| 100% | NOMAN | 5 | For whom "time and tide wait," in a saying |
| 58% | GODOT | 5 | Whom Vladimir and Estragon were waiting for, in a Beckett play |
| 54% | MRS | 3 | Title for Who, Which and Whatsit in "A Wrinkle in Time" |
| 49% | MRS | 3 | Title for Whatsit, Who and Which in "A Wrinkle in Time" |
| 48% | DUVERNAY | 8 | Ava who directed Selma and A Wrinkle in Time |
| 47% | CAESAR | 6 | Who says, in Shakespeare, “Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look” |
| 47% | TEMP | 4 | Person who works in an office for a short time |
| 46% | RAINYDAY | 8 | Time to set aside money for, in a saying |
| 46% | TIME | 4 | ___ and tide wait for none |
| 46% | TIME | 4 | "___ and tide wait for none" |
| 46% | PITT | 4 | Brad ___ who won an Academy Award for "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" |
| 46% | GODOT | 5 | Vladimir and Estragon wait for him in a Samuel Beckett play |
| 45% | TIME | 4 | "___ and tide wait for no man" |
| 45% | SAL | 3 | Third baseman Bando who played for the A's in the 1960s and 1970s |
| 45% | DANA | 4 | Actor Delany, who co-wrote a crossword for The New York Times in 2011 |
| 44% | ALDA | 4 | Actor Alan who was nominated for an Oscar, an Emmy, and a Tony in 2005 |
| 44% | DAVIS | 5 | Viola who won both a Tony and an Oscar for playing Rose Maxson in “Fences” |
| 44% | STARLINCASTRO | 13 | Yankees second baseman, who is a three-time All-Star and holds a record for most runs batted in an MLB debut : 2 wds. |
| 44% | PATIENTLY | 9 | How to wait in a clinic, say |
| 44% | TIDE | 4 | Time and ___ wait for none |
| 44% | VIOLADAVIS | 10 | Actress who won a Tony and an Oscar for playing Rose Maxson in "Fences": 2 wds. |
| 44% | JOZYALTIDORE | 12 | Soccer player who achieved a hat trick for the USMNT in 2009 and 2013: 2 wds. |
| 44% | NELL | 4 | Carter who won both a Tony and an Emmy for her role in Ain't Misbehavin' |
| 43% | LEONARDS | 8 | Pitts who won the 2004 Pulitzer for Commentary and Roberts who costarred in "Drumline: A New Beat" |
| 43% | ONCE | 4 | "___ Upon a Time in Hollywood" (movie that Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio each earned $10 million for) |
| 43% | MOTHERTERESA | 12 | Canonized nun who is known for her work in India and has a "family" name: 2 wds. |
| 43% | LANDONDONOVAN | 13 | Soccer player who achieved a hat trick for the USMNT in 2003, 2007, and 2012: 2 wds. |
| 43% | JEFFDANIELS | 11 | "Dumb and Dumber" actor who founded a theater for local actors in his Michigan hometown: 2 wds. |
| 43% | WATERBREAK | 10 | Time for a drink at the gym... or what can literally be seen in 17-, 24-, 35- and 49-Across |
| 43% | TERI | 4 | ___ Hatcher, actress best known for her role in "Desperate Housewives" who has a degree in Mathematics and Engineering |