| 100% | PLUTO | 5 | Celestial object named by an eleven-year-old, who received a five-pound note from her grandfather as a reward |
| 29% | ARK | 3 | Vessel built by a man who was at least five hundred years old, per Genesis |
| 27% | LASTSONG | 8 | Novel by Nicholas Sparks about a 17 year old teen who is sent to stay with her father in the summer, "The ___": 2 wds. |
| 25% | LANDLINE | 8 | Science-fiction novel by 29-Across about a woman who connects with a younger version of her husband on an old rotary phone |
| 25% | ANGELOU | 7 | Poet who adopted her name while working as a nightclub entertainer |
| 24% | UNTAG | 5 | Remove a name from, as an Instagram photo |
| 24% | EXAM | 4 | Test at the end of an academic year, with a name originating from Latin |
| 24% | JODIE | 5 | ___ Foster, actress who received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress as a teen |
| 24% | REAP | 4 | Receive as a reward |
| 23% | TWILIGHT | 8 | Guess the movie from the badly explained plot! "Love triangle between an 18 year old, a vampire and a werewolf" |
| 23% | SPEW | 4 | Give off a large quantity (of), as smoke from an old car |
| 23% | DIANA | 5 | Ross who received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the American Music Awards, which were hosted by her daughter Tracee Ellis Ross |
| 23% | VANISHINGACTS | 13 | Jodi Picoult novel about a missing persons investigator who discovers she'd been kidnapped by her father as a child (2 wds.) |
| 23% | LIKEMIKE | 8 | 2002 comedy starring Lil Bow Wow as an orphan who finds a magical pair of shoes once owned by a famous basketball player |
| 22% | KIM | 3 | "Talk snow sports, talk Chloe ___," professional snowboarder who won an Olympic gold medal when she was just 17 years old |
| 22% | RAVEN | 5 | Character from "Teen Titans" voiced by Tara Strong and named after a black bird, who has a perfect poker face |
| 22% | LESION | 6 | Word derived from the Latin word for injury that my six year old might refer to as a "boo-boo" |
| 22% | BETTYCOOPER | 11 | The sweet, blonde girl next door character from "Riverdale," who serves as a protagonist and is played by Lili Reinhart |
| 22% | MONTANA | 7 | Hannah ___, Disney character played by Miley Cyrus who shares her name with a U.S. state |
| 22% | ITSTARTSWITHUS | 14 | 2022 bestseller by 41-Across about a woman who reconnects with an old flame (4 wds.) |
| 22% | WITNESS | 7 | ___ testimony, statement from an individual who observed events related to a case, that acts as evidence |
| 22% | APRIL | 5 | ___ Ludgate, character from "Parks and Recreation" who shares her name with the month after March and has a perfect poker face |
| 22% | MARGARETATWOOD | 14 | "The Handmaid's Tale" writer who had a cameo as an Aunt in the Hulu adaptation of her novel (2 wds.) |
| 22% | LUPITANYONGO | 12 | Mexico-born actress who won an Oscar for her role in "12 Years a Slave": 2 wds. |
| 22% | UNCHAINED | 9 | "Django ___," a 2012 Western directed by Quentin Tarantino, in which Jackson starred as an old racist worker |
| 22% | ONES | 4 | Change from a five-dollar note |
| 22% | FOY | 3 | Claire who received a 2017 Emmy nomination for her role in "The Crown" |
| 22% | LUPITANYONGO | 12 | Actress who won an Oscar for her first feature film role, in "12 Years a Slave": 2 wds. |
| 22% | BETTY | 5 | ___ White, "The Golden Girls" actress who shares her name with a cartoon diva inspired by Jazz Age flappers |
| 22% | OLIVER | 6 | "___ & Company," 1988 film starring Joey Lawrence as an orange tabby who becomes friends with a mongrel named Dodger |