| 100% | PADMA | 5 | ___ Lakshmi, celebrity chef who did not go to culinary school and has a degree in theatre and literature |
| 61% | DEEN | 4 | Paula ___, celebrity chef who did not go to culinary school and started off as a caterer |
| 61% | INA | 3 | ___ Garten, celebrity chef who did not go to culinary school and previously worked as a nuclear policy analyst |
| 57% | THOMAS | 6 | ___ Keller, celebrity chef who did not go to culinary school and learned on the job |
| 32% | FRAN | 4 | ___ Drescher, "The Nanny" actress who went to cosmetology school and became a licensed hairdresser |
| 30% | TERI | 4 | ___ Hatcher, actress best known for her role in "Desperate Housewives" who has a degree in Mathematics and Engineering |
| 29% | ATKINSON | 8 | Rowan ___, actor best known for his role as "Mr. Bean" and who has a degree in Electrical Engineering |
| 28% | ANNEBURRELL | 11 | Celebrity chef who hosts Food Network's "Secrets of a Restaurant Chef" and "Worst Cooks in America" (2 wds.) |
| 27% | HAND | 4 | "Raise your ___," what students might be instructed to do in school if they have a question |
| 27% | OUTSIDER | 8 | A person who does not belong to a particular group |
| 27% | NOLANRYAN | 9 | Pitcher who had a record seven no-hitters and played to age 46, in 1993: 2 wds. |
| 27% | KURTVONNEGUT | 12 | "Slaughterhouse-Five" writer who had a cameo as himself in the 1986 film "Back to School" (2 wds.) |
| 27% | NOTPASS | 7 | "Do ___ Go. Do not collect $200," phrase used in "Monopoly" that has become a part of pop culture: 2 wds. |
| 27% | DEMILOVATO | 10 | "Sorry Not Sorry" singer and former Disney star who has a tattoo dedicated to her dog Buddy (2 wds.) |
| 26% | TONS | 4 | Not going back to school a great deal |
| 26% | ASTA | 4 | Character in a 1934 film who does nothing when told to lie down and sits when told to stand up |
| 26% | GRABFORTYINKS | 13 | What an exhausted, but enthusiastic, tattooist might do if asked to go and get supplies in a variety of colors? |
| 26% | PEYTONMANNING | 13 | Former NFL quarterback who did not play in 2011 due to multiple surgeries and won the Comeback Player of the Year in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 26% | CONNER | 6 | ___ Mantz, US Olympic marathon runner who has a degree in mechanical engineering |
| 26% | RAMSAY | 6 | Gordon ___, celebrity chef who guest-starred in "Phineas and Ferb" |
| 26% | SAVAGE | 6 | "You did not have to go that hard" |
| 26% | OXYGENBARS | 10 | Places to go out and have a gas? |
| 26% | NIC | 3 | ___ Fink, US Olympic swimmer who has a Masters in Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
| 26% | BEVERLYCLEARY | 13 | Children's author of 18-Across and 30-Across who has a public school named for her in Portland, Oregon (2 wds.) |
| 26% | BRITNEYSPEARS | 13 | "Princess of Pop" who had a guest appearance twice in "HIMYM" in the episodes "Ten Sessions" and "Everything Must Go" : 2 wds. |
| 26% | TOM | 3 | ___ Brady, NFL quarterback who suffered a major knee injury and went on to become the Comeback Player of the Year in 2009 |
| 25% | TYLER | 5 | With 32-Across, entertainment mogul who partnered with Oprah to bring his series "The Haves and the Have Nots" to OWN in 2013 |
| 25% | AGNOSTIC | 8 | One who does not believe nor disbelieve in a God |
| 25% | POWER | 5 | Word before "house" to refer to someone who has great energy, and something that's not actually a house |
| 25% | STEVEAUSTIN | 11 | Retired WWE wrestler who goes by the nickname "Stone Cold" and has acted in a number of films, most notably "The Expendables": 2 wds. |