| 100% | TET | 3 | Some action in "Full Metal Jacket" took place on it |
| 45% | SCENEI | 6 | It takes place on board a ship at sea in "The Tempest" |
| 38% | ULYSSES | 7 | Classic novel that takes place on a single day in Dublin |
| 37% | CHIN | 4 | Place to take it on |
| 37% | PATH | 4 | It's taken on some hikes |
| 37% | LSD | 3 | It's taken on some trips |
| 37% | SEANCE | 6 | It takes place in the dark |
| 36% | MEZUZAH | 7 | Object placed on a doorpost in some Jewish homes |
| 36% | RUSHT | 5 | It can take root in wet places |
| 36% | CONAIR | 6 | Action film that takes place on a plane |
| 36% | LETTERBOXFORMAT | 15 | Some movies on TV are shown in it |
| 36% | BIOS | 4 | Features on some jackets, in brief |
| 35% | ONER | 4 | Where the action in Chicago's County General Hospital took place |
| 35% | NAM | 3 | "Full Metal Jacket" setting, in brief |
| 35% | HAIRGEL | 7 | It keeps some parts in place |
| 34% | TOFU | 4 | It often takes the place of meat in a vegetarian dish |
| 34% | ONETASTE | 8 | All it takes to convince you, in some ads |
| 34% | POKER | 5 | Its World Series takes place in Paradise |
| 34% | ARMOR | 5 | Full metal jacket? |
| 33% | ORS | 3 | Where some replacements take place, in brief |
| 33% | NAM | 3 | Full Metal Jacket setting, informally |
| 32% | TOTALSOLARECLIPSE | 17 | Event taking place across parts of North America on Monday, represented in four spots in this puzzle |
| 32% | STEW | 4 | "There's still plenty of meat on that bone. Now, you take this home, throw it in a pot, add some broth, a potato ... baby, you got a ___ going!": Carl Weathers |
| 32% | SETAT | 5 | Taking place in |
| 31% | SOFA | 4 | Living room furniture which may have cushions placed on it |
| 31% | STAGE | 5 | What a musical takes place on |
| 31% | AVATAR | 6 | Film that takes place on Pandora |
| 31% | HIEMAL | 6 | Taking place in winter |
| 31% | BACKSTREET | 10 | Taking place in secrecy |
| 31% | IMO | 3 | "This is my take on it," in text: Abbr. |