| 100% | DOCUSERIES | 10 | Show such as “Welcome to Wrexham” or “Meltdown: Three Mile Island” |
| 38% | ANIME | 5 | Show such as "Sailor Moon" or "Bleach" |
| 37% | KDRAMA | 6 | Show such as “Itaewon Class” or “Crash Landing on You,” informally |
| 35% | SADDLEBACK | 10 | New Zealand bird such as the North Island — or South Island — |
| 32% | ISLE | 4 | Small island, such as Man or Capri |
| 32% | ALTERED | 7 | Modify something such as to change the size, shape or style of a dress (past) |
| 32% | ANIME | 5 | Show such as "Beastars" |
| 32% | OPERA | 5 | Show such as "Turandot" |
| 32% | OPERA | 5 | Show such as "Champion" |
| 32% | HGTV | 4 | Channel with such shows as "Fixer Upper" and "Flip or Flop" |
| 31% | SUSQUEHANNA | 11 | Three Mile Island is in it |
| 31% | OPERA | 5 | Show such as "Porgy and Bess" |
| 31% | SOLID | 5 | Three-dimensional shape such as a sphere or cube |
| 31% | ACTIVITY | 8 | Something to do, such as swimming or painting |
| 31% | HOUSING | 7 | Places to live, such as apartments or homes |
| 31% | KDRAMA | 6 | Show such as "Where Your Eyes Linger" |
| 30% | PODS | 4 | Shows such as "Sistas Who Kill," for short |
| 30% | ATOLL | 5 | Island ring ... or, in three parts, a hint to 18-, 32-, 44- and 59-Across |
| 30% | ALTEREGO | 8 | Peter Parker or Miles Morales, or, as an imperative, a hint to the circled letters |
| 30% | ASTEROID | 8 | Item such as Pitbull (which came within 25,000 miles of Earth in September) or the answer to any of the six starred clues |
| 29% | PARAPHRASES | 11 | Puts in other words, or, if read as three pieces, a hint to the starred answers |
| 29% | CONTINENT | 9 | Such as Europe or Africa |
| 29% | KDRAMA | 6 | Show such as "Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo," e.g. |
| 29% | REVUE | 5 | Variety-style Broadway show such as Ain't Misbehavin' |
| 28% | CORALATOLLS | 11 | Formations such as Wake Island |
| 28% | NUCLEAR | 7 | Kind of power that was generated at Three Mile Island |
| 28% | IMPERIAL | 8 | Measures such as ounces and miles |
| 28% | GODS | 4 | Deities, such as Odin or Osiris |
| 28% | HERB | 4 | Flavoring such as mint or parsley |
| 28% | EMOTION | 7 | Feeling, such as sadness or happiness |