| 100% | MARC | 4 | Designer Jacobs who was once the creative director of Louis Vuitton |
| 39% | STU | 3 | Sutcliffe who was once a member of the Beatles |
| 37% | OBAMA | 5 | U.S. president who was once president of the Harvard Law Review |
| 37% | ALBER | 5 | ___ Elbaz, queer fashion designer who was the creative director for Lanvin |
| 36% | TOMFORD | 7 | American fashion designer who once served as the creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent |
| 35% | LAGERFELD | 9 | Karl ___, former creative director of Chanel who held the position from 1983 until his death in 2019 |
| 35% | VICTORFLEMING | 13 | Director of the eight starred films in this puzzle, who was born on 2/23/1889 |
| 35% | VINCI | 5 | Leonardo da ___, Italian polymath who was one of the earliest designers of the parachute |
| 34% | ROBREINER | 9 | Director of 33-Across who will write a foreword for the book by 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 34% | EDWOOD | 6 | Movie director who was himself the subject of a 1994 movie |
| 33% | RIAN | 4 | Johnson, who is the director of the upcoming film "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" (Rhymes with Ryan) |
| 33% | DIRAC | 5 | Noel winner Paul ___ who was once the Lucasian Professor of Math (like Stephen Hawking) at Cambridge |
| 32% | AVA | 3 | Director DuVernay who was awarded Entertainer of the Year at the 2018 NAACP Image Awards |
| 32% | RON | 3 | Business honcho Perelman, who was once the richest man in America |
| 32% | PHIL | 4 | Singer Collins, who was once the drummer and vocalist for Genesis |
| 32% | EVA | 3 | Perón who was once First Lady of Argentina |
| 32% | BARAK | 5 | One-time Israeli PM who once ousted Netanyahu and is now leader of the Israeli Democratic Party |
| 32% | ROBERTALTMAN | 12 | Five-time Best Director nominee who said "All of the best things in my films are mistakes" |
| 31% | GOTTI | 5 | John who was once known as the Teflon Don |
| 31% | PTBARNUM | 8 | Businessman/entertainer who was once mayor of Bridgeport, Conn. |
| 31% | PELE | 4 | One-named sports star who was once the highest-paid athlete in the world |
| 31% | AIMEE | 5 | Singer Mann who was once in the band 'Til Tuesday |
| 31% | BYRD | 4 | Harry ___, who was once senator of Virginia (rhymes with "bird") |
| 31% | TYRE | 4 | Lebanese city that was once the center of Phoenician civilization |
| 31% | APATOW | 6 | Director of the 2012 comedy "This Is 40" |
| 31% | ISAACMIZRAHI | 12 | American fashion designer who is a judge on the "All Stars" edition of 30-Across |
| 30% | CUZCO | 5 | Peruvian city that was once the capital of the Inca Empire |
| 30% | DRE | 3 | Dr. ___ (rapper who was once in the group N.W.A.) |
| 30% | FAIREST | 7 | "... who is the __ one of all?": Evil Queen |
| 30% | LEAR | 4 | King who was the father of Cordelia |