| 100% | ATEAM | 5 | With “The,” show whose title group was Hannibal, Murdock, B. A., and Face |
| 48% | CNET | 4 | Tech website whose title is stylized with a vertical line between the first and second letters |
| 46% | CRAZYSEXYCOOL | 13 | 1994 TLC album with the #1 hits "Creep" and "Waterfalls" whose title is a mash-up of three adjectives |
| 41% | WAP | 3 | 2020 song whose title is rhymed with bucket and a mop in its lyrics |
| 41% | REBEL | 5 | Person with a torn dress and whose face is a mess |
| 40% | GLEE | 4 | TV show whose fandom name is a portmanteau of its title and “geeks” |
| 39% | COLD | 4 | ___ open, term and scene that is shown before the title song of a TV show |
| 39% | SHANANA | 7 | Doo-wop group with a TV variety show in the 1970s and 1980s (3 wds.) |
| 39% | VAST | 4 | Alternative rock band with the song "Touched" whose name is an abbreviation and also the title of their first album |
| 39% | LALAW | 5 | Show whose title was seen on a license plate |
| 38% | HAPPY | 5 | 2011 song by Pharrell Williams whose title is also a word for being joyful and describes the emotion behind a smile |
| 38% | ROSIE | 5 | Female mascot of the Cincinnati Reds whose name is derived from a female fan and a fan group |
| 37% | BREAKINGBAD | 11 | AMC show whose title is stylized with two chemical symbols |
| 37% | BRAIN | 5 | "Pinky and the ___," animated show with a theme song that goes "One is a genius, the other's other insane..." |
| 37% | THESIMPSONS | 11 | TV show with an iconic yellow family whose members are a hint to solve 17a, 30a, 8d and 25d: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ATEAM | 5 | TV group with B.A. Baracus and Hannibal Smith (Hyph.) |
| 36% | IBELIEVEICANFLY | 15 | R. Kelly hit whose last title word is aptly rhymed with "sky" in the lyrics ... and a hint to the starts of the other four longest puzzle answers |
| 36% | SEVEN | 5 | 1995 thriller whose title is stylized with a digit |
| 36% | MYSHARONA | 9 | 1979 #1 hit whose title is sung with a stutter |
| 35% | VEEP | 4 | Show whose main character's autobiography was titled A Woman First: First Woman |
| 35% | PULP | 4 | "___ Fiction," film whose title begins and ends with the letter "P" |
| 35% | ISIS | 4 | Bob Dylan song whose title is the name of a goddess |
| 35% | ROCKLOBSTER | 11 | B-52s hit with a crustacean in the title |
| 35% | JUDGEJUDY | 9 | 2024 Tyler, the Creator hit whose title is also a courtroom TV show: 2 wds. |
| 35% | JACKNICKLAUS | 12 | He was nicknamed "The Golden Bear" of golf and holds a record for the highest number of wins in Masters Tournament with six titles: 2 wds. |
| 34% | UCANTTOUCHTHIS | 14 | 1990 MC Hammer hit whose title is a hint to solving the meta |
| 34% | NETS | 4 | Team whose logo is a basketball with a B |
| 34% | ANYTHINGGOES | 12 | 1934 show with music and lyrics by 39-Across whose 1987 and 2011 revivals both won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical (2 wds.) |
| 34% | GIRLSWANTGIRLS | 14 | 2021 Drake song whose title starts and ends with the same word: 3 wds. |
| 34% | HARPY | 5 | Mythical creature with the face of a woman and the body of a bird |