| 100% | CEO | 3 | "Silicon Valley ___ Explains How the Future of Tech Is Him Being Fabulously Wealthy and Having a Blast" (The Onion headline) |
| 30% | ARNOLDPALMER | 12 | He was nicknamed "The King" of golf and has won the Masters Tournament four times, a record he shares with Tiger Woods: 2 wds. |
| 29% | VIEW | 4 | The apartment was at a great price and had a great ___ of the city |
| 29% | NICKCARRAWAY | 12 | He is the narrator and a friend of Gatsby in "The Great Gatsby": 2 wds. |
| 28% | ALTO | 4 | Palo ___, Californian city that is a part of the Silicon Valley |
| 28% | TECHBRO | 7 | Silicon Valley denizen who might have trouble differentiating between the workplace and a fraternity |
| 27% | SKELETOR | 8 | Cartoon villain who's the enemy of He-Man and has a flesh-free skull |
| 27% | COLUMBIA | 8 | ___ University, located in Upper Manhattan, which is a member of the Ivy league and has a crown in their logo |
| 26% | DEADEND | 7 | Like jobs with no future ... and what the start of each answer to a starred clue can be? |
| 26% | WALT | 4 | I am considered a pioneer of the animation industry and I have won 22 Oscars |
| 26% | VALENTINE | 9 | The Two Gentlemen of Verona are him and Proteus |
| 26% | HELIOS | 6 | The Colossus of Rhodes was a giant statue of him |
| 26% | MIDAS | 5 | He was given the ears of a donkey, in myth |
| 25% | LENOVO | 6 | Chinese tech giant whose name is a portmanteau of the word "legend" and the Latin ablative "novo" |
| 25% | PATCHADAMS | 10 | Doctor who said of Robin Williams, "he was the only actor I wanted to play me, and I think he did a fabulous job." |
| 25% | RNA | 3 | British org. for the support of "women’s fiction" and honestly, to be a member, the genre likely has to run in your genes? |
| 25% | TIGERWOODS | 10 | Considered one of the best in golf, he was central figure in a controversy that involved infidelity and ended in his divorce: 2 wds. |
| 25% | PAUL | 4 | ___ McCartney, English musician who was a member of the Beatles before having a successful solo career with hits like "Ebony and Ivory" |
| 25% | SOTHERN | 7 | Actress Ann who has two Hollywood Walk of Fame stars and was injured in 1974 by the falling of a fake tree! |
| 25% | CONFLICTOFINTEREST | 18 | The candidate was accused of having a ___ |
| 25% | OSCAR | 5 | (With 13-Across) "My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or the other of us has to go" |
| 25% | CORTES | 6 | He was awarded the title of Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca |
| 25% | MAO | 3 | He was the subject of a Warhol painting |
| 25% | AHEAD | 5 | "He has a bright future ___ of him" |
| 25% | JACKNICKLAUS | 12 | He was nicknamed "The Golden Bear" of golf and holds a record for the highest number of wins in Masters Tournament with six titles: 2 wds. |
| 25% | OLIVERREED | 10 | Actor whose first name is the title of a Best Picture he co-starred in, and whose last name is that film's director |
| 25% | DYLANDREILING | 13 | 19-Across outfielder who had a .341 season batting average and was named MVP of the 2024 Men's College World Series (2 wds.) |
| 25% | NUDE | 4 | Second single from Radiohead's album in 18a, that had a different title originally and was supposed to be part of the album "OK Computer" |
| 24% | ZEUS | 4 | A statue of him was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World |
| 24% | IWON | 4 | The name of a hit 2014 single by Future and Kanye West: 2 wds. |