| 100% | HOMETOWN | 8 | Setting for the early chapters of a biography |
| 52% | CAVERN | 6 | Setting for a Pirates of the Caribbean ride |
| 49% | ALTAR | 5 | Setting for an image of a deity during the Hindu ritual of puja |
| 45% | TMC | 3 | Run ___ (nickname of a star trio that played for the Golden State Warriors in the early '90s) |
| 45% | RAIN | 4 | Cloud shower that sets the perfect mood for a steaming cup of tea |
| 45% | OESTE | 5 | Setting for the setting of el sol |
| 44% | EDEN | 4 | Setting for a panel of Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights" |
| 44% | MOOR | 4 | A marshy wasteland, the setting for "The Hound of the Baskervilles" |
| 44% | TIBET | 5 | Setting for the novel "The Magician of Lhasa" |
| 44% | TARA | 4 | Setting for the highest-grossing movie of 1939 |
| 44% | BAGEL | 5 | Tennis slang for winning a set 6-0, which comes from the shape of "0" |
| 44% | UTAH | 4 | Setting for the beginning of "The Book of Mormon" |
| 44% | ABBEY | 5 | Setting for the start of "The Sound of Music" |
| 44% | IRAN | 4 | Setting for the 2011 Oscar-winning film A Separation |
| 44% | PADUA | 5 | Setting for "The Taming of the Shrew" |
| 43% | TARA | 4 | Setting for the biggest movie of 1939 |
| 43% | TOMB | 4 | Setting for the very end of "Aida" |
| 43% | TOTERM | 6 | For the full length of a pregnancy |
| 43% | ASIA | 4 | Setting for the FIFA World Cups of 2002 and 2022 |
| 43% | EDEN | 4 | Garden setting for the beginning of "Good Omens" |
| 43% | SEA | 3 | Setting for much of the "Odyssey" |
| 43% | EDT | 3 | Setting for the PGA Tour's first major of the year |
| 43% | THANKSGIVINGDAY | 15 | Setting for the starts of 17-, 24-, 51- and 64-Across |
| 42% | CASTLE | 6 | The ___ of Otranto, a looming fortress that sets the stage for supernatural events in Horace Walpole's eponymous Gothic tale |
| 42% | CRETE | 5 | Greek-island setting for the myth of the Minotaur |
| 42% | INDIA | 5 | Setting for much of the movie "Lion" |
| 42% | SOIR | 4 | Setting for a sunset on the Seine |
| 42% | ISLE | 4 | Setting for many a season of "Survivor" |
| 42% | FARM | 4 | Setting for the black-and-white parts of "The Wizard of Oz" |
| 42% | PAST | 4 | Setting for much of "Back to the Future" |