| 100% | JULIACHILD | 10 | Chef, cookbook writer, and TV personality whose original kitchen is on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History (2 wds.) |
| 37% | SALVADORDALI | 12 | Surrealist painter whose "The Persistence of Memory" is on display at the Museum of Modern Art: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SAMINNOSRAT | 11 | Chef and cookbook writer whose four elements of cooking are the first words of the answers to 16-Across, 18-Across, 42-Across, and 45-Across (2 wds.) |
| 32% | PABLOPICASSO | 12 | Cubist painter whose "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" is on display at New York's Museum of Modern Art: 2 wds. |
| 32% | VINCENTVANGOGH | 14 | Post-Impressionist painter whose "The Starry Night" is on display at the Museum of Modern Art: 3 wds. |
| 31% | HOPE | 4 | ___ Diamond, display at the Smithsonian National History Museum |
| 31% | ALICEWATERS | 11 | Chef and cookbook writer inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 2017 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | THEWHITEALBUM | 13 | American writer Joan Didion's 1979 book of essays on the history and politics of California in the late 60s and early 70s: 3 wds. |
| 28% | SAMINNOSRAT | 11 | Chef and cookbook writer whose four elements of cooking are the first words of the answers to 16-, 23-, 48-, and 56-Across |
| 27% | LORNEMICHAELS | 13 | TV producer, writer and comedian, who is the creator and producer of SNL: 2 wds. |
| 27% | PARISHILTON | 11 | American socialite and TV personality who guest starred in The CW series "Supernatural": 2 wds. |
| 26% | ELMO | 4 | Red Muppet in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History |
| 26% | LAURAKEENE | 10 | Actress and manager whose company's performance of play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre, Washington, DC was attended by Abraham Lincoln on the night of his assassination |
| 26% | TEDALLEN | 8 | TV personality who was a food and wine expert in the 2003 TV series, "Queer Eye": 2 wds. |
| 26% | EDSULLIVAN | 10 | TV personality whose variety show launched American Beatlemania on February 9, 1964 (2 wds.) |
| 26% | MOONROCKS | 9 | Some are displayed in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum |
| 26% | DIANAGABALDON | 13 | Writer whose novels are the basis of the "Outlander" TV series (2 wds.) |
| 26% | KATHYREICHS | 11 | Writer whose novels are the basis of the "Bones" TV series (2 wds.) |
| 26% | TESSGERRITSEN | 13 | Writer whose novels are the basis of the "Rizzoli & Isles" TV series (2 wds.) |
| 25% | ITOO | 4 | Classic Langston Hughes poem quoted on a wall of the National Museum of African American History and Culture |
| 25% | BIGLITTLELIES | 13 | TV series with Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman that is based on Liane Moriarty's novel of the same name: 3 wds. |
| 25% | TIKIBARBER | 10 | NFL running back who played alongside his twin brother, Ronde, at the University of Virginia and on three Pro Bowl teams: 2 wds. |
| 24% | NAVY | 4 | Old ___, American clothing company owned by the clothing giant at 34a, and whose name is reminiscent of a military force |
| 24% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird whose call is often dubbed over with the call of a red-tailed hawk, on TV and in movies |
| 24% | LADYDIANA | 9 | British royal whose 1981 wedding was seen on TV around the world: 2 wds. |
| 24% | JAMESBEARD | 10 | Chef and cookbook writer for whom a culinary award is named (2 wds.) |
| 24% | VANNESS | 7 | Jonathan ___, hairdresser and TV personality who hosts the podcast "Getting Curious": 2 wds. |
| 24% | CAITLYNJENNER | 13 | TV personality making her first public appearance on the July cover of Vanity Fair: 2 wds. |
| 24% | ABDUL | 5 | Paula ___, dancer and singer who was one of the original judges on "American Idol" |
| 24% | EDITHWHARTON | 12 | American writer whose novel "The Age of Innocence" was published in 1920 (2 wds.) |