| 100% | PRAISES | 7 | "She's been singing ___ of her new equipment" (saying good things about) |
| 44% | PRAISES | 7 | "He's been singing ___ of his new nanny" |
| 44% | PRAISES | 7 | "He's been singing ___ of his new laptop" |
| 44% | LAUD | 4 | Say good things about |
| 43% | MAE | 3 | West who said "Too much of a good thing can be wonderful" |
| 41% | ROBERTALTMAN | 12 | Five-time Best Director nominee who said "All of the best things in my films are mistakes" |
| 40% | ELISE | 5 | One of Beethoven's bagatelles is dedicated to her |
| 40% | AIDA | 4 | Amneris is jealous of her |
| 39% | ADELE | 5 | Her 21 is the United Kingdom's best-selling album of the 21st century |
| 39% | BLANKSPACE | 10 | Taylor Swift hit said to satirize the media’s perception of her |
| 38% | MISERY | 6 | Good thing to be put out of |
| 38% | KATEHUDSON | 10 | She and Goldie Hawn are one of Hollywood's best-known mother-daughter duos: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MAEWEST | 7 | She said, "It's better to be 19-Across than 55-Across" |
| 37% | CARLYSIMON | 10 | Frequent collaborator of 42-Across who has said her song "You're So Vain" is not about him (2 wds.) |
| 37% | THESHREW | 8 | Shakespeare wrote about The Taming of her |
| 37% | THATCHER | 8 | People say she was made of iron |
| 36% | SARA | 4 | Bob Dylan's first wife and the title of a song about her |
| 36% | YOU | 3 | "The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not ___ believe in it," quote by scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson |
| 36% | THOREAU | 7 | He said, “All good things are wild, and free” |
| 36% | THREES | 6 | Increments that good things are said to come in |
| 36% | MOM | 3 | The second Sunday of May is dedicated to her |
| 36% | RBG | 3 | Initials of the person who said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you" |
| 36% | JANE | 4 | She is a strong and intelligent character from one of Charlotte Bronte's best known classics |
| 36% | SAHL | 4 | Comic who said "One thing about being narrow-minded — you'll never be lonely" |
| 35% | PAUL | 4 | About half of the books of the New Testament are attributed to him |
| 35% | PRAISESSHELL | 12 | Has nothing but good things to say about an oil company? |
| 35% | EVE | 3 | A 1950 film was "all about" her |
| 35% | EVE | 3 | There is a film all about her |
| 35% | MAY | 3 | "For Emily, Whenever I ___ Find Her," 1966 song by Simon & Garfunkel featuring Emily, who is just the kind of girl they sing songs about |
| 34% | TWEET | 5 | Message such as @skullmandible's "most cutting thing you can say is 'who's this clown?' because it implies they're a) a clown & b) not even one of the better-known clowns" |