| 100% | ERTE | 4 | Artist whose moniker is the pronunciation of his initials |
| 57% | ERTE | 4 | Artist whose name is the French pronunciation of "RT" |
| 49% | ERTE | 4 | Artist's pseudonym formed from the French pronunciation of his initials |
| 42% | FDR | 3 | Initials of the president whose last vice president was Harry Truman |
| 41% | CSU | 3 | Sch. whose initials are the reverse of 26-Down |
| 41% | USC | 3 | Sch. whose initials are the reverse of 32-Down |
| 40% | YENSID | 6 | Animated sorcerer whose name backwards is the name of his animation studio |
| 40% | EMU | 3 | Bird whose name is also the initials of a school in Ypsilanti |
| 40% | JANET | 5 | ___ Jackson, Hip Hop artist whose song "What's It Gonna Be?!" had one of the most expensive music videos |
| 39% | FDR | 3 | Initials of the president whose wife was Eleanor |
| 39% | HODOR | 5 | Loyal protector from the '90s novel "Game of Thrones" whose only dialogue is his name |
| 39% | MLK | 3 | Initials of the man whose holiday is in mid-January |
| 38% | ALSTON | 6 | Charles ___, artist whose bust of M.L.K. Jr. was the first image of an African American displayed at the White House |
| 38% | PETERI | 6 | Catherine was the wife of his grandson |
| 37% | CUSK | 4 | Rachel whose novel “Parade” features a procession of visual artists, all referred to by the initial “G“ (June, 2024) |
| 37% | SINATRA | 7 | Artist whose name is an anagram of "artisan" |
| 37% | KRIS | 4 | Singer whose first name is the first four letters of his last name |
| 37% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop group whose name is formed from the initials of its members |
| 37% | NATO | 4 | Grp. whose initials in French are the reverse of its English initials |
| 37% | ESSO | 4 | Brand named after the pronunciation of its parent company's initials |
| 37% | GROOT | 5 | Tree-like character established in the '60s whose only dialogue in the movie "Guardians of the Galaxy" is his name |
| 37% | ORSON | 5 | With 17-Down, director whose "The Other Side of the Wind" was released in 2018, 33 years after his death |
| 36% | KLEE | 4 | Artist whose name is a homophone of a sculpture medium |
| 36% | MAORI | 5 | People whose language is the source of "kiwi" |
| 36% | RIPTORN | 7 | Entertainer whose last name is the past tense of a synonym of his first name |
| 36% | BOBROSS | 7 | Artist whose instructor hosted PBS's The Magic of Oil Painting |
| 36% | SALVADORDALI | 12 | Spanish surrealist artist whose antiwar painting "The Face of War" was created at the start of WWII: 2 wds. |
| 36% | REEVE | 5 | His is the third of Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" |
| 36% | DRNO | 4 | Film whose casting is the subject of the quote |
| 36% | LEAR | 4 | The Earl of Kent is his courtier |