| 100% | BYRD | 4 | Harry ___, who was once senator of Virginia (rhymes with "bird") |
| 41% | REASONER | 8 | Harry who was one of the original "60 Minutes" hosts |
| 41% | STU | 3 | Sutcliffe who was once a member of the Beatles |
| 40% | MARC | 4 | Designer Jacobs who was once the creative director of Louis Vuitton |
| 38% | PTBARNUM | 8 | Businessman/entertainer who was once mayor of Bridgeport, Conn. |
| 38% | MEGHAN | 6 | With 6-Down, whom Prince Harry is marrying |
| 37% | KATIE | 5 | ___ Bell, witch who was a fellow student of Harry Potter at Hogwarts |
| 37% | CASSIUS | 7 | Senator who was one of the assassins of Julius Caesar |
| 37% | AMES | 4 | Harry of the novel "The Man Who Cried I Am" |
| 36% | NEIL | 4 | ___ Armstrong, astronaut who was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 |
| 36% | SNOWYOWL | 8 | Type of bird that was Harry Potter's companion |
| 36% | RIAN | 4 | Johnson, who is the director of the upcoming film "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" (Rhymes with Ryan) |
| 36% | VIN | 3 | ___ Scully, retired sportscaster who was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 |
| 35% | GRACE | 5 | ___ Hopper, computer scientist who was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 2016 |
| 35% | WOODSTOCK | 9 | Yellow bird who is a pal of 23-Across |
| 34% | LBJ | 3 | Initials of the president who was married to Lady Bird |
| 34% | CALLAHAN | 8 | Harry who was played by Eastwood |
| 34% | BRIANWILLIAMS | 13 | American journalist who is the chief anchor on MSNBC and host of "The 11th Hour with ___": 2 wds. |
| 33% | JANE | 4 | With 35-Down, fictional heroine who says "I am no bird; and no net ensnares me" |
| 33% | GRIMM | 5 | Jacob —, German philologist who, with brother Wilhelm, is noted for a collection of fairytales |
| 33% | ANKA | 4 | Paul ___, "Times of Your Life" singer who cowrote "This Is It" with Michael Jackson |
| 33% | FRANKIEMUNIZ | 12 | "Malcolm in the Middle" actor who was a finalist on season 25 of "Dancing with the Stars" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | VICTORIAARLEN | 13 | ESPN host and Paralympic swimmer who was a semifinalist on season 25 of "Dancing with the Stars" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | EXES | 4 | People who were once a couple |
| 33% | LEWISCARROLL | 12 | Writer who was the source of all the words with asterisked clues in this puzzle |
| 33% | COLIN | 5 | ___ Powell, retired general in the U. S. Army who was honored with his second Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1993 |
| 32% | THOMAS | 6 | With 37-Across, inventor who held 1,093 US patents and is called "the Wizard of Menlo Park" |
| 32% | EVA | 3 | Perón who was once portrayed by Madonna |
| 32% | WALESA | 6 | President who was once a labor leader |
| 32% | ARMEY | 5 | Dick who was once House majority leader |