| 100% | WAKANDA | 7 | With 15-Across, subtitle of the 2022 "Black Panther" sequel |
| 50% | PEPPERS | 7 | With 15 Across, illusion that uses a reflection to create the appearance of a phantom |
| 47% | ZAKIYA | 6 | With 15 and 16 Across, writer with the 2021 debut novel "The Other Black Girl" |
| 47% | VOLODYMYR | 9 | With 27 Across, Time's Person of the Year of 2022 |
| 47% | CALLMEBY | 8 | With 35-Across, subtitle of 15-Across that is also the title of a 2017 romance film: 3 wds. |
| 45% | MEAT | 4 | With 15 Across, "Bat Out of Hell" singer born Michael Lee Aday (1947-2022) |
| 45% | AVATAR | 6 | James Cameron film with an upcoming sequel subtitled The Way of Water |
| 44% | RESURGENCE | 10 | Subtitle of the sequel to "Independence Day" |
| 44% | GOBLIN | 6 | With 27 Across, Oxford's Word of the Year for 2022, defined as self-indulgent behavior |
| 44% | INTERNATIONAL | 13 | Subtitle of the new "Men in Black" movie |
| 44% | GUILLERMO | 9 | With 15 Across, scandal-ridden president of Ecuador |
| 44% | MURDER | 6 | With 23-Across, subtitle of the first season of "American Horror Story" |
| 43% | WAKANDA | 7 | __ Forever, 2022 sequel to the film Black Panther |
| 43% | ALLFORONE | 9 | With 15- and 22-Across, catchphrase of the Three Musketeers |
| 42% | THEBATTLEOF | 11 | With 29-Across, subtitle of the final installment of the "Hobbit" trilogy: 3 wds. |
| 42% | HEREWEGOAGAIN | 13 | Subtitle of the 2018 "Mamma Mia!" sequel (4 wds.) |
| 42% | DORAMILAJE | 10 | Bodyguards of the Black Panther |
| 42% | SEALE | 5 | Bobby of the Black Panthers |
| 42% | FOLIEADEUX | 10 | Subtitle of the 2024 sequel to the 2019 film "Joker" (3 wds.) |
| 42% | LOVEAND | 7 | With 16-Across, subtitle of 2022's "Thor" movie: 2 wds. |
| 42% | PLAYOFF | 7 | With 15 Across, growth for many a player pursuing the Stanley Cup |
| 41% | YESTERDAY | 9 | 2019 rom-com with 15-Across as the manager of the only person who remembers the Beatles |
| 41% | SEALE | 5 | Bobby of the Black Panther Party |
| 41% | HUEY | 4 | Newton of the Black Panther Party |
| 41% | OAKLAND | 7 | Birthplace of the Black Panther Party |
| 41% | IRON | 4 | With 21 Across, one of the Avengers |
| 41% | GEORGE | 6 | With 39 Across, coiner of the slogan |
| 41% | LEONARD | 7 | With 18 Across, recipient of the comment |
| 41% | SEALE | 5 | Co-founder of the Black Panthers |
| 41% | HEREWEGOAGAIN | 13 | Subtitle of the "Mamma Mia!" sequel, starring Meryl Streep as Donna: 4 wds. |