| 100% | BREAKINGBAD | 11 | Popular American neo-western crime drama by Vince Gilligan about a high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with lung cancer: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BREAKINGBAD | 11 | TV show about a high school teacher turning to a life of crime which is ranked 3rd on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time": 2 wds. |
| 27% | COACHCARTER | 11 | 15-Across' debut movie, about a high school basketball team: 2 wds. |
| 26% | MEANGIRLS | 9 | 2018 Broadway musical about a high school clique, based on a 2004 Lindsay Lohan movie: 2 wds. |
| 25% | FERRISBUELLER | 13 | Sitcom based on the 1986 film starring Matthew Broderick about a high-school slacker's day off from school: 2 wds. |
| 24% | BREAKINGBAD | 11 | AMC crime drama (2008-2013) with a new Netflix sequel film: 2 wds. |
| 24% | RAYDONOVAN | 10 | Showtime crime drama about a fixer, which recently finished its sixth season: 2 wds. |
| 24% | THESIMPSONS | 11 | Popular American animated sitcom by Matt Groening which is a satirical depiction of working-class life: 2 wds. |
| 23% | HEATHERS | 8 | Dark comedy about a high school with Winona Ryder |
| 23% | ALLAMERICAN | 11 | Sports drama on The CW about a high-school football team starring Daniel Ezra, 15-Across, and 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 23% | TRUEDETECTIVE | 13 | HBO original anthology crime drama TV series by Nic Pizzolatto where each season is a self contained narrative: 2 wds. |
| 22% | NAMETAG | 7 | Label worn at a high school reunion: 2 wds. |
| 22% | THEEQUALIZER | 12 | CBS crime drama about a vigilante helping those who have no other options: 2 wds. |
| 22% | SILICONVALLEY | 13 | Comedy series about a high-tech start-up company: 2 wds. |
| 22% | TRUEBELIEVER | 12 | Novel by Nicholas Sparks about a science journalist who falls in love with a girl in Boone Creek: 2 wds. |
| 22% | THERESIDENT | 11 | Fox medical drama about a young doctor at odds with his hospital's bureaucracy: 2 wds. |
| 21% | BIGGIRL | 7 | 2010 book by Danielle Steel about a chubby little girl and her fight with self-esteem issues: 2 wds. |
| 21% | BIRD | 4 | "Lady ___," 2017 film starring Saoirse Ronan about a high school senior's strained relationship with her mother |
| 21% | ENDON | 5 | ___ a high note (go out with a bang): 2 wds. |
| 21% | ACBOOKPROM | 10 | High school dance with a "Novel About a Window Cooling Unit" theme? |
| 21% | KNIGHTRIDER | 11 | 1982 American TV series about a crime fighter and an intelligent car starring David Hasselhoff: 2 wds. |
| 21% | LASTSONG | 8 | Novel by Nicholas Sparks about a 17 year old teen who is sent to stay with her father in the summer, "The ___": 2 wds. |
| 21% | THECATCH | 8 | Mireille Enos crime drama produced by 32-/34-Across: 2 wds. |
| 21% | SMELLYCAT | 9 | Song about a stinky feline, sung by Phoebe Buffay: 2 wds. |
| 21% | THEGIRL | 7 | "___ Next Door," 2004 film starring Emile Hirsch as a high school senior Matthew Kidman : 2 wds. |
| 20% | WELCOMETO | 9 | With 51-Across, humorous podcast about a fictional small town beset by mysterious conspiracies: 2 wds. |
| 20% | WALTERWHITE | 11 | Meth-cooking chemistry teacher on "Breaking Bad" played by Bryan Cranston: 2 wds. |
| 20% | HOOPDREAMS | 10 | 1994 documentary about Chicago high school basketballers: 2 wds. |
| 20% | NAMETAG | 7 | Identifier worn at a high school reunion (2 wds.) |
| 20% | DEREKMORGAN | 11 | Character on the crime drama series "Criminal Minds" played by Shemar Moore: 2 wds. |