| 100% | ELGRECO | 7 | “View of Toledo” painter whose nickname refers to his Cretan origin |
| 38% | LACKLAND | 8 | King John's nickname referring to his lost domains |
| 35% | ATOMBOMB | 8 | Einstein referred to his endorsement of it as "one great mistake" |
| 34% | ELGRECO | 7 | "View of Toledo" painter |
| 34% | GENTLEONMYMIND | 14 | 1968 Glen Campbell hit whose title refers to how the rivers of his memory flow: 4 wds. |
| 33% | GRECO | 5 | El ___ ("View of Toledo" painter) |
| 31% | LAKEERIE | 8 | View of Toledo? |
| 31% | KLEE | 4 | Swiss painter whose name anagrams to part of a boat |
| 30% | MACHINEGUNKELLY | 15 | *Rapper whose stage name refers to his rapid-fire delivery |
| 30% | JIMMORRISON | 11 | Rock singer who referred to himself as "Mr. Mojo Risin'," an anagram of his name: 2 wds. |
| 29% | REMBRANDT | 9 | ___ van Rijn, Dutch painter whose painting "The Adoration of the Magi" was confirmed to be original in 2021 |
| 29% | DIAMONDJIMBRADY | 15 | Early railroad tycoon whose nickname is a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across |
| 29% | PELOTON | 7 | Exercise equipment company whose name refers to a pack of bicycle racers |
| 29% | DEGAS | 5 | Painter Edgar whose last name is one letter away from being an anagram of his first name |
| 28% | MADONNA | 7 | American singer and actress referred to as the "Queen of Pop" whose debut self-titled album came out in 1983 |
| 28% | OTIC | 4 | Referring to sense of hearing |
| 28% | GROG | 4 | Diluted rum issued to the British Navy whose name derived from the nickname of Admiral Edward Vernon |
| 27% | TOLKIEN | 7 | Author who referred to his works as a "legendarium" |
| 27% | BARNEY | 6 | ___ Stinson of "How I Met Your Mother," whose proposal to Robin is a page out of his Playbook |
| 27% | ELGRECO | 7 | Painter of Toledo |
| 27% | KENGRIFFEYJR | 12 | Baseball great who dropped his first name of George to go by his middle name's nickname: 3 wds. |
| 27% | ALEXTREBEK | 10 | "Jeopardy!" host who dropped his first name of George to go by his middle name's nickname: 2 wds. |
| 27% | GROG | 4 | Diluted drink of rum issued to the British Navy whose name derived from the nickname of admiral Edward Vernon |
| 26% | ALDA | 4 | Actor whose last name is a 41-Down of his first name, after a D is changed to an N |
| 26% | LIZARDS | 7 | Saurian refers to this type of reptiles |
| 26% | BRIDAL | 6 | Referring to a woman in the context of her wedding |
| 26% | KORAN | 5 | Book that refers to "People of the Book" |
| 26% | BRIMSTONE | 9 | Fire and __ refers to the wrath of God |
| 26% | BRIMSTONE | 9 | Fire and __, referring to the wrath of God |
| 25% | RAFFI | 5 | Canadian singer/songwriter who refers to his now-adult fans as "Beluga Grads" |