| 100% | KATENASH | 8 | “Foundations” singer who shares a last name with 61-Across |
| 68% | ANG | 3 | Film director who shares a last name with 62-Across |
| 66% | STAN | 4 | Comic book legend who shares a last name with 45-Across |
| 60% | HANNAHMONTANA | 13 | Miley Cyrus' Disney Channel character, who shares a last name with former 49ers quarterback Joe: 2 wds. |
| 59% | LILYMANNING | 11 | Sela Ward's "Once and Again" character, who shares a last name with Giants quarterback Eli: 2 wds. |
| 57% | ADAMLEVINE | 10 | American pop singer who shares a first name with older singer Ant: 2 wds. |
| 57% | ELVISCOSTELLO | 13 | English rock singer who shares a first name with earlier singer Presley: 2 wds. |
| 56% | JOEJACKSON | 10 | "Steppin' Out" singer who shares a name with a baseball great nicknamed "Shoeless" (2 wds.) |
| 55% | IGGYAZALEA | 10 | Australian rapper who shares a first name with older singer Pop: 2 wds. |
| 52% | VIENNA | 6 | Singer-songwriter Teng who shares a name with a European capital |
| 50% | DOVECAMERON | 11 | "Schmigadoon!" singer/actress who shares a name with a bird (2 wds.) |
| 49% | ELON | 4 | Musk who shares a name with a university |
| 48% | JULIAFOX | 8 | Actress who shares a first name with her Uncut Gems character |
| 48% | EROS | 4 | Italian pop singer Ramazzotti who shares his name with a Greek god |
| 48% | CHEVYCHASE | 10 | Comic actor who shares a name with a Washington suburb |
| 48% | MAUI | 4 | "Moana" demigod who shares a name with a Hawaiian island |
| 48% | ARIEL | 5 | Disney princess who shares a name with a Shakespeare character |
| 48% | JONAH | 5 | Actor Hill who shares a name with a biblical prophet |
| 48% | YUMA | 4 | Indigenous people who share a name with an Arizona city |
| 47% | KESHA | 5 | Singer who once spelled her name with a "$" |
| 47% | JIGSAW | 6 | Saw villain who shares a name with a type of puzzle |
| 47% | MAUI | 4 | "Moana 2" character who shares a name with a Hawaiian island |
| 47% | LINC | 4 | Nickname for someone who shares a name with the 16th president |
| 47% | OSLO | 4 | "Money Heist" character who shares a name with Norway's capital |
| 47% | BACON | 5 | Kevin ___, "Footloose" actor who shares a name with a crispy breakfast meat |
| 47% | EBRO | 4 | Hot 97 radio personality who shares a name with an Iberian river |
| 47% | MAHAL | 5 | Blues musician Taj who shares a name with an Indian tourist attraction |
| 46% | JULIEBROWN | 10 | "'Cause I'm a Blonde" singer who shares a name with a former MTV VJ nicknamed "Downtown" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | KESHA | 5 | Singer who once stylized her name with a dollar sign |
| 46% | RAVENSYMONE | 11 | Former Disney Channel child star who shares a name with a bird (Hyph.) |