| 100% | KOREANS | 7 | The stars of “Oldboy” and “The Handmaiden,” e.g. |
| 61% | DEMIMOORE | 9 | Star of G.I. Jane and The Scarlet Letter films |
| 61% | MYTH | 4 | The tale of Echo and Narcissus, e.g. |
| 61% | GREENBACK | 9 | Dollar bill, e.g. ... and what the ends of the answers to starred clues have in common |
| 59% | PMS | 3 | The leaders of Thailand and Malaysia, e.g., for short |
| 58% | ASK | 3 | Big ___ ("the moon and the stars," e.g.) |
| 58% | FLAG | 4 | The Stars and Stripes, e.g. |
| 57% | REYNOLDS | 8 | Star of Smokey and the Bandit: Burt __ |
| 57% | MIAGOTH | 7 | Star of X and the upcoming MaXXXine |
| 56% | BINOCHE | 7 | Star of Damage and The English Patient, Juliette |
| 56% | AMYADAMS | 8 | Star of Enchanted and The Woman in the Window |
| 56% | SYZYGY | 6 | Alignment of the sun, earth and moon, e.g. |
| 56% | REYNOLDS | 8 | Burt, star of Smokey and the Bandit |
| 56% | CATTRALL | 8 | Kim __, star of Sex and the City |
| 55% | SERBS | 5 | Jokic and Jovic of the NBA, e.g. |
| 55% | LEONARDO | 8 | __ DiCaprio, star of Titanic and The Great Gatsby |
| 55% | ASTRONOMY | 9 | The study of stars and planets |
| 54% | GANGS | 5 | The Sharks and the Jets of "West Side Story," e.g. |
| 54% | ACAPPELLAGROUPS | 15 | The Barden Bellas and the Treblemakers of “Pitch Perfect,” e.g. |
| 54% | SLAVEREBELLIONS | 15 | The Haitian Revolution and the Aponte Conspiracy of 1812, e.g. |
| 54% | LORE | 4 | Romulus, Remus and the founding of Rome, e.g. |
| 54% | MUPPET | 6 | Member of the band Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, e.g. |
| 54% | INITS | 5 | The "F" and "B" of Samuel F. B. Morse, e.g.: Abbr. |
| 54% | NOVEL | 5 | "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," e.g. |
| 54% | EMILE | 5 | Actor Hirsch, star of Milk and The Girl Next Door |
| 53% | DRAMAS | 6 | "The Last of Us" and "The Wire," e.g. |
| 53% | SEPTETS | 7 | The colors of the rainbow and the days of the week, e.g. |
| 53% | OPENCASES | 9 | The murders of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G., e.g. |
| 52% | MOVIEELEMENTS | 13 | Plot, character, lighting, e.g., and a hint to the starred answers |
| 52% | GENX | 4 | Like high school and college students of the '80s-'90s, e.g. |