| 100% | ORALEXAMS | 9 | Tests in which the questions and answers are spoken (2 wds.) |
| 50% | INASCRABBLEGAME | 15 | With 30- and 49-Across, test question to be answered by filling in the correct circle |
| 49% | JEOPARDY | 8 | TV quiz show in which the answer is a question |
| 47% | PUBTRIVIA | 9 | Competition in which bar patrons answer questions for prizes: 2 wds. |
| 47% | BARTRIVIA | 9 | Contest in which pub patrons answer questions for prizes: 2 wds. |
| 47% | THEBURBS | 8 | 1989 comedy film in which the Petersons suspect their neighbors are killers: 2 wds. |
| 47% | SPACEINVADERS | 13 | 1978 arcade game in which the player is attacked by slowly descending aliens: 2 wds. |
| 46% | THEMERCHANTOF | 13 | "___ Venice," romantic comedy by Shakespeare in which the main characters are Antonio and Portia: 3 wds. |
| 46% | NORDICSKIING | 12 | Winter Olympic sport in which the athletes are free to rise on their toes: 2 wds. |
| 46% | COUNTRYBLUES | 12 | Acoustic folk style of music in which the singer is accompanied by an acoustic guitar: 2 wds. |
| 44% | SHADESOFGREY | 12 | "Fifty ___," erotic novel trilogy written by E.L. James in which the main characters are Christian Grey and Ana Steele: 3 wds. |
| 42% | DOCTORWHO | 9 | BBC sci-fi series in which 31-Across plays the 10th and 14th incarnations of the title character: 2 wds. |
| 42% | SEDER | 5 | Event in which the Four Questions are read |
| 42% | SHOTPUT | 7 | Track and field event in which the athlete hurls a metal ball: 2 wds. |
| 42% | THEMATRIX | 9 | A 1999 Sci-Fi film in which Keanu Reeves - whose birthday it is today - portrays the main character, named "Neo": 2 wds. |
| 41% | VARIABLE | 8 | In the answers to 17-, 34- and 57-Across, it was replaced in turn by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... |
| 41% | WHATSMYNAME | 11 | Fairy tale question whose answer is spelled out in the starts of 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across |
| 41% | MONTGOMERYBUS | 13 | ___ Boycott, protest campaign in which Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the key leaders: 2 wds. |
| 41% | NICKCARRAWAY | 12 | He is the narrator and a friend of Gatsby in "The Great Gatsby": 2 wds. |
| 41% | GERMANY | 7 | Country in which the automobile, aspirin and the accordion were invented |
| 40% | MLB | 3 | Org. in which the start of five answers is a "central" player |
| 40% | EXACTA | 6 | Bet in which the win and place horses are selected |
| 40% | GAMEOFTHRONES | 13 | Fantasy drama set in the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos which will air its final season this year (2019): 3 wds. |
| 40% | OHGOD | 5 | 1977 comedy in which George Burns plays the Lord: 2 wds. |
| 39% | FORTIES | 7 | Decade in which CORE and the UNCF were founded |
| 39% | SCOTS | 5 | Language in which the first four cardinal numbers are ane, twa, three and fower |
| 39% | THELIONKING | 11 | Animated film released in 1994 which was influenced by Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and tells the story of a character named Simba: 3 wds. |
| 39% | FIRESAFETY | 10 | Subject in which the first words of 17-, 29- and 46-Across are sage advice |
| 39% | INACROWN | 8 | "You Should See Me ___," Billie Eilish song released in 2018 and the title of which was inspired by a scene from "Sherlock": 3 wds. |
| 39% | EVEN | 4 | Like years in which the Olympics and World Cup are held |