| 100% | PALTROW | 7 | Actress Gwyneth who co-wrote "It's All Easy: Delicious Weekday Recipes for the Super-Busy Home Cook" |
| 29% | EVA | 3 | Actress Green who played the title character in "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" |
| 27% | TUTTO | 5 | It's all for the Italians |
| 27% | EVAGREEN | 8 | French actress who played the title role in 2016 fantasy film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children |
| 27% | AGEE | 4 | James who co-wrote the script for 39-Across |
| 26% | FLATRATE | 8 | It's the same for all customers |
| 26% | ELLIE | 5 | Greenwich who co-wrote songs for the Ronettes and Crystals |
| 26% | ERICHSEGAL | 10 | Author who co-wrote the screenplay for the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" |
| 26% | AGEE | 4 | Novelist James who co-wrote the screenplay for "The African Queen" |
| 26% | JULIA | 5 | Chef Child who co-wrote "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" |
| 26% | JULIANNEMOORE | 13 | "The Kids Are All Right" actress who wrote the kids' book "Freckleface Strawberry": 2 wds. |
| 25% | TAGINE | 6 | Maghrebi stew named for the pot it's cooked in |
| 25% | TANDOORICHICKEN | 15 | Dish named for the oven in which it’s cooked |
| 25% | BEERCANCHICKEN | 14 | Poultry dish named for the vessel it's cooked around |
| 25% | DERN | 4 | Actress Laura who co-wrote the memoir "Honey, Baby, Mine" with her mother, Diane Ladd |
| 25% | DIDION | 6 | Joan who co-wrote the screenplay for the 1976 A Star Is Born |
| 25% | ANKA | 4 | Paul who co-wrote the Johnny Carson-era theme for the “Tonight Show” |
| 25% | DANNER | 6 | Actress Blythe who's the mother of Gwyneth Paltrow |
| 25% | ABBIE | 5 | Hoffman who wrote "Revolution for the Hell of It" |
| 25% | DANA | 4 | Actor Delany, who co-wrote a crossword for The New York Times in 2011 |
| 25% | GRETAGARBO | 10 | Actress who's the inspiration for this puzzle's theme? |
| 25% | INA | 3 | Garten who wrote the cookbook “Cooking for Jeffrey” |
| 24% | SHERRI | 6 | Actress Shepherd who won an Emmy for co-hosting "The View" |
| 24% | VIOLA | 5 | Actress Davis who wrote the children's book "Corduroy Takes a Bow" |
| 24% | PADMA | 5 | Lakshmi who wrote the children's book "Tomatoes for Neela" |
| 24% | NOSY | 4 | Like someone who's angling for all the juicy details |
| 24% | ALBA | 4 | Actress Jessica who co-founded The Honest Company |
| 24% | VIOLA | 5 | Actress Davis who wrote the 2018 children's book "Corduroy Takes a Bow" |
| 24% | ALBA | 4 | Actress Jessica who appeared in the video for Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" |
| 24% | EVA | 3 | Actress ___ Marie Saint who won an Oscar for 1954's "On the Waterfront" |