| 100% | AYRASTARR | 9 | Artist of 2022's "Rush" |
| 56% | MARA | 4 | Rooney ___ of 2022's "Women Talking" |
| 56% | MIA | 3 | Actress Goth of 2022's "X" |
| 56% | SAMARA | 6 | Actress Weaving of 2022's "Babylon" |
| 54% | EDIE | 4 | Actress Falco of 2022's "Avatar" sequel |
| 53% | DELACROIX | 9 | Artist of 1830's Liberty Leading the People |
| 53% | PETERLELY | 9 | Artist of Charles II's mistress Barbara Villiers |
| 53% | ANDY | 4 | Garcia of 2022's "Father of the Bride" |
| 53% | SHEIKH | 6 | Sharm El- __, location of 2022's COP27 meeting |
| 53% | IRAN | 4 | Site of 2022's "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests |
| 53% | IVAN | 4 | Cornejo who won New Artist of the Year at the 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards |
| 52% | PALETTE | 7 | Artist's range of options |
| 52% | OEUVRE | 6 | Artist's body of work |
| 52% | MUSE | 4 | Artist's source of inspiration |
| 52% | STUDIO | 6 | Artist's place of work |
| 51% | IMANI | 5 | ___ Perry, award-winning author of 2022's "South to America" |
| 51% | GESSO | 5 | Artist's plaster of Paris mix |
| 51% | HEREWEGAUGUIN | 13 | Artist's line of weary resignation? |
| 50% | LOVEAND | 7 | With 16-Across, subtitle of 2022's "Thor" movie: 2 wds. |
| 50% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | "Lavender Haze" singer who won the People's Choice Award for Female Artist of 2022: 2 wds. |
| 50% | WALMART | 7 | As of 2022, world's biggest retailer by revenue |
| 49% | SARABAREILLES | 13 | "Amidst the Chaos" artist who starred in a 2022 revival of "Into the Woods" |
| 49% | PAINTER | 7 | Artist of pictures |
| 49% | LIAM | 4 | Most popular boys’ name of 2022, in the U.S. |
| 48% | MUSE | 4 | Source of an artist's inspiration |
| 48% | GERICAULT | 9 | Raft of the Medusa's artist |
| 48% | OLIN | 4 | Lena of “The Artist’s Wife” |
| 48% | OLIN | 4 | Lena of "The Artist's Wife" |
| 48% | OLIN | 4 | Lena of The Artist's Wife |
| 48% | ERA | 3 | Phase of an artist's career |