| 100% | JOHANNSEBASTIANBACH | 19 | 1721: ___ presents his Brandenburg Concertos, a partial recording of which would one day be launched into space on the Voyager Golden Record |
| 28% | BACH | 4 | Baroque composer whose music was sent into space on the Voyager probes |
| 27% | BLUE | 4 | "Tangled Up in ___," 1975 song by Bob Dylan which is a part of his album, "Blood on the Tracks" |
| 27% | SOUTH | 5 | "___ Pacific," musical based on a Pulitzer-winning book which was released during the Golden Age of Broadway |
| 25% | MARTHA | 6 | Little ___, rabbit who was the first of her kind to be launched into space in 1959 |
| 25% | TIDE | 4 | One of dozens on a rack, some of which are super-ugly |
| 25% | LASH | 4 | One on the eyelid which is a target for mascara? |
| 25% | JAIL | 4 | One of the four corner spaces on a Monopoly board |
| 25% | SIDE | 4 | One of two on a record |
| 25% | CHUKKA | 6 | One of the 6 divisions a polo match is split into |
| 25% | CURTAIN | 7 | *Drapes before a movie screen, which would be pulled apart at the start of the show |
| 25% | ALWAYSLOVEYOU | 13 | "I Will ___," number-one hit by Whitney Houston recorded for "The Bodyguard" which is a cover of a Dolly Parton song: 3 wds. |
| 25% | OBAMA | 5 | His presidential center will be built on the south side of Chicago |
| 25% | OPERA | 5 | "A Night at the ___," one of Queen's best selling albums which is inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame |
| 25% | EYELET | 6 | There might be one on the corner of a sail |
| 24% | HEIRS | 5 | Ones gathering for the reading of a will |
| 24% | TONGUE | 6 | A word you can't remember will be on the tip of it |
| 24% | SCOLD | 5 | Being a public one of these remained on the UK statute books until 1967 |
| 24% | WED | 3 | Day of the wk. on which this puzzle was released |
| 24% | STEEPLE | 7 | The tower of a church on which a spire is found |
| 24% | VANE | 4 | Placed on the roof of a building, tells which way the wind is blowing |
| 23% | TELEMARK | 8 | In skiing, a turn in which one ski is placed far forward of the other and turned gradually inwards |
| 23% | BAULK | 5 | In croquet, either of the two lines from which a ball is struck into play |
| 23% | APPLIQUE | 8 | Needlework technique in which trimming of one material is sewn on to a larger piece |
| 23% | SMILE | 5 | Let one of these be your umbrella on a rainy day |
| 23% | SCAR | 4 | Iconic mark on the forehead that would be a part of your "Harry Potter" Halloween costume |
| 23% | RITAMORENO | 10 | EGOT winner who stars in the remake of "One Day at a Time," the original version of which was produced by 55-Across (2 wds.) |
| 23% | TOERING | 7 | A metal hoop you would wear on one of the digits of your feet. |
| 23% | CHANTER | 7 | Pipe on a set of bagpipes on which the melody is played |
| 23% | ESCUTCHEON | 10 | In heraldry, the shield on which a coat of arms is displayed |