| 100% | BROADCOMEDIES | 13 | Zany movies, or a literal description of the contents of the spread-out circles |
| 46% | AMATTEROFTIME | 13 | Bound to happen sooner or later ... or a literal description of the ends of the answers to 20-, 28-, and 45-Across |
| 46% | GHOSTBUSTERS | 12 | 1984 supernatural movie with a 2016 reboot ... or a description of the black squares between the groups of circles? |
| 40% | DOESNTHOLDWATER | 15 | Isn't credible, or a literal description of 17-, 22-, 35-, or 46-Across? |
| 39% | CHANGINGTABLES | 14 | Furniture for new parents ... and a literal description of the circled squares (look on top of them to find this puzzle's six-letter meta answer) |
| 38% | TREEHUGGER | 10 | Metaphorical term for an environmentalist, or literal description of a koala |
| 38% | WHATITSALLABOUT | 15 | The main takeaway … or, when considered in three different senses, a description of 20-, 33- and 41-Across |
| 37% | ADAPT | 5 | Make a movie out of a book, game, or toy franchise |
| 37% | LINKINGVERB | 11 | Word such as "be" ... or a punny description of the seven-letter word that can create new action words when its letters are inserted in the breaks of the circled action words |
| 35% | SEVENTHHEAVEN | 13 | Total bliss ... or, when read in three parts, a description of the region above this grid? |
| 35% | BEASTIEBOYS | 11 | Rap group with the classic 1986 album "Licensed to Ill" … or a description of 17-, 24-, 48- and 57-Across? |
| 35% | WORDOFMOUTH | 11 | What rumors are spread by … or a hint to the ends of 16-, 29-, 35-/37- and 45-Across |
| 35% | SWINGSET | 8 | Playground equipment ... or a description of the first words of the starred clues? |
| 34% | SWINGSET | 8 | Playground fixture, or an apt description of the beginnings of the starred clues |
| 33% | ALAMODE | 7 | Fashionable, or an apt description of the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 33% | FASHION | 7 | With 37-Across, up on the latest trends, and a fitting description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 32% | EPIC | 4 | Vast, like a "Lord of the Rings" movie |
| 32% | AGUA | 4 | Contents of a lake or river, in Spanish |
| 32% | ASSET | 5 | A gift, or the opposite of a liability |
| 32% | STICKYSUBJECT | 13 | Complicated discussion topic, and an apt description of the start of 20-, 35-, or 40-Across? |
| 32% | MOTIONSTOSTRIKE | 15 | Swings of a bat, or requests of removal from the record |
| 32% | ROT | 3 | Go bad, like the contents of a compost bin |
| 32% | PLAYSWITHFIRE | 13 | Tempts fate . . . or a description of 19-, 22-, and 39-Across |
| 32% | HIDDENFIGURES | 13 | Oscar-nominated film about NASA mathematicians, and a description of the countdown found in this puzzle? |
| 32% | DUB | 3 | Translate the dialogue of, as a movie |
| 32% | SLICED | 6 | With 57-Across, deli offering ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 32% | MOVIEBUFFS | 10 | Avid fans of cinema … or a punny description of 17-, 31-, 40- and 47-Across |
| 32% | ORANGEJUICE | 11 | Screwdriver component … or a description of 37-Across? |
| 32% | HEMLINE | 7 | The bottom edge of a dress, skirt, or coat |
| 32% | CROSSBREEDS | 11 | Animals with parents of two distinct varieties ... or a description of the pairs of shaded words? |