| 100% | ARENA | 5 | Setting for "Androcles and the Lion" |
| 73% | NARNIA | 6 | Setting for C. S. Lewis's "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" |
| 68% | CRETE | 5 | Setting for Theseus and the Minotaur |
| 63% | TEAMS | 5 | The Lions and the Tigers, for Detroit |
| 61% | PAW | 3 | "Androcles and the Lion" thorn site |
| 61% | ROME | 4 | Setting for La Dolce Vita and The Lizzie McGuire Movie |
| 61% | ASIA | 4 | Setting for the FIFA World Cups of 2002 and 2022 |
| 60% | NAM | 3 | Setting for the war novels "The Sympathizer" and "The Women," informally |
| 60% | ASIA | 4 | Setting for the Best Picture winners "The Last Emperor" and "Parasite" |
| 60% | THANKSGIVINGDAY | 15 | Setting for the starts of 17-, 24-, 51- and 64-Across |
| 60% | NYNY | 4 | "Sex and the City" setting, for short (2 wds.) |
| 58% | APPALACHIA | 10 | Setting for “Cold Mountain,” “A Death in the Family,” and “Look Homeward, Angel” |
| 58% | MIAMI | 5 | Setting for “Dexter” and “The Golden Girls” |
| 56% | SIAM | 4 | Setting for "The King and I" |
| 56% | LONDON | 6 | Home of 18-/41-Across and the setting for much of his writing |
| 56% | RITES | 5 | Head shaving and killing a lion, for the Masai |
| 55% | COMICBOOK | 9 | Setting for each of the places in 15-, 21-, and 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ERTE | 4 | Artist who designed sets and costumes for the Ziegfeld Follies |
| 54% | THRONEROOM | 10 | Setting for some scenes in "The King and I" |
| 54% | INDIA | 5 | Setting for much of the movie "Lion" |
| 53% | ETA | 3 | When the pilot and flight crew are set to land, for short |
| 53% | ASIA | 4 | Setting for Best Picture winners "The Last Emperor" and "Parasite" |
| 52% | INNS | 4 | Opening settings for "The Canterbury Tales" and "Treasure Island" |
| 52% | TUDOR | 5 | ___ era, historical period known for being the setting of "Anne Boleyn" and "Wolf Hall" |
| 52% | FARM | 4 | Setting for the black-and-white parts of "The Wizard of Oz" |
| 51% | SYDNEY | 6 | ___ McLaughlin-Levrone, hurdler and sprinter who set the world record for 400m hurdles in 2022 |
| 51% | GRANT | 5 | ___ Holloway, sprinter and hurdler who set the world record for indoor 60m hurdles in 2022 |
| 51% | TROY | 4 | Setting for the "Iliad" |
| 51% | LAYETTE | 7 | Set for the nursery |
| 51% | TEASERVICE | 10 | Set for the afternoon? |