| 100% | SYLVESTER | 9 | Animated character who's the subject of this puzzle's theme |
| 76% | WILEECOYOTE | 11 | Devious character who's the subject of this puzzle |
| 64% | SMOKEYBEAR | 10 | Character who's wary of the starts to this puzzle's theme answers |
| 55% | GRETAGARBO | 10 | Actress who's the inspiration for this puzzle's theme? |
| 55% | SEATTLE | 7 | City that's the subject of this puzzle |
| 55% | NOAHSARK | 8 | Craft that's the subject of this puzzle |
| 53% | COCONUT | 7 | Palm fruit ... or what the creator of this puzzle's theme apparently is? |
| 53% | RITAMORENO | 10 | Onetime winner of all the awards in this puzzle's theme |
| 52% | ZIP | 3 | Each of the numbers in this puzzle's theme |
| 52% | JULES | 5 | With 141-Down, author whose work is the basis of this puzzle's theme |
| 52% | DRONE | 5 | Bee formed by the letters heard at the starts of this puzzle's theme answers |
| 51% | PARISFRANCE | 11 | World capital that's the theme of this puzzle |
| 51% | ITSTHEBERRIES | 13 | Old expression of admiration (and the key to this puzzle's theme) |
| 51% | SPACEINVADERS | 13 | 1970s-'80s craze that's the theme of this puzzle |
| 50% | SLEEPLESSINSEATTLE | 18 | 1993 film featuring the subject of this puzzle |
| 50% | ANAFFAIRTOREMEMBER | 18 | 1957 film featuring the subject of this puzzle |
| 50% | PUNNEDIT | 8 | What the puzzlemaker did to the name in each of this puzzle's theme answers? |
| 50% | H&RBLOCK | 8 | Subject of the Final Jeopardy! question that knocked out Ken Jennings after a record 74 wins ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 49% | VERTIGO | 7 | 1958 film that is the subject of this puzzle |
| 49% | RAILSPLITTER | 12 | Campaign nickname that reflected the rustic upbringing of this puzzle's subject |
| 48% | WICHITALINEMAN | 14 | Glen Campbell hit, the last word of which is this puzzle's theme |
| 48% | WORLDSTALLESTSKYSCRAPER | 23 | The subject of this puzzle, on 5/1/31, the day it opened |
| 48% | JUSTICEGINSBURG | 15 | Subject of this puzzle, who once said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you" |
| 47% | SALTSHAKER | 10 | One of a pair at the dinner table ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 47% | ITSJUST | 7 | With 96- and 105-Across, how 122-Across explained the subject of this puzzle |
| 47% | YOU | 3 | With 39-Across, answer to the question "Who's the solver of this puzzle?" |
| 47% | ROCKSET | 7 | Description of this puzzle's theme answers, sounding like "The Look" singers? |
| 47% | THINKQUICKLY | 12 | To understand this puzzle's theme, read the ends of the answers to the starred clues and ... |
| 46% | STEMCELLS | 9 | Subject of some medical research … or a description of this puzzle's theme? |
| 46% | FAB | 3 | With the circled squares of 35-Across, subject of this puzzle |