| 100% | VICTORFLEMING | 13 | Director of the eight starred films in this puzzle, who was born on 2/23/1889 |
| 40% | BOBBYRYDELL | 11 | "Volare" singer who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | ELVISCOSTELLO | 13 | "Veronica" new wave singer who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | TANYATUCKER | 11 | "Delta Dawn" country singer who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | ELLENPOMPEO | 11 | "Grey's Anatomy" actress who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | MINDYKALING | 11 | "The Office" actress who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | LISASIMPSON | 11 | Animated girl who was in the finals of a crossword puzzle tournament: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MILEYCYRUS | 10 | "Flowers" Record of the Year Grammy nominee who was born on November 23, 1992 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | GARRETTMORRIS | 13 | "2 Broke Girls" actor who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | OSAKA | 5 | Tennis star Naomi who was born in the city of 3-Down |
| 37% | JLO | 3 | Celeb who got the 2,500th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013 |
| 37% | MIRANDALAMBERT | 14 | "Vice" singer who came in third on the first season of "Nashville Star": 2 wds. |
| 37% | MRT | 3 | Action star who was on "Dancing With the Stars" in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MALIA | 5 | Older Obama daughter who was born on the Fourth of July |
| 36% | GEORGELUCAS | 11 | Director of the film mentioned in 16a: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MATTDAMON | 9 | "Good Will Hunting" star who played fallen angel Loki in the 1999 film "Dogma": 2 wds. |
| 36% | GOREVIDALNOVELS | 15 | What the first words of eight long answers in this puzzle are |
| 36% | DAVECHAPPELLE | 13 | "A Star Is Born" actor who won the Mark Twain Prize in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 36% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | Actor who had a song from "A Star Is Born" chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 36% | STEVIEWONDER | 12 | "Songs in the Key of Life" singer-songwriter who was born on May 13, 1950 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ANTHONYRAMOS | 12 | "A Star Is Born" actor who plays Usnavi, the lead character in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NORAEPHRON | 10 | Director of "Sleepless in Seattle," which was the eighth-highest-grossing film of 1993 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | JAMESFRANCO | 11 | "The Interview" star who was the subject of a Comedy Central Roast in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DEATHVALLEY | 11 | One of the hottest places on Earth, this place is home to Badwater Basin, point of lowest elevation in North America: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MAKINGACOMEBACK | 15 | What the eight featured celebrities in this puzzle are doing? |
| 35% | KEVINCOSTNER | 12 | "Field of Dreams" actor who starred as the title character in the 1990 film "Dances With Wolves": 2 wds. |
| 35% | MICHAELHANEKE | 13 | Austrian director who made a Hollywood remake of his original film "Funny Games" in the year 2007: 2 wds. |
| 35% | SHAWNJOHNSON | 12 | Gymnast who won season 8 and was runner-up in season 15 of "Dancing With the Stars": 2 wds. |
| 35% | DEPART | 6 | What the last words of eight key answers in this puzzle are slangy synonyms of |
| 35% | RONALDO | 7 | Soccer star Cristiano, who is #1 on Forbes list of the highest-paid athletes in 2017 |