| 100% | JLO | 3 | "Maid in Manhattan" star who shot to fame as a singer, for short: Abbr |
| 39% | JLO | 3 | "Maid in Manhattan" star, for short |
| 38% | ENYA | 4 | Singer for whom a fish native to the Orinoco was named in 2017 |
| 37% | ALBA | 4 | Jessica who starred in "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" |
| 36% | LIONELMESSI | 11 | Argentine soccer star who left a French club to play for Inter Miami in 2023: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DAVIDBECKHAM | 12 | English soccer star who left a Spanish club to play for the LA Galaxy in 2007: 2 wds. |
| 34% | TIMBERLAKE | 10 | Justin ___, a singer famous for his hit single "Cry Me a River", who starred in the film "Friends with Benefits": 2 wds. |
| 34% | BOBBYRYDELL | 11 | "Volare" singer who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | MATTHEWPERRY | 12 | Actor whose birthday it is today, who shot to fame as Chandler Bing on the hit sitcom, "Friends": 2 wds. |
| 33% | ELVISCOSTELLO | 13 | "Veronica" new wave singer who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | TANYATUCKER | 11 | "Delta Dawn" country singer who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | DEJA | 4 | "___ Vu," 2006 film starring Denzel Washington as an ATF agent who travels back in time to stop a terrorist attack |
| 33% | WRAY | 4 | Vina Fay ___, who shot to fame playing the female lead in the original "King Kong" film |
| 33% | RITA | 4 | ___ Ora, a famous singer and actress who shot to fame with "Hot Right Now" |
| 33% | NWA | 3 | Hip-hop group that shot to fame in the late 80s: Abbr. |
| 33% | DEMI | 4 | Former Disney child star, ___ Lovato who shot to fame with their TV series "Sonny with a Chance" |
| 33% | DARIUSRUCKER | 12 | Hootie and the Blowfish lead singer who's getting a Recording star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2024: 2 wds. |
| 32% | LORI | 4 | Singer who starred in Footloose and Fame |
| 32% | BILLYBUSH | 9 | Former TV star who's contrite for his role in the "Access Hollywood" tape scandal, saying "I'm grateful to be a more conscientious person now": 2 wds. |
| 32% | BUDFOWLER | 9 | Earliest known African-American to play for a professional baseball team who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | IDOL | 4 | Carrie Underwood joined it as a judge in 2025, for short |
| 31% | BTOB | 4 | Like intercompany trade, for short, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 31% | LADYGAGA | 8 | Singer who starred in remake of A Star Is Born |
| 31% | AIM | 3 | Prepare to take a shot, as in basketball |
| 31% | JLO | 3 | Star who performed at the 2020 Super Bowl wearing a Puerto Rican flag, for short |
| 31% | DION | 4 | Singer Celine who recently posed nude for a Vogue photo shoot |
| 31% | BIEBER | 6 | Singer who gave his name to a "fever" in the 2010s |
| 31% | POBOX | 5 | Certain mailing address, for short ... or a hint to 14 squares in this puzzle |
| 31% | ABBE | 4 | Singer Lane, who has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |