| 100% | HADES | 5 | Antagonist (and namesake) of a 2019 Tony-winning musical set partly in the underworld |
| 47% | RACHELCARSON | 12 | "Silent Spring" writer and namesake of the international environmental award won by 32-Across in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 40% | MARYMARTIN | 10 | She won three Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical, for "South Pacific," "Peter Pan," and "The Sound of Music": 2 wds. |
| 40% | MANDYPATINKIN | 13 | Tony- and Emmy-winning actor who was a guest on the "On Broadway" episode of "Finding Your Roots" in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | AIDA | 4 | Hit Broadway musical set partly in a tomb |
| 39% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 38% | BOBMACKIE | 9 | "The Cher Show" costumer who won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Musical (2 wds.) |
| 38% | BARNUM | 6 | Show for which Jim Dale won the 1980 Tony for Best Actor in a Musical |
| 38% | ROLLTHEDICE | 11 | Take a chance, and how to form the sequence in each set of circled letters |
| 38% | RENT | 4 | 1996 Tony-winning musical set in the East Village |
| 38% | ASHLEIGHBARTY | 13 | Australian tennis player who won WTA Player of the Year in 2019 and 2021: 2 wds. |
| 37% | BENPLATT | 8 | Winner of the 2017 Tony for Best Actor in a Musical for "Dear Evan Hansen": 2 wds. |
| 37% | MARTINAHINGIS | 13 | Woman who won the Australian Open and US Open in 1997 without losing a set: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SIBYL | 5 | One of a number of prophetesses in ancient Greece and Rome such as that of Cumae, who guided Aeneas through the underworld |
| 37% | HER | 3 | Singer nominated for Album of the Year Grammys in 2019 and 2020 (and whose name spells a pronoun) |
| 37% | FURNITUREASSEMBLY | 17 | Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 36% | BARACK | 6 | "Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance" author who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 |
| 36% | GWENVERDON | 10 | Actress and dancer who won four Tony Awards, including Best Leading Actress in a Musical for "Damn Yankees" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | MARYMARTIN | 10 | Actress and singer who won four Tony Awards, including Best Leading Actress in a Musical for "Peter Pan" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | 2019 Tony winner for Best Revival of a Musical |
| 36% | ONFIRE | 6 | In the middle of a hell of winning streak |
| 36% | CANISTER | 8 | One of a set in the kitchen |
| 36% | DANNYBURSTEIN | 13 | "Moulin Rouge!" actor who won the 2020 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (2 wds.) |
| 36% | BRYANCRANSTON | 13 | "Network" actor who won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | JONATHANGROFF | 13 | "Frozen" voice actor who won the 2024 Best Leading Actor in a Musical Tony for "Merrily We Roll Along": 2 wds. |
| 36% | NOVAK | 5 | ___ Djokovic, tennis player who won the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year in 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2019 |
| 35% | ELAINEMAY | 9 | "The Waverly Gallery" actress who won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | EYRE | 4 | “The ___ Affair” (2001 novel set partly in the world of an 1847 novel) |
| 35% | SAMMENDES | 9 | "The Ferryman" director who won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | DELIVERANCE | 11 | 1972 thriller set in the backwoods of Georgia … or a plot point in 18-, 29- and 49-Across? |