| 100% | PUN | 3 | Title like "The Santa Clause" or "Knight and Day" |
| 49% | PUNNY | 5 | Like the horror movie titles "Chopping Mall" and "Santa's Slay" |
| 48% | TIMALLEN | 8 | The Santa Clause and Wild Hogs actor |
| 45% | BOOLEAN | 7 | Like the logic operators AND, OR and NOT |
| 44% | ODD | 3 | Like the Adele album titles "19," "21," and "25" |
| 43% | PUN | 3 | Movie title such as "The Santa Clause" or "Bee Movie" |
| 43% | TITULAR | 7 | Like the characters Romeo and Juliet, but not Mercutio or Tybalt |
| 43% | INVISIBLE | 9 | Like the man in H.G. Wells and Ralph Ellison titles |
| 43% | BOXER | 5 | Athlete like the title characters in "Creed" and "Rocky" |
| 43% | PUN | 3 | "The Santa Clause" or "Legally Blonde" |
| 42% | OTIS | 4 | ___ Day and the Knights ("Animal House" group) |
| 42% | ARKRAVINGMAD | 12 | Like the beasts on Noah's boat after 40 days and 40 nights? |
| 42% | OTIS | 4 | ___ Day and the Knights (band in “Animal House”) |
| 42% | SOAP | 4 | ___ opera, television genre for shows like "Days of Our Lives" or "The Bold and the Beautiful" |
| 41% | TRIO | 4 | Group like Green Day or the Beastie Boys |
| 41% | LONG | 4 | Lengthy, just like the song titles in 21a, 28a, 52a, 7d, and 43d |
| 40% | OTIS | 4 | ___ Day and the Knights, band that performs "Shout" in "Animal House" |
| 40% | RATEDPG | 7 | Like Wonka or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| 38% | PUNK | 4 | I'm a music genre with bands like Green Day and The Ramones |
| 37% | STERILE | 7 | Like the OR |
| 37% | ASANA | 5 | Yoga position like the ones at 9a and 15d that you will encounter during a day of practicing yoga |
| 37% | HIGHDEFINITION | 14 | Like most televisions, and what can be found at the start of 20-, 36-, or 46-Across |
| 37% | WHATSLOVE | 9 | With 14- and 16-Across, Tina Turner hit or the title of her 1993 biopic |
| 37% | HOT | 3 | Like the dog days |
| 36% | LAZIEST | 7 | Like the most summery day |
| 36% | BASIC | 5 | Like the ABCs or NaOH |
| 36% | LOBED | 5 | Like the brain or ears |
| 36% | EPIC | 4 | Like the "Iliad" and "Odyssey" |
| 36% | ENVIED | 6 | Like the rich and beautiful |
| 36% | PITIED | 6 | Like the down and out |