| 100% | SIXTEEN | 7 | With 35-Across, 1984 movie, written by John Hughes, whose title refers to a mostly forgotten birthday |
| 58% | PRETTYINPINK | 12 | 1986 movie, written by John Hughes, whose title refers to a colorful prom dress: 3 wds. |
| 53% | WEIRDSCIENCE | 12 | 1985 movie, written by John Hughes, whose title refers to an experiment gone awry: 2 wds. |
| 33% | PULSE | 5 | 1995 album by Pink Floyd whose title refers to a vital sign measured at the wrist |
| 33% | WEIRDSCIENCE | 12 | 1985 John Hughes movie whose title song is by Oingo Boingo |
| 32% | PRETTYINPINK | 12 | 1986 Molly Ringwald movie written by John Hughes |
| 32% | FALCONCREST | 11 | 1980s primetime soap whose title referred to a winery |
| 31% | GLASS | 5 | With 27 Across, 2022 film whose title was inspired by a Beatles song |
| 31% | DOUBLEINDEMNITY | 15 | Classic film noir whose title refers to a life insurance policy clause |
| 31% | CLUB | 4 | "The Breakfast ___," 1985 comedy-drama movie written by John Hughes starring Emilio Estevez |
| 30% | TAKETHEATRAIN | 13 | Jazz standard whose title refers to a New York City subway line (4 wds.) |
| 30% | ALLIWANTISYOU | 13 | 2010 R&B hit by Miguel whose title refers to a fixation on one love interest: 5 wds. |
| 29% | ROCK | 4 | "30 ___," TV show starring Tina Fey whose title refers to a famous landmark in New York City |
| 29% | SIXTEEN | 7 | With 44-Across, 1984 coming-of-age film written and directed by John Hughes |
| 29% | STAND | 5 | With 35-Across, 1961 solo hit by Ben E. King featured in a 1986 movie |
| 29% | SHE | 3 | "April Come ___ Will," 1966 song by Simon & Garfunkel whose title refers to a woman |
| 28% | TOSIRWITHLOVE | 13 | 1967 movie starring 51-Across with a #1 title song by Lulu: 4 wds. |
| 28% | UNDERWORLD | 10 | 1997 book by 44-Across whose title refers to deeply buried things |
| 27% | BETWEENTHE | 10 | With 35-Across, National Book Award-winning autobiography by 45-Across whose title comes from a Richard Wright poem (2 wds.) |
| 27% | BETWEENTHE | 10 | With 38-Across, 2015 memoir by Ta-Nehisi Coates written as a letter to his son: 2 wds. |
| 27% | LETSDOITAGAIN | 13 | 1975 movie starring 51-Across with a #1 title song by the Staple Singers: 4 wds. |
| 27% | MRS | 3 | Title referred to a married woman |
| 26% | RATATOUILLE | 11 | Animated comedy film released in 2007 whose title refers to a French dish and the plot follows a rat named Remy who dreams of becoming a chef |
| 26% | ALOHAOE | 7 | Classic Hawaiian song written by Queen Lili'uokalani, whose title means "Farewell to Thee" |
| 26% | GHOSTBUSTERS | 12 | 1984 film whose soundtrack had a #1 hit with the same title |
| 26% | MINDGAMES | 9 | *Song by John Lennon (1973) and Sickick (2017) whose title is a phrase meaning "psychological manipulation" |
| 25% | HOME | 4 | With 9-Across, John Hughes film about a boy who is left to defend his house from robbers |
| 25% | ODES | 4 | Poems whose titles often start with "To a" |
| 25% | SKYWALKER | 9 | 2017 R&B hit by Miguel whose title could refer to a "Star Wars" protagonist: 2 wds. |
| 25% | HELLO | 5 | With 35-Across, 1969 Barbra Streisand film whose title ends with an exclamation point! |