| 100% | DISCO | 5 | Panic! at the ___, American band who covered Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" for a movie |
| 40% | DISCO | 5 | Panic! at the ___, former band behind "High Hopes" which started as a Blink-182 cover band |
| 35% | ONEPLEASE | 9 | Request for a single ticket at the movies |
| 35% | DIR | 3 | One who calls the shots at a movie set, for short |
| 34% | PONCHO | 6 | S. American top with a slit for the head |
| 34% | JIMTHORPE | 9 | American athlete who won a gold for decathlon at the 1912 Olympics, and has spent 7 years in MLB and 13 in APFA (now NFL): 2 wds. |
| 34% | JORDAN | 6 | Angelina ___, Norwegian singer who covered Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" on "America's Got Talent" |
| 34% | ARIANA | 6 | ___ Grande, singer who covered "Over the Rainbow" at a 2017 benefit concert |
| 34% | RAMIMALEK | 9 | American actor who won the 2019 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for the film "Bohemian Rhapsody": 2 wds. |
| 34% | RINGBEARER | 10 | Person responsible for the band at a wedding? |
| 33% | HAYES | 5 | "First Lady of the American Theatre" Helen, for whom a Broadway theater is named |
| 33% | FLASHGORDON | 11 | Movie based on a comic character starring Sam J. Jones, for which the band "Queen" composed the musical score: 2 wds. |
| 33% | BEY | 3 | Queen ___ (nickname for the artist who has won a record 32 Grammy Awards) |
| 32% | MINUTEMAN | 9 | Militiaman of the American Revolutionary War who volunteered to be ready for service at short notice |
| 32% | TRISCHAZORN | 11 | American paralympian who has won a total of 55 medals at the Paralympic Games |
| 32% | TYRABANKS | 9 | American Victoria's Secret model, also the main host on AGT who has a wax statue at Madame Tussauds, Washington DC: 2 wds. |
| 32% | HOMER | 5 | Character who holds a doughnut on a poster for The Simpsons Movie |
| 32% | EAGLES | 6 | Band that released a cover version of the holiday song "Please Come Home for Christmas" |
| 32% | EMS | 3 | The express lane at a supermarket is for people who have ten it___ or less |
| 32% | PIRATES | 7 | "___ of the Caribbean: At World's End," 2007 American fantasy film starring Keira Knightley for which she won a Teen Choice award |
| 31% | JANETWEISS | 10 | American musician who was the drummer for bands like Sleater-Kinney and Wild Flag: 2 wds. |
| 31% | CABLE | 5 | "The ___ Guy" (Jim Carrey movie named for someone who'd fix a TV's reception) |
| 31% | DEB | 3 | Haaland who facilitated the first apology by a U.S. President for forced assimilation of Indigenous children at government boarding schools (October, 2024) |
| 31% | METALLICA | 9 | American heavy metal band who performed at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert |
| 31% | GIG | 3 | Booking for a rock band that's on the road |
| 31% | NUMBED | 6 | Prepared for a filling at the dentist's office, say |
| 31% | TREAT | 5 | Reward for a pup who obeys the commands at the starts of 17-, 23-, 39-, 47-, and 61-Across |
| 31% | CHRIS | 5 | ___ Wondolowski, American soccer player who holds the MLS record for most goals in a career |
| 31% | WAR | 3 | "___ of the Worlds," 2005 movie about a dockworker surviving aliens who abduct humans for resources |
| 31% | STEPHENCRANE | 12 | Author who covered the Spanish-American War for New York newspapers |