| 100% | ASHMOLEAN | 9 | — Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Oxford, establishment founded in 1683 |
| 42% | BAUHAUS | 7 | German school of art and architecture founded in 1919 |
| 40% | BRASENOSE | 9 | — College, establishment at Oxford University founded in 1509 |
| 38% | ICA | 3 | Arts museums in Boston, Philadelphia, and Richmond, all of the same name : Abbr. |
| 38% | METROPOLITAN | 12 | The ___ Museum of Art, largest art museum in the Americas and venue for Anna Wintour's annual Gala |
| 37% | AGASSIZ | 7 | Louis —, Switzerland-born geologist; founder in 1859 of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University |
| 34% | EWES | 4 | Wool sources ... and a homophone of vowels not found in this puzzle |
| 34% | AYES | 4 | Some votes ... and a homophone of vowels not found in this puzzle |
| 34% | WHITNEY | 7 | Museum of American art located in Manhattan |
| 33% | BONSAI | 6 | Art of growing dwarfed ornamental varieties of trees and shrubs in pots |
| 33% | LEIBER | 6 | Designer Judith with handbags in the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| 33% | SEVENTEENEIGHTY | 15 | When the American Academy of Arts and Sciences was founded |
| 33% | OYONNAX | 7 | Commune in Ain, France, housing the Museum of Combs and Plastics |
| 33% | BALLIOL | 7 | College at Oxford University founded in 1263 |
| 33% | MORTWALKER | 10 | International Museum of Cartoon Art founder, 1974 |
| 33% | EAMESCHAIR | 10 | Lounger in the Museum of Modern Art? |
| 33% | HIDDENFIGURES | 13 | Oscar-nominated film about NASA mathematicians, and a description of the countdown found in this puzzle? |
| 32% | LUBUMBASHI | 10 | University city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo founded in 1910 as Elisabethville |
| 32% | IDS | 3 | Two forms of them are found in 18-, 38- and 60-Across |
| 32% | MORTWALKER | 10 | Cartoonist who founded the Museum of Cartoon Art |
| 32% | MIMESIS | 7 | Representation of the real world in literature and art |
| 32% | BAUHAUS | 7 | German school of art founded by Gropius in 1919 |
| 32% | GALAXY | 6 | Groups of stars and matter found in the universe |
| 32% | ASTORS | 6 | Their wealth funds the New York Public Library and the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| 31% | GETTY | 5 | ___ Images, Inc., huge supplier of stock images founded in '95 and HQed in Seattle |
| 31% | MIDTOWN | 7 | Where in Manhattan to find the Museum of Modern Art |
| 31% | LIMA | 4 | Its National University of San Marcos was founded in 1551 |
| 31% | CADMUS | 6 | Brother of Europa and founder of Thebes in Greek mythology |
| 31% | TIMBUKTU | 8 | City in Mali and home to the University of Sankore |
| 31% | SATURATED | 9 | Type of fat found in both butter and coconut oil |