| 100% | WHONEVERMADEAMISTAKE | 20 | ''A person __'' (with 64 Across) |
| 94% | SISTER | 6 | With 64 Across, Audre Lorde book... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 93% | THEBRIDESOF | 11 | With 64 Across, photo idea that National Geographic turned down as a little too suspicious-sounding? |
| 91% | METER | 5 | With 64-Across, a ticket issuer |
| 90% | ESSAY | 5 | With 64-Across, a student's challenge |
| 88% | IND | 3 | Person with a 114-Across?: Abbr. |
| 84% | INEPT | 5 | A person with no skill |
| 83% | RUTHERFORDHAYES | 15 | Famous person with "B" as a 38-Across |
| 83% | LAKE | 4 | With 64 Across, water bordering Cleveland |
| 83% | ABEAUTIFULDAYIN | 15 | With 64 Across, 2019 Hanks film |
| 81% | FRANZ | 5 | With 64 Across, Hungarian composer/piano virtuoso |
| 81% | EMPLOYED | 8 | A person with a job is this |
| 81% | MASTER | 6 | A person with great skill or proficiency |
| 81% | EXECUTIVE | 9 | A person with senior responsibility in business |
| 81% | REDHEAD | 7 | A person with flaming locks of hair |
| 81% | LEFTRIGHT | 9 | With 64-Across, the political spectrum, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 80% | CONFIDANT | 9 | A person with whom one shares a secret |
| 80% | ALBINO | 6 | A person with white hair and pink iris |
| 80% | THERESNOTWO | 11 | With 64-Across, words of certainty ... or a hint to 23-, 40- and 56-Across |
| 80% | GERMY | 5 | Like a person with a cold |
| 80% | IMPOLITE | 8 | Like a person with bad manners |
| 79% | COP | 3 | Person with a beat |
| 79% | MEDIUM | 6 | Person with a message |
| 79% | REF | 3 | Person with a whistle |
| 79% | COP | 3 | Person with a collar? |
| 79% | MOBSTER | 7 | Person with a racket |
| 79% | CBER | 4 | Person with a handle |
| 79% | DOC | 3 | Person with a stethoscope |
| 79% | BOOKKEEPER | 10 | Person with a log |
| 79% | SAINT | 5 | Person with a day |