| 100% | MIGHTYDUCKS | 11 | NHL team who played their first game in 1993 (and the team featured in the Disney films with cameos by the answers to the starred clues) (2 wds.) |
| 66% | MIGHTYDUCKS | 11 | NHL team whose first game was played October 8, 1993 (and the team featured in the Disney films that had cameos by the answers to the starred clues) (2 wds.) |
| 40% | TITLE | 5 | With 66-Across, images played in silent films, and what one might use to play the games in the first parts of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 38% | ANGELABASSETT | 13 | Actress who played rock star Tina Turner in the 1993 film "What's Love Got to Do With It": 2 wds. |
| 33% | IGGYAZALEA | 10 | "Fancy" singer featured on "Problem" who in 2014 became the second ever to be simultaneously #1 and #2 with her first two hits: 2 wds. |
| 33% | HANKAARON | 9 | Braves and Brewers star who gained first-ballot induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982 with 97.8% of the vote: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ALECBALDWIN | 11 | Actor who made a cameo in "Glengarry Glen Ross" by playing the role of Blake, the guy who is sent to motivate the sales team: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SHOHEIOHTANI | 12 | Japanese MLB player who was the first player in history to be a pitcher and hitter in the All-Star Game, in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THEBEATLES | 10 | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "She Loves You" group who in 1964 became the first ever to be simultaneously #1 and #2 with their first two hits: 2 wds. |
| 32% | AGELESS | 7 | Like someone who appears untouched by time, and like the answers to the starred clues? |
| 32% | TOMSEAVER | 9 | Four-team star who gained first-ballot induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992 with 98.8% of the vote: 2 wds. |
| 32% | NOLANRYAN | 9 | Four-team star who gained first-ballot admission to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 with 98.8% of the vote: 2 wds. |
| 31% | PALINDROMES | 11 | What the answers to the starred clues all are when their first and last letters are removed |
| 31% | ROBINWILLIAMS | 13 | Actor who played Daniel Hillard, and the title character, in the 1993 film "Mrs. Doubtfire": 2 wds. |
| 31% | COMINGINHOT | 11 | Arriving with great speed, and what the first words of the answers to the starred clues are doing? |
| 31% | VIVIENLEIGH | 11 | Actress who played Scarlett O'Hara in the film "Gone With the Wind" and also won an Oscar for her work in the film: 2 wds. |
| 31% | JASONSTATHAM | 12 | "The Expendables" actor who plays Lee Christmas in the 2010 film and also starred as Chev Chelios in "Crank": 2 wds. |
| 31% | TINATURNER | 10 | Singer played by Angela Bassett in the 1993 musical biopic "What's Love Got to Do with It" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ETHELWATERS | 11 | Harlem Renaissance singer and actress who was the first African American to star in her own TV show: 2 wds. |
| 31% | TRIPLE | 6 | With 39-Across, impressive basketball feat ... or a feature shared by the answers to the six starred clues |
| 30% | WILLIAMSHATNER | 14 | Actor who first played James T. Kirk, the captain played by Chris Pine in the new "Star Trek" films (2 wds.) |
| 30% | RYANHOWARD | 10 | Baseball first baseman who played his entire MLB career with the Philadelphia Phillies, before joining teams in the minor leagues: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ATOMIC | 6 | With 38-Down, property of the first part of the answer to each starred clue (appropriately positioned in the grid) |
| 30% | LEONARDNIMOY | 12 | Actor who meets his younger self, played by Zachary Quinto, in the 2009 film "Star Trek": 2 wds. |
| 30% | DOLPHLUNDGREN | 13 | "The Expendables" actor who plays Gunner Jensen in the 2010 film and also starred as He-Man in "Masters of the Universe": 2 wds. |
| 30% | SEALEDWITHAKISS | 15 | Love letter message often accompanied by a lipstick mark, and what the answers to the starred clues are, thanks to their circled letters |
| 30% | PENELOPEANN | 11 | With 50-Across, "Carlito's Way" actress who plays the First Lady in 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ICHIROSUZUKI | 12 | He never made it to the World Series despite playing in 2,653 regular-season games with the Mariners, Yankees, and Marlins: 2 wds. |
| 30% | RAFAELPALMEIRO | 14 | He never made it to the World Series despite playing in 2,831 regular-season games with the Cubs, Rangers, and Orioles: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SUPERBOWL | 9 | With 26 Across, memorable spots created by the answers to the starred clues |