| 100% | KAL | 3 | Actor Penn whose character was written out of "House" so he could work at the White House |
| 37% | ALSTON | 6 | Charles ___, artist whose bust of M.L.K. Jr. was the first image of an African American displayed at the White House |
| 33% | KAL | 3 | Actor Penn who wrote the memoir "You Can't Be Serious" |
| 32% | SAINTJOAN | 9 | Shaw work whose title character is burned at the stake |
| 32% | ABE | 3 | He can be seen at the western end of the National Mall, informally |
| 31% | NIXONERA | 8 | When William Safire worked at the White House |
| 31% | COMA | 4 | You can be in it and out of it at the same time |
| 31% | MARTHAGRAHAM | 12 | American dancer who was the first dancer to perform at the White House and to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom: 2 wds. |
| 31% | WILLIS | 6 | Actor Bruce whose album was The Return of Bruno |
| 30% | CHER | 4 | Singer/actress whose name can be found at the ends of 17-, 31-, and 43-Across |
| 30% | MARTIANMISSIONS | 15 | NASA endeavors whose vehicles can be found at the ends of 17-, 22-, 51- and 57-Across |
| 30% | STALLONE | 8 | Actor whose two acting Oscar nominations are for 1976 and 2015 portrayals of the same character |
| 30% | KAL | 3 | I played Kumar in "Harold and Kumar" and I have also worked at the White House |
| 30% | HELLBOY | 7 | Actor Ed Skrein dropped out of this upcoming superhero film over accusations of "whitewashing" the role he was set to play |
| 29% | EASTEREGGS | 10 | They're rolled out once a year at the White House |
| 28% | EDASNER | 7 | Actor whose name is an anagram of the word "endears": 2 wds. |
| 28% | SEINFELD | 8 | NBC sitcom starring comedian Jerry as the titular character, whose gang of friends are regulars at Monk's Cafe |
| 28% | EMPTYNEST | 9 | Kids are out of the house |
| 28% | MELTINGPOTUS | 12 | Inhabitant of the White House when the air conditioning conks out? |
| 28% | RYU | 3 | Main character in Capcom's Street Fighter series whose "special move" was the subject of a scientific work last year |
| 28% | VASSAL | 6 | He is at the bottom of the feudal system |
| 28% | POE | 3 | Literary figure whose name is a letter short of something he wrote |
| 28% | CREEK | 5 | "Schitt's ___," CBC sitcom whose characters are regulars at the Cafe Tropical |
| 28% | ETHIC | 5 | Work ___ (set of morals to be followed at the office) |
| 27% | DOORBELLS | 9 | They are rung at the front of houses |
| 27% | OLIVERREED | 10 | Actor whose first name is the title of a Best Picture he co-starred in, and whose last name is that film's director |
| 27% | HISTORIAN | 9 | Scholar whose work is a thing of the past? |
| 27% | IRELAND | 7 | Cork can be found at the bottom of it |
| 27% | INSECURE | 8 | Hit HBO show whose main character worked at the nonprofit We Got Y'all |
| 27% | GLEE | 4 | Fox musical show starring Lea Michele, whose characters are regulars at The Lima Bean |