| 100% | LAWRENCE | 8 | With 42-Across, 1962 historical epic directed by David Lean and set in the Ottoman Empire |
| 51% | RYANSDAUGHTER | 13 | 1970 romantic epic directed by David Lean and set in Ireland: 2 wds. |
| 51% | DOCTORZHIVAGO | 13 | 1965 romantic epic directed by David Lean and set in Russia: 2 wds. |
| 30% | LEGALIZED | 9 | With 20 Across, what the people of AZ, NJ, MT, and SD voted for by proposition in 2020 |
| 28% | CRADLEOFLOVE | 12 | 42-Across hit song that was covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1991 (3 wds.) |
| 28% | WILLY | 5 | With 33-Across, candymaker played by Johnny Depp in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" |
| 28% | GOING | 5 | With 39- and 42-Across, activity of the spirits in this puzzle |
| 27% | ASYOULIKEIT | 11 | Pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare mostly set in the Forest of Arden with characters like Rosalind and Celia as main heroines: 4 wds. |
| 26% | WILLSOMEONETELLMEWHAT | 21 | With 119 and 124 Across, Rock Hudson's outburst as he stalked up the aisle at 2001's L.A. premiere in 1968 (as reported by attendee Roger Ebert) |
| 26% | GAZA | 4 | Area that was part of the Ottoman Empire after 1918, subsequently occupied by the UK, Egypt and Israel |
| 26% | TSHIRT | 6 | Where you might see the message formed by the last words in 21-, 32-, 42- and 54-Across |
| 26% | BEY | 3 | Governor in the Ottoman Empire |
| 26% | MARS | 4 | "Life on ___?", 1971 song by David Bowie with the Red Planet in its title |
| 26% | GRANDTHEFTAUTO | 14 | With 42-Across, 2001 video game set in Liberty City |
| 26% | MAINSTREET | 10 | Top 40 song by 46-Across with the lyrics "I drift back in time and I find my feet" |
| 26% | AGA | 3 | Military commander in the Ottoman Empire |
| 26% | AGA | 3 | Military officer in the Ottoman Empire |
| 26% | AGHA | 4 | Honorific title in the Ottoman Empire |
| 26% | RONALD | 6 | With 19 Across, leader portrayed by Alan Rickman in "Lee Daniels' The Butler" |
| 26% | ALAMO | 5 | 1960 historical film written and directed by John Wayne, with "The" |
| 26% | PASHA | 5 | High-ranking title in the Ottoman Empire |
| 26% | GIRLONFIRE | 10 | Grammy-winning album by 42-Across with the singles "Brand New Me" and "New Day" (3 wds.) |
| 26% | GLENORGLENDA | 12 | 1953 film drama written, directed by and featuring Edward D Wood Jr in the title roles |
| 26% | SCHITTSCREEK | 12 | Sitcom set in Canada with a 2020 same-sex wedding between David and Patrick: 2 wds. |
| 25% | FLYING | 6 | With 36-Down, creature voiced by Zach Braff in "Oz the Great and Powerful" |
| 25% | ALLTHELIGHT | 11 | With 42-Across, Anthony Doerr novel set in WWII France: 3 wds. |
| 25% | THEGOLDBERGS | 12 | ABC sitcom set in the 1980s narrated by 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 25% | APPLAUSE | 8 | Hit song by 42-Across with the lyrics "Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me" |
| 25% | SULTAN | 6 | Title for a leader in the Ottoman Empire |