| 100% | THEDARKKNIGHT | 13 | Rated 9.0 on IMDb, this movie about the confrontation of "The Joker" and "Batman" is listed in the top 10 movies of all time: 3 wds. |
| 72% | SHAWSHANK | 9 | Rated 9.3 on IMDb, this movie about two prisoners finding solace in life is listed in the top 10 movies of all time, "The ___ Redemption" |
| 61% | INCEPTION | 9 | Rated 8.8 on IMDb, this movie about thieves stealing through dreams is listed in the top 10 movies of all time |
| 36% | ALL | 3 | "___ in the Family," TV show about a working class man and his family, which is ranked 9th on Rolling Stone's 2016 list of "100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" |
| 35% | BREAKINGBAD | 11 | #3 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time (as of 2016) ... and a hint to what the black squares are doing in four rows of this puzzle |
| 34% | LUISFONSI | 9 | His "Despacito" music video is in the top 10 of YouTube's all-time most-viewed videos: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MARKRONSON | 10 | His "Uptown Funk" music video is in the top 10 of YouTube's all-time most-viewed videos: 2 wds. |
| 34% | WIZKHALIFA | 10 | His "See You Again" music video is in the top 10 of YouTube's all-time most-viewed videos: 2 wds. |
| 34% | YOURESOVAIN | 11 | Carly Simon song that was in the Top 10 on the "Billboard" Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1973 (3 wds.) |
| 33% | EDSHEERAN | 9 | His "Shape of You" music video is in the top 10 of YouTube's all-time most-viewed videos: 2 wds. |
| 33% | YOUREMUTED | 10 | Comment about the silence on Zoom ... and what's spelled out by the sounds that have been removed from the starts of 10 phrases in this puzzle |
| 32% | IGOTTAFEELING | 13 | The Black Eyed Peas' song that's seventh in the Billboard magazine's Top 10 songs of All-Time (1958-2018): 3 wds. |
| 32% | CROCODILEROCK | 13 | Elton John song that was in the Top 10 on the "Billboard" Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1973 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | LETSGETITON | 11 | Marvin Gaye song that was in the Top 10 on the "Billboard" Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1973 (4 wds.) |
| 32% | LEWISHAMILTON | 13 | Formula one pro who races for Mercedes AMG Petronas, and is #10 on Forbes list of the highest-paid athletes in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 31% | DIRKNOWITZKI | 12 | 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who led the Dallas Mavericks to their only NBA title and who is #6 on the NBA all-time leading scorers list (2 wds.) |
| 31% | RAGINGBULL | 10 | Robert De Niro movie that AFI lists as the #1 sports movie of all time: 2 wds. |
| 31% | LARGERTHANLIFE | 14 | "Millennium" Top 40 single by 47-Across with the lyrics "There are prices to fame alright / All of our time spent in flashes of light" (3 wds.) |
| 30% | SHANIATWAIN | 11 | Her 1997 album "Come on Over" spent 53 weeks in the Top 10, #3 among all country albums: 2 wds. |
| 30% | CITYLIGHTS | 10 | Charlie Chaplin movie that AFI lists as the #1 romantic comedy of all time: 2 wds. |
| 30% | THEWIZARDOFOZ | 13 | Judy Garland movie that AFI lists as the #1 fantasy film of all time: 4 wds. |
| 30% | MANWHOSHOT | 10 | "The ___ Liberty Valance," movie starring James Stewart which is considered one of the greatest films of all time: 3 wds. |
| 30% | MICHAELJORDAN | 13 | Former Chicago Bull in the Basketball Hall of Fame who was on the 1992 Olympic "Dream Team" and the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (2 wds.) |
| 30% | THEXFACTOR | 10 | Singer Demi Lovato was a judge in the second and third season of this music-based reality show: 3 wds. |
| 30% | MAGICJOHNSON | 12 | Former L.A. Laker in the Basketball Hall of Fame who was on the 1992 Olympic "Dream Team" and the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (2 wds.) |
| 30% | PATRICKEWING | 12 | Former N.Y. Knick in the Basketball Hall of Fame who was on the 1992 Olympic "Dream Team" and the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (2 wds.) |
| 30% | MAGICJOHNSON | 12 | Former Los Angeles Laker in the Basketball Hall of Fame who was on the 1992 Olympic "Dream Team" and the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (2 wds.) |
| 30% | PATRICKEWING | 12 | Former New York Knick in the Basketball Hall of Fame who was on the 1992 Olympic "Dream Team" and the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (2 wds.) |
| 30% | BEASTOFBURDEN | 13 | Song on the Rolling Stones' "Some Girls" album that's #443 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (3 wds.) |
| 30% | GAMEOFTHRONES | 13 | Fantasy drama set in the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos which will air its final season this year (2019): 3 wds. |