| 100% | PREMISE | 7 | What a movie or an argument is based on |
| 46% | ADHOMINEM | 9 | What a tu-quoque argument is an example of |
| 46% | CAMCORDER | 9 | What many a home movie was once shot on |
| 44% | TRUE | 4 | "This movie is based on a ___ story" |
| 43% | USAGE | 5 | What an electric bill is based on |
| 43% | USAGE | 5 | What a utility bill is based on |
| 43% | USAGE | 5 | What a water bill is based on |
| 43% | CATCHPHRASE | 11 | Familiar slogan ... or, based on its last word, what each answer to a starred clue is? |
| 43% | SONGS | 5 | What you might find on an iPod or a walkman? |
| 42% | PAPERCARRIERS | 13 | Morning news deliverers ... or based on a hidden word in each, what 20-, 27- and 43-Across are? |
| 41% | ROSEPETAL | 9 | One of what is sprinkled down aisle or on a bed |
| 41% | LOOSELY | 7 | How a movie might be based on a true story |
| 41% | EMAG | 4 | A magazine that is based purely on an online platform. |
| 41% | THEAVENGERS | 11 | 1998 Uma Thurman film based on an old spy show, or a 2012 superhero film: 2 wds. |
| 41% | SCREEN | 6 | What a movie is projected onto |
| 40% | ECOWARRIORS | 11 | Based on a common feature of their names, what 17-, 23-, 36- and 51-Across are well-suited to be? |
| 40% | STOCKHOLDER | 11 | Certain investor ... and, based on the word hidden in each, what 17-, 26-, 37- or 50-Across is? |
| 39% | WAYNESWORLD | 11 | 1992 movie based on an "S.N.L." sketch ... or, diverged: Modus vivendi |
| 39% | THEDOT | 6 | What a precise number is said to be on |
| 39% | TVROLE | 6 | What a movie star may pretend to be above |
| 39% | EURO | 4 | Its symbol is based on an epsilon |
| 39% | READTHEROOM | 11 | Pick up on what people are thinking... or a hint to this puzzle's starred entries |
| 38% | GMAIL | 5 | App whose logo is based on an envelope |
| 38% | IMAGE | 5 | What a GIF or JPEG is |
| 38% | ERRAND | 6 | What a gofer is sent on |
| 38% | EDGE | 4 | What a jumpy person is on |
| 38% | POLE | 4 | What a flag is raised on |
| 38% | ONELEG | 6 | What a pirouette is performed on |
| 38% | DATA | 4 | What A.I. is trained on |
| 38% | THELAM | 6 | What a fugitive may be on |