| 100% | SUSANSARANDON | 13 | She appeared in "The Witches of Eastwick" with 53-Across |
| 54% | CHER | 4 | She was one of the witches in "The Witches of Eastwick" |
| 48% | JULIUS | 6 | With 25-Across, speaker of the quote hidden in 20-, 37- and 53-Across |
| 46% | THANKS | 6 | With 53 Across, hesitant answer to the question "Who starred with M. Ryan in 'Sleepless in Seattle'?" |
| 46% | MARGARET | 8 | With 53-Across, author of the quote |
| 45% | PAULA | 5 | She sat in front of the stage with Simon and Randy |
| 45% | GEENADAVIS | 10 | She appeared in "Thelma & Louise" with 24-Across |
| 44% | YMA | 3 | Singer who appeared with Charlton in "Secret of the Incas" |
| 44% | BOOBY | 5 | With 127 Across, one of many devices thwarting the burglars in "Home Alone" |
| 42% | BACKWARD | 8 | How the Across answers appear in the bottom half of this puzzle |
| 42% | YMA | 3 | Favorite crossword singer who also appeared with Charlton in "Secret of the Incas" in 1954 |
| 42% | PINK | 4 | Singer who stylizes her name with an exclamation mark in place of the second letter |
| 42% | GIFT | 4 | Traditional 61-Across surprise, aptly boxed, and spelled with the only four letters of the alphabet that don't appear elsewhere in this grid |
| 41% | LEGALIZED | 9 | With 20 Across, what the people of AZ, NJ, MT, and SD voted for by proposition in 2020 |
| 41% | CHADOCHOCINCO | 13 | Former name of an NFL player who appeared on "Dancing With the Stars" in 2010: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SHAPE | 5 | With 53-Across, song by Ed Sheeran that topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks in 2017 |
| 40% | LUCY | 4 | She was in the sky with diamonds |
| 40% | BRITNEYSPEARS | 13 | Singer who appears nude in the video of her 2008 single, "Womanizer": 2 wds. |
| 40% | ANNEHATHAWAY | 12 | "Interstellar" actress who appears in one of the stories on 27-Across (2 wds.) |
| 40% | STANA | 5 | With 32-Across, she played the homicide cop partner of 18-Across |
| 39% | DRAWKCAB | 8 | How the Across answers appear in the top half of this puzzle vis-à-vis the bottom |
| 39% | UPDIKE | 6 | "The Witches of Eastwick" author |
| 39% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, on 28 Across |
| 39% | MILEYCYRUS | 10 | Singer who appears nude in the video of her 2013 single, "Wrecking Ball": 2 wds. |
| 39% | JOHNSLATTERY | 12 | "Mad Men" actor who appears in one of the stories on 27-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | STATE | 5 | With 70-Across, what the first word of each long Across answer is vis-à-vis the bracketed place in its clue |
| 39% | ANG | 3 | With 53-Down, the director of "Life of Pi" |
| 39% | CHER | 4 | "The Witches of Eastwick" co-star |
| 39% | ACTI | 4 | When the witches first appear in "Macbeth" |
| 39% | THOR | 4 | Superhero with a hammer who appeared in the first issue of the comic book "The Avengers" |