| 100% | SMARTLESS | 9 | Popular comedy podcast hosted by Will Arnett, 17-Across, and 29-Across |
| 41% | LEGO | 4 | "___ Masters" (reality show hosted by Will Arnett) |
| 39% | FRUIT | 5 | Type of food whose outsides are suggested by the outsides of 17-, 29-, 43- and 55-Across |
| 38% | LAS | 3 | “___ Culturistas” (pop-culture podcast hosted by Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang) |
| 38% | DETECTIVES | 10 | What 17-Across and 29-Across are in Agatha Christie mysteries |
| 38% | MEANGIRLS | 9 | 2024 musical teen comedy written by Tina Fey starring 17-Across and 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | WASHINGTON | 10 | University attended by both 17- and 29-Across |
| 37% | LINE | 4 | "Whose ___ Is It Anyway?" (improv comedy show hosted by Aisha Tyler) |
| 37% | WHOSE | 5 | "___ Line Is It Anyway?" (improv comedy series hosted by Aisha Tyler) |
| 37% | VET | 3 | November honoree who can be found in the middle of 17, 29, 46, and 62 Across |
| 36% | SNL | 3 | NBC sketch comedy show hosted by Alec Baldwin a record 17 times (Abbr.) |
| 36% | PRETTYWOMAN | 11 | 1990 Garry Marshall film starring 17-Across and 28-Across whose title was inspired by a Roy Orbison song (2 wds.) |
| 36% | PILLBOXHAT | 10 | Topper made popular by 17- and 36-Across |
| 36% | THEREAD | 7 | Podcast hosted by Kid Fury and Crissle West |
| 35% | WORLDSFAIR | 10 | International exposition that has been hosted by the United States in 18-Across, 28-Across, and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | SNL | 3 | NBC's sketch comedy show that was hosted by the athletes mentioned in 20a, 31a, 1d, 29d, and 42d: Abbr. |
| 35% | BACKTOBACKGAMES | 15 | Doubleheader ... or what 17-, 29- and 48-Across are? |
| 35% | HOS | 3 | Sounds from Santa (and what's been added to 17, 39, and 63 Across) |
| 35% | THEMISERYINDEX | 14 | 2019-2021 TBS comedy game show hosted by 17-Across: 3 wds. |
| 34% | GILLIANFLYNN | 12 | Author who wrote the novels from which 17-Across and 29-/31-Across were adapted: 2 wds. |
| 34% | LATINI | 6 | Where 17- and 61-Across and 11- and 29-Down might be used |
| 34% | PTL | 3 | "The __ Club" (TV show that was hosted by Jim and Tammy Faye): Abbr. |
| 34% | FACEBOOKBUTTONS | 15 | What the first words in 17-, 29- and 48-Across are |
| 34% | LAS | 3 | ___ Culturistas (podcast hosted by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers) |
| 34% | LAS | 3 | “___ Culturistas” (podcast hosted by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers) |
| 34% | REBECCAGODFREY | 14 | 16-Across and 29-Across writer whose posthumous 2024 novel, "Peggy," was completed by Leslie Jamison (2 wds.) |
| 33% | DMS | 3 | Private chats, briefly, and what 17-, 29-, 45-, and 61-Across literally are |
| 33% | USATODAYSECTION | 15 | One can be found at the starts of 17-, 29- and 45-Across |
| 33% | FROMTHETOP | 10 | National Public Radio podcast hosted by Peter Dugan that features interviews with and performances by young classical musicians (3 wds.) |
| 33% | MIDDLENAME | 10 | What 50-Across is ... or a clue to 17-, 29-, 35- and 45-Across |