| 100% | MELB | 4 | Artist who frequently performed alongside Melanie C and Emma Bunton in the late 1990s |
| 28% | WATSON | 6 | Emma who played Belle in Beauty and the Beast |
| 27% | AALIYAH | 7 | Late singer who starred in and performed music for “Romeo Must Die” |
| 27% | MORRIS | 6 | William —, artist and writer who founded the Kelmscott Press in 1891 |
| 27% | DOTCOM | 6 | This tech bubble burst in the late 1990s |
| 27% | RONDAROUSEY | 11 | Mixed martial artist who won the Best Female Athlete ESPY Award in 2014 and 2015: 2 wds. |
| 26% | THAD | 4 | Jazz trumpeter Jones who played in and later led the Count Basie Orchestra |
| 26% | NWO | 3 | Popular pro wrestling stable in the late 1990s (abbr.) |
| 26% | COLTRANE | 8 | Robbie —, late actor who played the lead role in 1990s ITV drama series Cracker |
| 26% | JOHNOLIVER | 10 | Comedian and late-night host who voices Steve the porcupine in 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 26% | GEORGEFOREMAN | 13 | "Rumble in the Jungle" boxer who came out of retirement in 1987 and later won the heavyweight title: 2 wds. |
| 25% | NAIL | 4 | Jimmy —, singer and actor who played the title role in 1990s BBC TV drama series Spender |
| 25% | ADELE | 5 | "Hello" singer who simultaneously topped the Billboard 200, Hot 100, and Artist 100 in 2015 and 2016 |
| 25% | SLED | 4 | Conveyance in the last Calvin and Hobbes strip |
| 25% | KENDRICKLAMAR | 13 | "Humble" rapper who simultaneously topped the Billboard 200, Hot 100, and Artist 100 in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 25% | CAMILACABELLO | 13 | "Havana" singer who simultaneously topped the Billboard 200, Hot 100, and Artist 100 in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 25% | DONALDGLOVER | 12 | Rapper and "Atlanta" star who both hosted "SNL" and performed as the musical guest in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 25% | AMYWINEHOUSE | 12 | "Rehab" singer who won the Best New Artist and Record of the Year Grammys in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 25% | CHRISTO | 7 | Artist who wrapped the Reichstag in 1995 |
| 24% | DRAKE | 5 | "God's Plan" rapper who simultaneously topped the Billboard 200, Hot 100, and Artist 100 in 2016 and 2018 |
| 24% | VANGOGH | 7 | Artist who painted The Potato Eaters in 1885 |
| 24% | PICASSO | 7 | Artist who painted The Weeping Woman in 1937 |
| 24% | BLAKESHELTON | 12 | Country singer and "The Voice" judge who both hosted "SNL" and performed as the musical guest in 2015: 2 wds. |
| 24% | ARIANAGRANDE | 12 | Pop singer and former Nickelodeon star who both hosted "SNL" and performed as the musical guest in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 24% | MARILYNHORNE | 12 | Opera singer who performed at Clinton's 1993 inauguration and received the National Medal of Arts in 1992: 2 wds. |
| 24% | MURALIST | 8 | Artist who uses walls and the ground as canvases |
| 24% | GEORGESSEURAT | 13 | Artist who created the painting hidden in this puzzle |
| 24% | VERMEER | 7 | Artist who painted The Art of Painting in 1668 |
| 24% | SHERYLCROW | 10 | "All I Wanna Do" singer who won the Best New Artist and Record of the Year Grammys in 1995: 2 wds. |
| 24% | NORAHJONES | 10 | "Don't Know Why" singer who won the Best New Artist and Record of the Year Grammys in 2003: 2 wds. |