| 100% | KATEMORTON | 10 | Australian novelist whose mother, an antique dealer, instilled in her a fascination with objects from the past (2 wds.) |
| 33% | LADYGAGA | 8 | Singer-songwriter whose song "Shallow" from the movie "A Star Is Born" won her an Oscar in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 28% | PROUDMARY | 9 | Girl in a Tina Turner song from the soundtrack of "What's Love Got to Do with It": 2 wds. |
| 27% | AGESAGO | 7 | A very long time in the past: 2 wds. |
| 27% | RICHARDPOWERS | 13 | American novelist whose novel "The Overstory" won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 26% | MARGARET | 8 | ___ Mitchell, novelist whose only novel "Gone with the Wind" won her a Pulitzer and a National Book Award |
| 26% | MATTHEWQUIRK | 12 | 30-Across novelist whose first novel, "The 500," was nominated for an Edgar Award in 2012 (2 wds.) |
| 26% | YEARSAGO | 8 | A long time in the past (2 wds.) |
| 25% | LIGHTBULB | 9 | Notable invention from the 19th century, that brought steady light to households, and stands as a symbol of an idea: 2 wds. |
| 25% | BLUEOYSTERCULT | 14 | "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" band with a "metal umlaut" over an O in its name: 3 wds. |
| 25% | ICECUBE | 7 | Object from a freezer tray: 2 wds. |
| 25% | BOBDYLAN | 8 | Singer-songwriter whose song "Things Have Changed" from the movie "Wonder Boys" won him an Oscar in 2000: 2 wds. |
| 25% | MILEYCYRUS | 10 | She played a character with the same first name (and the last name Stewart) on "Hannah Montana": 2 wds. |
| 25% | ABBIJACOBSON | 12 | She played a character with the same first name (and the last name Abrams) on "Broad City": 2 wds. |
| 25% | PAULAHAWKINS | 12 | Novelist whose "Into the Water" won a 2017 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Mystery & Thriller (2 wds.) |
| 25% | SEXYSADIE | 9 | Girl in a Beatles song from the "White Album": 2 wds. |
| 25% | KERRISTRUG | 10 | Gymnast who clinched a Team USA gold medal in the 1996 Olympics when she landed a vault with an injured ankle: 2 wds. |
| 24% | AGESAGO | 7 | Way in the past: 2 wds. |
| 24% | TONESANDI | 9 | Australian singer whose "Dance Monkey" was the #2 song on Spotify in 2020: 3 wds. |
| 24% | JEAN | 4 | ___ Grey, Famke Janssen's character in the X-Men films, where she plays a telepath who can move objects with her mind |
| 24% | BEEPBEEP | 8 | Sound from the Road Runner, in cartoons: 2 wds. |
| 24% | MATTHASSELBECK | 14 | Quarterback who was a starter with the Indianapolis Colts in 2015 at age 40: 2 wds. |
| 24% | BRETTFAVRE | 10 | Quarterback who was a starter with the Minnesota Vikings in 2010 at age 41: 2 wds. |
| 24% | KRISTINHANNAH | 13 | Novelist whose bestseller "The Great Alone" is set in Alaska (2 wds.) |
| 24% | DAISYBUCHANAN | 13 | She has an affair with Gatsby in "The Great Gatsby": 2 wds. |
| 24% | JLO | 3 | "Jenny From the Block" singer, to her fans: 2 wds. |
| 24% | DOUGFLUTIE | 10 | Quarterback who was a starter with the San Diego Chargers in 2005 at age 42: 2 wds. |
| 24% | GIRLONFIRE | 10 | Song from Alicia Keys' fifth studio album which was a commercial hit with over 4 million paid downloads in the U.S.: 3 wds. |
| 24% | ANDREABOCELLI | 13 | Opera singer with a law degree from the University of Pisa: 2 wds. |
| 24% | SAMSMITH | 8 | Singer-songwriter whose song "Writing's on the Wall" from the movie "Spectre" won him an Oscar in 2015: 2 wds. |