| 100% | HAL | 3 | Nonhuman villain of a classic 1968 film |
| 56% | ASPACEODYSSEY | 13 | Subtitle of a classic sci-fi film that premiered in April 1968 (3 wds.) |
| 49% | KHAN | 4 | Title villain of a "Star Trek" film |
| 47% | DUMBO | 5 | 2019 live-action remake of a classic Disney animated film |
| 47% | ALADDIN | 7 | 2019 live-action remake of a classic Disney animated film |
| 46% | THELIONKING | 11 | 2019 live-action remake of a classic Disney animated film (3 wds.) |
| 41% | UNITEDARTISTS | 13 | Classic film company ... or a description of 17-, 32-, 46- and 65-Across? |
| 41% | UNCLEVANYA | 10 | 1963 film of a Chekhov classic with Laurence Olivier |
| 39% | HOLYGRAIL | 9 | Object of a classic pursuit |
| 39% | ALDINE | 6 | Renaissance edition of a classic |
| 39% | SASQUATCH | 9 | Subject of a classic hoax |
| 39% | TOBE | 4 | Start of a classic question |
| 39% | VENI | 4 | Start of a classic boast |
| 39% | NOSFERATU | 9 | Classic 1922 film subtitled "A Symphony of Horror" |
| 39% | MEARA | 5 | Half of a classic comedy duo |
| 39% | DESTRY | 6 | Title hero of a classic western |
| 39% | CHI | 3 | Half of a classic religious symbol |
| 39% | SOUP | 4 | Half of a classic lunch special |
| 39% | VENI | 4 | Start of a classic Latin quote |
| 39% | NEONTUBE | 8 | Part of a classic diner sign |
| 39% | DESI | 4 | Half of a classic TV duo |
| 39% | STOOGE | 6 | Any of a classic slapstick trio |
| 39% | TWAS | 4 | Start of a classic Christmas poem |
| 38% | DRNO | 4 | Crab Key villain of book and film |
| 38% | WILDABOUTHARRY | 14 | End of a classic Eubie Blake title |
| 38% | NANOOK | 6 | Title subject of a classic 1922 documentary |
| 38% | HAMM | 4 | Eponym of a classic Minnesota-brewed beer |
| 38% | BLUEBEARD | 9 | *Villainous noble of a classic French tale |
| 38% | CARTROUBLE | 10 | Travel edition of a classic board game? |
| 38% | FLIGHTRISK | 10 | Travel edition of a classic board game? |