| 100% | SCHROEDER | 9 | Piano-playing boy in 15-Across |
| 61% | TOLEDO | 6 | City in 15 Across |
| 60% | AMES | 4 | College city in 15 Across |
| 58% | CHARLIEHUSTLE | 13 | Nickname of 15-Across in his playing days: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ROMEO | 5 | Boy in the title of a Shakespeare play |
| 53% | ANITA | 5 | Bernardo's girlfriend in 15-Across (played by Rita Moreno) |
| 52% | MARIA | 5 | "I Feel Pretty" singer in 15-Across (played by Natalie Wood) |
| 52% | ORGANS | 6 | Piano-like musical instruments played in church |
| 51% | THEDARKKNIGHT | 13 | 2008 movie in which 15-Across plays Bruce Wayne: 3 wds. |
| 51% | HARRYCALLAHAN | 13 | Police inspector played by 15-Across in "Sudden Impact": 2 wds. |
| 51% | BRUCEALMIGHTY | 13 | 2003 movie in which 15-Across played a deity: 2 wds. |
| 50% | LOIS | 4 | Wife and mom in 15-Across |
| 50% | RIELS | 5 | Currency in 15-Across |
| 50% | ROBERTDENIRO | 12 | Actor who played 15-Across in the 1987 film "The Untouchables": 3 wds. |
| 50% | CRIMINALMINDS | 13 | CBS drama in which 15-Across played profiler Jason Gideon: 2 wds. |
| 50% | BRUCEALMIGHTY | 13 | Jim Carrey film in which 15-Across played God: 2 wds. |
| 50% | ZACEFRON | 8 | 15-Across, 9-Down, and 22-Down actor who plays Troy Bolton in the "High School Musical" movies (2 wds.) |
| 50% | TDS | 3 | Six-pt. plays in the 63 Across |
| 49% | VELOCIRAPTORS | 13 | Dinosaurs featured in 15-Across |
| 49% | BCCS | 4 | Secretly includes, in 15-Across |
| 49% | DAEMON | 6 | Prince played by 15-Across in the HBO fantasy series "House of the Dragon" |
| 49% | PAULRUDD | 8 | 15-Across, 22-Across, and 37-Across actor who plays Scott Lang/Ant-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2 wds.) |
| 49% | BAND | 4 | "The Boys in the ___" (2020 film based on a Tony-winning play) |
| 49% | COREA | 5 | Chick who played piano in an "Akoustic Band" |
| 49% | YENTL | 5 | Film in which Streisand plays a yeshiva boy |
| 48% | NEWTSCAMANDER | 13 | Character played by 15-Across in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them": 2 wds. |
| 48% | HOLA | 4 | 15-Across, in Spain |
| 48% | TORO | 4 | 15-Across, in Spanish |
| 48% | ELK | 3 | 15-Across, in Eurasia |
| 48% | OSCAR | 5 | Golden boy found in the four long Across answers |