| 100% | LEGHORN | 7 | Type of Looney Tunes' chicken that was inspired by the fictional Senator Claghorn (Are ya payin' attention, son?) |
| 34% | ACE | 3 | Type of 11d in tennis that is not touched by the receiver |
| 34% | AWAY | 4 | "Gouge ___," song by rock band Pixies that is inspired by the story of Samson and Delilah |
| 33% | HEN | 3 | Type of bird that Miss Prissy is, in Looney Tunes cartoons |
| 33% | LAND | 4 | "___ of the Pharaohs," 1955 epic film starring Jack Hawkins that is inspired by ancient Egypt |
| 33% | METRO | 5 | "___ 2033," video game that was inspired by Dmitry Glukhovsky novel of the same title |
| 33% | LUCY | 4 | "___ in the Sky with Diamonds," 1967 song by The Beatles which was inspired by a drawing that Lennon's son made of his classmate |
| 32% | HORIZON | 7 | "Deepwater ___," 2016 film starring Mark Wahlberg that was inspired by the real-life disaster following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill |
| 32% | APPRENTICE | 10 | "Scentless ___," song by Nirvana that was inspired by Patrick Suskind's "Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer" |
| 31% | SPOCKMUSTDIE | 12 | Original novel by 39-Across that was inspired by one of the principal characters of "Star Trek" (3 wds.) |
| 31% | RAMBLE | 6 | "___ On," song by Led Zeppelin that was inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 30% | STEALS | 6 | "The Man of Metropolis ___ Our Hearts," 2005 song by Sufjan Stevens that is inspired by Superman |
| 30% | REVUE | 5 | Type of musical comedy show that was popular in the early 20th century |
| 29% | SPEC | 4 | "___ Ops: The Line," video game that was partially inspired by Joseph Conrad's novel "Heart of Darkness" |
| 29% | HAMMER | 6 | Type of baggy pants from the '90s that was popularized by the rapper known for "U Can't Touch This" |
| 29% | ONLY | 4 | 2005 song by Nine Inch Nails that was inspired by the film "Fight Club" |
| 29% | FANCY | 5 | Collaborative song by Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX that is inspired by the film "Clueless" |
| 29% | GASLIT | 6 | 2022 political thriller series starring Julia Roberts that was inspired by the podcast "Slow Burn" |
| 28% | BLACKEYED | 9 | Type of Peas that sang Where Is The Love? |
| 28% | LIVIN | 5 | "___ on the Edge," 1993 single by Aerosmith that was inspired by the 1992 Los Angeles riots |
| 28% | IRS | 3 | Agency that was affected by the Tax Reform Act of 1986: Abbr. |
| 28% | FARMHOUSE | 9 | Type of home owned by those who tend the land |
| 28% | THOUSAND | 8 | "Death By a ___ Cuts," 2019 song by Taylor Swift that was inspired by the film "Someone Great" |
| 28% | NIGHTMARE | 9 | "Motorpsycho ___," 1964 song by Bob Dylan that was inspired by the films "Psycho" and "La Dolce Vita" |
| 28% | EASY | 4 | The Big ___, nickname for New Orleans, Louisiana that is inspired by its laid-back lifestyle |
| 28% | SUEDE | 5 | Type of leather handbag designed to be swung across the body that defined the '70s |
| 28% | TEL | 3 | Part of the name of an Israeli city that is followed by Aviv |
| 28% | TASER | 5 | Invention by Jack Cover that was inspired by the "Tom Swift" sci-fi series by Victor Appleton: Abbr. |
| 28% | SWIMMING | 8 | "___ with Sharks," TV series starring Kiernan Shipka and Diane Kruger that was inspired by the eponymous 1994 film |
| 28% | SUNBIRD | 7 | A feathered creature whose name is inspired by the centre of the solar system |