| 100% | ASYOULIKEIT | 11 | Pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare mostly set in the Forest of Arden with characters like Rosalind and Celia as main heroines: 4 wds. |
| 31% | THEMERCHANTOF | 13 | "___ Venice," romantic comedy by Shakespeare in which the main characters are Antonio and Portia: 3 wds. |
| 29% | ASYOULIKEIT | 11 | William Shakespeare play first published in 1623 featuring the characters Celia and Rosalind |
| 25% | ARDEN | 5 | Forest of —, setting of William Shakespeare play As You Like It |
| 23% | ROSALIND | 8 | Shakespeare heroine who, dressed as a man, flees with her friend Celia in "As You Like It" |
| 23% | ACLASHOFKINGS | 13 | Second novel in the epic fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George R.R. Martin: 4 wds. |
| 22% | BETTERCALLSAUL | 14 | Crime drama set in Arizona and Nebraska that featured Carol Burnett in a recurring role as the mother of a con man (3 wds.) |
| 22% | WINTERSTALE | 11 | "The ___" play by William Shakespeare that has named characters Leontes and Polixenes from Sicilia and Bohemia respectively: 2 wds. |
| 22% | LANNISTER | 9 | House ___, family with characters like Tyrion and Jaime, who are ruthless rivals of House Stark in the drama series "Game of Thrones" |
| 22% | BRADBELLICK | 11 | Character played by Wade Williams who is introduced as the captain of Fox River's correctional officers in "Prison Break": 2 wds. |
| 21% | CLYDEMCPHATTER | 14 | Singer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 1987 and with the Drifters in 1988: 2 wds. |
| 21% | NEWYORKKNICKS | 13 | Basketball team based in Manhattan ranked by Forbes as the most valuable NBA team in 2018 with a valuation of $3.6 billion: 3 wds. |
| 21% | KINGJOHN | 8 | The Life and Death of —, stage play by William Shakespeare first published in 1623 |
| 21% | CAT | 3 | "The ___ in the Hat," 2003 film with a feline pet as the main character which can be found in the movies at 33a, 43a, 46a, 4d, and 8d |
| 21% | DEEPPURPLE | 10 | English rock band formed in 1968 and led by Ian Gillan, who gave us hits like "Soldier of Fortune" and "Smoke on the Water": 2 wds. |
| 21% | CHICAGOBULLS | 12 | Basketball team based in Illinois, ranked by Forbes as the fourth most valuable NBA team in 2018 with a valuation of $2.6 billion: 2 wds. |
| 21% | THECOMEDYOF | 11 | & 17D William Shakespeare comedy featuring two sets of twins named Dromio and Antipholus |
| 21% | ROSALIND | 8 | Heroine of William Shakespeare play As You Like It |
| 21% | LEGO | 4 | Animated adventure comedy "The ___ Movie" in which characters are voiced by stars like Chris Pratt and Morgan Freeman |
| 21% | AMYANDISABELLE | 14 | Elizabeth Strout novel set in the fictional town of Shirley Falls about a mother and daughter (3 wds.) |
| 21% | THEXFILES | 9 | American sci-fi TV show starring David Duchovny, that is regarded as one of the best and is returning with its 11th season in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 21% | JULIUSCAESAR | 12 | Play and tragedy by William Shakespeare based on events from Roman history that has characters like Brutus and Mark Antony: 2 wds. |
| 21% | IMOGEN | 6 | Heroine of William Shakespeare play Cymbeline; daughter of the title character |
| 20% | EDASNER | 7 | Winner of both comedy and drama Emmys as the same character |
| 20% | PETERGRIFFIN | 12 | The main character and father of the family in the American sitcom, "Family Guy": 2 wds. |
| 20% | AARONSPELLING | 13 | Producer in the Television Hall of Fame with 218 producer and executive producer credits (2 wds.) |
| 20% | COMICBOOK | 9 | Setting for each of the places in 15-, 21-, and 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 20% | HEARDTHROUGH | 12 | With 61-Down, like some gossip ... as represented phonetically by each set of shaded squares? |
| 20% | GAMEOFTHRONES | 13 | Fantasy drama set in the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos which will air its final season this year (2019): 3 wds. |
| 20% | RIN | 3 | "The Adventures of ___ Tin Tin," 1954 television series with a dog as the main character |