| 100% | ANNABELLEE | 10 | A wind chilled and killed her, in verse |
| 41% | REEL | 4 | A line winds in and out of it |
| 40% | HERMIA | 6 | She's in a triangle with Lysander and Demetrius |
| 39% | AIMEE | 5 | She played the woman in "A Man and a Woman" |
| 39% | LAYLA | 5 | Her assistance is requested in a Derek and the Dominos song |
| 39% | LIMERICK | 8 | A type of verse; also a county and city in Ireland |
| 39% | ITEM | 4 | He and she in a gossip column |
| 38% | CROWN | 5 | "SHE WORE A ___ AND SHE CAME DOWN IN A BUBBLE, DOUG" |
| 38% | ATTICUS | 7 | Scout and Jem’s father, in “To Kill a Mockingbird” |
| 38% | REBA | 4 | She and Dolly recorded a duet of "Does He Love You" in 2021 |
| 37% | COOLHEAD | 8 | Keep a __; stay chilled and in control |
| 37% | MYRTLEWILSON | 12 | She is killed in a hit-and-run accident in "The Great Gatsby": 2 wds. |
| 37% | LOLA | 4 | She "walked like a woman and talked like a man," in a Kinks song |
| 36% | PATTILUPONE | 11 | She won two Tonys for Best Actress in a Musical, for "Evita" and "Gypsy": 2 wds. |
| 36% | SHE | 3 | "...can kill with a smile, ___ can wound with her eyes..." (Billy Joel's words) |
| 36% | BREAKINGTHEBANK | 15 | Making a killing in Vegas ... or what happens in 17-, 28- and 47-Across |
| 36% | BOORADLEY | 9 | Recluse who fascinates Scout, Jem, and Dill in "To Kill a Mockingbird": 2 wds. |
| 35% | GERANIUMS | 9 | Flowers that Mayella Ewell keeps in jars outside her homestead in "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 35% | BELLE | 5 | Disney princess with "a dreamy far-off look, and her nose stuck in a book" |
| 35% | GRANDMA | 7 | A reindeer ran over her in an Elmo and Patsy song |
| 35% | ENGLISHTRIFLE | 13 | Layers of sherry-soaked torte, homemade custard and fruit served chilled in a giant stem glass |
| 35% | ALICE | 5 | Child who gets lost in a nonsensical world called Wonderland and must find her way back |
| 35% | NELL | 4 | Carter who won both a Tony and an Emmy for her role in Ain't Misbehavin' |
| 34% | HARRIETTUBMAN | 13 | She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad, and her story was told in a 2019 film: 2 wds. |
| 34% | GRIFFITH | 8 | Melanie ___, winner of a 1992 Razzie for her roles in "Shining Through" and "A Stranger Among Us" |
| 34% | MOTHERTERESA | 12 | Canonized nun who is known for her work in India and has a "family" name: 2 wds. |
| 34% | CYR | 3 | Burlesque artist Lili St. ____, born in Minneapolis and who had a act she called "The Flying G" |
| 34% | MARGARET | 8 | ___ Mitchell, novelist whose only novel "Gone with the Wind" won her a Pulitzer and a National Book Award |
| 34% | TERI | 4 | ___ Hatcher, actress best known for her role in "Desperate Housewives" who has a degree in Mathematics and Engineering |
| 34% | PELOPS | 6 | Son of Tantalus in Greek mythology killed by his father and served to the gods as a meal |