| 100% | PEOPLE | 6 | You, me and the server in the local cafe |
| 45% | TIMEAFTERTIME | 13 | 1984 song that opens, "Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick, / And think of you" (3 wds.) |
| 45% | TOTO | 4 | The dog in the movie line "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!" |
| 44% | USTED | 5 | "If you ever speak to me in Spanish, please use the formal ___" (Parks and Recreation quote) |
| 44% | CHICAGO | 7 | "If You Leave Me Now" rock band and recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020 |
| 44% | IOWE | 4 | The I and O in IOU |
| 43% | CAROLEKING | 10 | "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" singer nominated to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 43% | MONGKUT | 7 | Name of the king in The King and I |
| 43% | THRONESSTOWAWAY | 15 | "Can you believe I sneaked into Buckingham Palace in a trunk and saw the king? I was a ..." |
| 43% | BARTENDER | 9 | In the US, drink mixer and server |
| 43% | HEAT | 4 | "And I want you now, wanna need you forever in the ___ of your electric touch" |
| 43% | JUDYBLUME | 9 | Novelist who wrote "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret" and the other three frequently banned books in this puzzle (2 wds.) |
| 43% | PINA | 4 | "If you like ___ coladas and getting caught in the rain ..." |
| 43% | SEPARATELIVES | 13 | Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin No. 1 single that begins, “You called me from the room in your hotel” |
| 42% | THEAFRICANQUEEN | 15 | Film with the line "By the authority vested in me by Kaiser William II, I pronounce you man and wife. Proceed with the execution" |
| 42% | WERE | 4 | "___ not so different, you and I," cliche dialogue that's said in many movies like "Austin Powers" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" |
| 42% | ANNA | 4 | The "I" in "The King and I" |
| 42% | YOU | 3 | Two people in the conversation, ___ and me |
| 42% | WINE | 4 | "I cook with ___, and sometimes I even put it in the food" (quip) |
| 41% | THE | 3 | With 35- and 36-Across, second-largest galaxy in the Local Group |
| 41% | YUL | 3 | Brynner who played the king in "The King and I" |
| 41% | PAULRUDD | 8 | "I Love You, Man" actor who plays Scott Lang in "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | INEEDAHINT | 10 | “Can you point me in the right direction?” |
| 41% | AREA | 4 | "Look me up whenever you're in the ___" |
| 41% | REPS | 4 | The "20" in "Drop and give me 20!" |
| 41% | CANOPENERS | 10 | "What are you in for?" and the like? |
| 41% | PAUL | 4 | ___ Rudd, "I Love You, Man" actor who portrays Scott Lang in "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" |
| 41% | ETCETERA | 8 | In The King and I, the king says this three times |
| 41% | ATM | 3 | You'll find cash in me at the mall entrance: Abbr. |
| 41% | YUL | 3 | Actor Brynner who played the King in "The King and I" |