| 100% | ANNAKENDRICK | 12 | 14-Across and 31-Across singer/actress who was born August 9, 1985 (2 wds.) |
| 61% | ALICIAKEYS | 10 | 18-Across and 31-Across singer-songwriter who was born January 25, 1981 (2 wds.) |
| 59% | BRUNOMARS | 9 | Singer of 15-Across and 29-Across who was born October 8, 1985 (2 wds.) |
| 53% | AUDRAMCDONALD | 13 | Tony-winning "Porgy and Bess" actress who was born in Germany: 2 wds. |
| 53% | LADYGAGA | 8 | Singer of 15-Across, 9-Down, and 22-Down who will appear in the 2018 remake of "A Star Is Born" (2 wds.) |
| 53% | FRANKSINATRA | 12 | Grammy- and Oscar-winning singer/actor who was born 100 years ago today: 2 wds. |
| 52% | CANDICEBERGEN | 13 | "Murphy Brown" actress who was born May 9, 1946 (2 wds.) |
| 52% | ROSARIODAWSON | 13 | "Jane the Virgin" actress who was born May 9, 1979 (2 wds.) |
| 52% | AULIICRAVALHO | 13 | "Moana" voice actress who was born and raised in Hawaii: 2 wds. |
| 52% | JUDIDENCH | 9 | English actress with eight Oscar nominations (and one win) who was born December 9, 1934 (2 wds.) |
| 51% | PLTRAVERS | 9 | Writer born August 9, 1899, who created 33-Across and who was portrayed in 46-Across (3 wds.) |
| 51% | MIAWASIKOWSKA | 13 | Actress who played the daughter of 14- and 32-Across in "The Kids Are All Right": 2 wds. |
| 50% | DENNISLEHANE | 12 | Writer of "Mystic River," 18-Across, and 32-Across who was born August 4, 1965 (2 wds.) |
| 50% | DANIARAMIREZ | 12 | 18-Across, 29-Across, and "Sweet Tooth" actress who was born November 8, 1979 (2 wds.) |
| 49% | BETTEMIDLER | 11 | "Wind Beneath My Wings" singer who was born and raised in Hawaii: 2 wds. |
| 49% | WHITNEYHOUSTON | 14 | Emmy- and Grammy-winning singer and actress who would've turned 60 years old on August 9, 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 49% | NICOLACOUGHLAN | 14 | Actress who was born in Galway, Ireland: 2 wds. |
| 49% | RALPHELLISON | 12 | 14-Across and 28-Across novelist who was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1985 (2 wds.) |
| 49% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | The Beatles and Wings singer-songwriter who was born June 18, 1942 (2 wds.) |
| 49% | JAMESTAYLOR | 11 | "Fire and Rain" singer who was born March 12, 1948 (2 wds.) |
| 49% | MARVINGAYE | 10 | 14-Across and 45-Across singer who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 (2 wds.) |
| 48% | PHOEBEBRIDGERS | 14 | 16-Across and 31-Across singer who was nominated for a 2020 Best New Artist Grammy Award (2 wds.) |
| 48% | MILAKUNIS | 9 | "That '70s Show," 15-Across, 3-Down, and 22-Down actress born August 14, 1983 (2 wds.) |
| 47% | HELENMIRREN | 11 | "The Queen" actress who was born Ilynea Lydia Mironoff: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ETHELWATERS | 11 | Harlem Renaissance singer and actress who was the first African American to star in her own TV show: 2 wds. |
| 46% | GLORIAESTEFAN | 13 | Songwriters Hall of Famer and Miami Sound Machine lead singer who was born September 1, 1957 (2 wds.) |
| 46% | SHELLEYFABARES | 14 | Actress and singer who's the niece of 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 46% | PAIGEDAVIS | 10 | TV personality and actress who hosts 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 46% | ELVISCOSTELLO | 13 | "Veronica" singer who was born Declan Patrick MacManus: 2 wds. |
| 46% | CYNTHIAERIVO | 12 | "Harriet" singer/actress who was nominated for Oscars for Best Actress and Best Original Song (2 wds.) |