| 100% | BEN | 3 | With 31-Down, star of "Night at the Museum" |
| 56% | COBBS | 5 | Bill of "Night at the Museum" |
| 56% | TOMB | 4 | "Night at the Museum: Secret of the ___" |
| 55% | BEN | 3 | Actor Stiller of "Night at the Museum" |
| 54% | BEN | 3 | ___ Stiller of "Night at the Museum" |
| 52% | AKHMENRAH | 9 | Tablet of __; golden slab in Night at the Museum |
| 51% | EVITA | 5 | Musical with the song "On This Night of a Thousand Stars" |
| 51% | AFTERDARK | 9 | At night ... and where the starts of the answers to starred clues can go |
| 50% | STILLER | 7 | Ben __; Night At The Museum and Zoolander actor |
| 50% | BRAD | 4 | With 59-Down, star of the work revealed by the first letters of the Across clues, which hint at this puzzle's theme |
| 50% | EVITA | 5 | 1979 Broadway hit with the song "On This Night of a Thousand Stars" |
| 50% | HEADLIGHT | 9 | Night driving need, and what can go with the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 49% | PRIDE | 5 | With 57-Across, time period honoring the group hinted at by the beginning of the starred clues |
| 49% | STATE | 5 | With 39 Across and 33 Down, what each syllable of the answer to each starred clue is |
| 48% | THEMUSEUM | 9 | "Night at ___," trilogy of comedy films starring Ben Stiller, where characters come to life in the night: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ALOHASTATE | 10 | With "The," one of 50 since 8/21/1959, as hinted at by the answers to starred clues |
| 48% | TARA | 4 | With 46-Down, star of the Sharknado franchise |
| 47% | BEN | 3 | Stiller of the "Night at the Museum" and "Madagascar" movies |
| 47% | AFTER | 5 | With 1-Down, at the end of the day |
| 47% | SYKES | 5 | Star of the sitcom "Wanda at Large" |
| 46% | OWEN | 4 | Actor Wilson of the "Night at the Museum" movies |
| 46% | SMITHSONIAN | 11 | "night at the museum" site |
| 46% | AHARDDAYS | 9 | "___ Night," a musical comedy film starring the Beatles that won 31-Across an Academy Award for scoring of music: 3 wds. |
| 46% | ARLO | 4 | With 23-Across, singer of the song referenced at 6-Down |
| 46% | CAPITAL | 7 | With 31-Down, proceeds from the sale of an asset … or a hint to understanding six answers in this puzzle |
| 46% | THORNTON | 8 | Star of the film Friday Night Lights: Billy Bob __ |
| 46% | GRACEFFA | 8 | Joey, YouTube star of Escape the Night |
| 45% | BEN | 3 | "Night at the Museum" actor Stiller |
| 45% | CRIMESCENE | 10 | "CSI: ___," with 31-Across, the name of a TV show Liev Schreiber - whose birthday it is today - guest starred in as Michael Keppler: 2 wds. |
| 45% | IPHONE | 6 | Device used with the actions at the ends of the starred answers |