | SOPRANOS | 8 | Crime drama with a mobster named Tony, The __ |
| 29% | REGICIDE | 8 | Term for the crime of killing a king |
| 29% | WARHORSE | 8 | 2011 Spielberg drama about a thoroughbred sold to the British army: 2 wds. |
| 29% | FISHBURNE | 9 | Primetime Emmy Award winner for the crime drama "#FreeRayshawn" |
| 29% | APOLLO | 6 | __ 13, drama about the abortion of a lunar mission |
| 29% | SPIED | 5 | Worked for the C.I.A., maybe |
| 29% | SPIED | 5 | Worked for the C.I.A., perhaps |
| 28% | BROMANTICCOMEDY | 15 | Modern-day genre for the 1952 film whose title is suggested by a word ladder starting at 1-Across |
| 28% | CASHIERED | 9 | Worked the checkout at a supermarket, for example |
| 28% | HAMMEROUTAWIN | 13 | Work really hard for victory ... and a hint to the start of 20-, 31- and 39-Across |
| 28% | DEXTER | 6 | Showtime drama about a serial killer (2006-2013), or the main character's first name |
| 28% | BAREBONES | 9 | A forensic anthropologist investigates crime at a topless beach on the French Riviera? |
| 28% | LEAVENINGLASVEGAS | 17 | Goal for a comic working the Strip? |
| 28% | TOM | 3 | ___ Cruise, winner of the 1990 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama Motion Picture for his work in "Born on the Fourth of July" |
| 28% | CADDIED | 7 | Worked for a 40-Across |