| 100% | KNIVESIN | 8 | Rian Johnson helms this snoozer of a whodunit starring Daniel Craig (2019) |
| 38% | KNIVESOUT | 9 | 2019 whodunit starring Daniel Craig and Ana de Armas |
| 29% | EVITA | 5 | "On This Night of a Thousand Stars" musical |
| 27% | BOHEMIAN | 8 | This Rhapsody was a 2019 biopic of Freddie Mercury |
| 27% | DUMB | 4 | Adjective in the title of a 1994 comedy starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels |
| 26% | BORE | 4 | Snoozer of a speaker |
| 26% | EMIGRATION | 10 | Exodus, or a literal feature of this puzzle's starred answers |
| 26% | THEONLYWAYTOGETRID | 18 | Start of a quote by this puzzle's honoree, whose 120th birthday is August 13, 2019 |
| 26% | ELVIS | 5 | SNL skit starring Nicolas Cage as a tiny version of this "King" |
| 26% | NCAA | 4 | Uber Eats became a Corporate Partner of this nonprofit org. in 2019 |
| 25% | KNIVES | 6 | Daniel Craig 2019 murder mystery, __ Out |
| 25% | PLOT | 4 | Basis of a whodunit |
| 25% | CRIME | 5 | Basis of a whodunit |
| 25% | FLY | 3 | "___ Away Home" (film starring Jeff Daniels, Anna Paquin, and a flock of geese) |
| 25% | ENDGAME | 7 | Concluding stage of a chess match ... or a feature of the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 25% | KERI | 4 | Actress Russell who received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this year |
| 25% | DOLLYPARTON | 11 | Country star who said, "It costs a lot of money to look this cheap!" |
| 25% | SKYFALL | 7 | Third Bond film starring Daniel Craig |
| 25% | OUT | 3 | "Knives ___," mystery film starring Daniel Craig |
| 24% | EVITA | 5 | Musical with the song "On This Night of a Thousand Stars" |
| 24% | SPOTLIGHT | 9 | This shines on the star of a theater show |
| 24% | SKYFALL | 7 | 2012 James Bond film starring Daniel Craig |
| 24% | DEFIANCE | 8 | 2008 action-drama film starring Daniel Craig |
| 24% | LOOPDELOOPS | 11 | Upside-down parts of a roller coaster ride — represented twice in the answer to each of this puzzle's starred clues |
| 24% | TIPTOPSHAPE | 11 | Exceptional physical health, and a feature of the answer to each of this puzzle's starred clues |
| 24% | DANIELCRAIG | 11 | "Knives Out" star who was honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 24% | ANNEHATHAWAY | 12 | "Dark Waters" star who was honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 24% | KRISTENBELL | 11 | "Frozen II" star who was honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 24% | BILATERAL | 9 | With 46-Across, feature of the answers to this puzzle's six starred clues, in a sense |
| 24% | ITSALLYOU | 9 | "I'm handing this off now," and a phonetic description of the answers to the starred clues |