| 100% | KANYE | 5 | ___ West, rapper with an honorary doctorate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| 51% | ENYA | 4 | Singer with an honorary doctorate from the University of Ulster |
| 43% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Legend, singer with an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music |
| 39% | LOOP | 4 | Art Institute of Chicago area, with "the" |
| 36% | ARETHA | 6 | ___ Franklin, singer with an honorary doctorate from Harvard University |
| 36% | BEN | 3 | ___ Affleck, actor with an honorary doctorate from Brown University |
| 36% | JACK | 4 | ___ Nicholson, actor with an honorary doctorate from Brown University |
| 36% | MIROS | 5 | Some works at MoMA and the Art Institute of Chicago |
| 36% | ROSS | 4 | Tracee Ellis ___, actor with an honorary doctorate from Brown University |
| 35% | OPRAH | 5 | ___ Winfrey, talk show host with an honorary doctorate from Harvard University |
| 35% | KAREEMABDUL | 11 | ___-Jabbar, the six-time NBA MVP who received an honorary degree from New York Institute of Technology in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 34% | EDOUARDMANET | 12 | French impressionist whose "Woman Reading" hangs in the Art Institute of Chicago: 2 wds. |
| 34% | EDWARDHOPPER | 12 | American realist painter whose "Nighthawks" hangs in the Art Institute of Chicago: 2 wds. |
| 33% | RENOIR | 6 | Painter Pierre-Auguste whose "Two Sisters (On the Terrace)" is on display at the Art Institute of Chicago |
| 32% | ANGELABASSETT | 13 | "What's Love Got to Do with It" Oscar nominee who earned an MFA from the Yale School of Drama in 1983 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | DRAWING | 7 | The art of making an image, not with paint |
| 31% | BONAMI | 6 | Cleanser with the logo of a chick emerging from an egg |
| 31% | CAPITAL | 7 | With 31-Down, proceeds from the sale of an asset … or a hint to understanding six answers in this puzzle |
| 30% | EXAM | 4 | Test at the end of an academic year, with a name originating from Latin |
| 29% | NYU | 3 | Tisch School of the Arts college |
| 29% | TISCH | 5 | NYU's ___ School of the Arts |
| 29% | TISCH | 5 | NYU's __ School of the Arts |
| 29% | MODERNISTIC | 11 | Remake of the 1995 film "Crimson Tide" with an aesthetic evoking early 20th-century art? |
| 29% | MONEYBALL | 9 | Michael Lewis best seller with the subtitle "The Art of Winning an Unfair Game" |
| 29% | TISCH | 5 | New York University's ___ School of the Arts |
| 29% | TISCH | 5 | N.Y.U.'s ___ School of the Arts |
| 29% | TONYBENNETT | 11 | Frank Sinatra School of the Arts co-founder |
| 29% | HENRYWINKLER | 12 | "Barry" Emmy winner who earned an MFA from the Yale School of Drama in 1970 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | PAULGIAMATTI | 12 | "John Adams" Golden Globe winner who earned an MFA from the Yale School of Drama in 1994 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | EASE | 4 | "He'd fly through the air with the greatest of ___ ..." (line from an old song about a trapeze artist) |