| SCARYMOVIE | 2000 horror film parody that's also an apt descriptor of 52 Across |
| NAMETHATTUNE | Revived game show hosted by Jane Krakowski that's also an apt title for this puzzle |
| PARTYANIMAL | Really fun person, or an apt descriptor of 17-, 25-, 37-, and 52-Across? |
| WHATLIESBENEATH | 2000 horror film starring Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer (4,4,7) |
| SLEEPY | ___ Hollow, 2000 horror film starring Johnny Depp (6) |
| STIGMATA | 2000 horror film starring Patricia Arquette (8) |
| TIMBURTON | Director of 2000 horror-fantasy film Sleepy Hollow (3,6) |
| REPOSSESSED | 1990 film parody of The Exorcist featuring that film's star Linda Blair |
| ARGO | Cornstarch brand that's also an Oscar-winning Ben Affleck film |
| GOAT | Farm-animal name that's also an acronym for an awesome person |
| FIFTY | Film parody, ___ Shades of Black |
| AIRPLANE | 1980 disaster film parody starring Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty (8) |
| SPACEBALLS | Film parody with the line "May the Schwartz be with you!" |
| CARRY | Take That angry with pics being circulated about film parody (5,2,6) |
| SPYHARD | Leslie Nielsen action film parody from 1996 (3,4) |
| ONSPYING | Take That angry with pics being circulated about film parody (5,2,6) |
| SCARY | "___ Movie" (2000 horror movie spoof) |
| FINAL | "___ Destination" (2000 horror movie) |
| PHI | Greek letter that's also an M.L.B. city on scoreboards |
| LECHE | Dulce de ___ (milky dessert that's also an ice cream flavor) |