| 100% | ROOSTER | 7 | With 38-Across, 1975 Katharine Hepburn/John Wayne western that was a sequel to "True Grit" |
| 38% | SCARLETT | 8 | 1994 miniseries that was a sequel to the 1939 Best Picture winner "Gone With the Wind" |
| 36% | RIO | 3 | With 21-Down, John Wayne western that was the last film directed by Howard Hawks |
| 34% | THEHUMANTORNADO | 15 | 1976 blaxploitation film that was a sequel to "Dolemite" |
| 34% | OPUS | 4 | 2003-2008 comic strip that was a sequel to "Bloom County" |
| 33% | GRIT | 4 | "True ___" (John Wayne western that was remade in 2010) |
| 33% | COBRAKAI | 8 | Netflix series that is a sequel to the "Karate Kid" franchise: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MAVERICK | 8 | "Top Gun: ___," 2022 film starring Tom Cruise that is a sequel to a 1986 film |
| 32% | DISENCHANTED | 12 | 2022 film starring Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey that is a sequel to a 2007 film |
| 32% | THEEVENINGSTAR | 14 | 1996 movie that was a sequel to the 1983 Best Picture winner "Terms of Endearment": 3 wds. |
| 32% | HANNIBAL | 8 | 2001 movie that was a sequel to the 1991 Best Picture winner "The Silence of the Lambs" |
| 32% | WATER | 5 | "Avatar: The Way of ___," 2022 film starring Zoe Saldana that is a sequel to a 2009 film |
| 31% | WISH | 4 | "Puss in Boots: The Last ___," 2022 film starring Antonio Banderas that is a sequel to a 2011 film |
| 31% | ACROSS | 6 | "Spider-Man: ___ the Spider-Verse," 2023 film starring Shameik Moore that is a sequel to a 2018 film |
| 31% | SCHOOL | 6 | "The Emperor's New ___," Disney series that is a sequel to the 2000 film "The Emperor's New Groove" |
| 31% | ROOSTER | 7 | & 4D 1975 film western starring John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn |
| 31% | HOCUS | 5 | "___ Pocus 2," 2022 film starring Sarah Jessica Parker that is a sequel to the 1993 film of the same name |
| 31% | LILO | 4 | "___ & Stitch: The Series," Disney show that is a sequel spin-off to the 2002 eponymous film |
| 30% | ALIENS | 6 | 80's sci-fi thriller film starring Sigourney Weaver that is a sequel to a horror film of the same name |
| 30% | NO | 2 | With 38-Across, what a two-letter answer is in a crossword, usually ... or a hint to 20-, 24-, 44- and 51-Across |
| 29% | HANNIBAL | 8 | 2001 film which is a sequel to "The Silence of the Lambs" and stars Julianne Moore along with Anthony Hopkins |
| 28% | BAD | 3 | With 38-Across, hex that's hard to shake |
| 28% | THICK | 5 | Like a milkshake that needs to be eaten with a spoon |
| 28% | HOME | 4 | With 9-Across, John Hughes film about a boy who is left to defend his house from robbers |
| 28% | ACIMAN | 6 | André whose 2019 sequel to “Call Me by Your Name” was branded with a promotional perfume |
| 28% | ALAMO | 5 | John Wayne western, with "The" |
| 28% | WHATSYOUR | 9 | With 94 Across, a fashion question that Peter Pan is really tired of hearing? |
| 27% | LOVEBUG | 7 | Herbie Rides Again is a sequel to The __ |
| 27% | BLUE | 4 | Word with "bell" to make a purple bloom that is spread across North America |