| 100% | BLAMESTORM | 10 | Heated discussion of who's responsible for a failure |
| 43% | YGGIPRIDE | 9 | Relief for a kid who's tired of walking |
| 42% | CURATE | 6 | Priest's assistant who is responsible for a parish |
| 41% | HAWKING | 7 | Physicist responsible for A Brief History of Time |
| 40% | REF | 3 | Someone who's in charge of a game of sport, for short |
| 40% | JLO | 3 | Singer who's a "World of Dance" judge, for short: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MELINDAGATES | 12 | Philanthropist for whom a building of Seattle Children's Hospital is named |
| 39% | NAVIGATOR | 9 | Someone responsible for the movements of a boat |
| 38% | GUARDIAN | 8 | Person legally responsible for taking care of a child |
| 37% | PANEL | 5 | Group of scholars who lead a discussion |
| 37% | TRAGICFLAW | 10 | Shortcoming responsible for a protagonist’s downfall |
| 37% | FIREEATERS | 10 | Performers who take a lot of heat? |
| 37% | ROWLING | 7 | Best-selling author who was a runner-up for Time's 2007 Person of the Year |
| 37% | SPIKE | 5 | Jonze who won a Grammy Award for directing Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice" music video |
| 37% | CREW | 4 | Production ___, groups responsible for behind-the-scene tasks of a dance performance |
| 37% | CATLADY | 7 | Slang term for a woman who owns lots of felines: 2 wds. |
| 36% | COSTUME | 7 | I am a type of "designer" responsible for all the iconic outfits in a film. Who am I? |
| 36% | TSO | 3 | General for whom a style of chicken is named |
| 36% | IRIS | 4 | It's responsible for controlling a pupil |
| 36% | MISSYOU | 7 | *Text to someone who's been away for a while [Opposite of 17-Across?] |
| 35% | KATEY | 5 | Sagal who won a Golden Globe for Sons of Anarchy |
| 35% | WHARTON | 7 | Edith who won a Pulitzer for The Age of Innocence |
| 35% | BOOKWORMS | 9 | Buggy name for people who read a lot of novels |
| 35% | RIEMANN | 7 | German mathematician for whom a branch of geometry is named |
| 35% | BROCA | 5 | Scientist for whom a part of the brain is named |
| 35% | JOULE | 5 | Physicist James for whom a unit of energy is named |
| 35% | DONCHEADLE | 10 | "Hotel Rwanda" actor who won a 2022 Grammy for the audiobook of John Lewis's "Carry On": 2 wds. |
| 35% | EDEL | 4 | Leon who won a Pulitzer for his biography of Henry James |
| 35% | LEE | 3 | Ang who won a Best Director Oscar for "Life of Pi" |
| 35% | REP | 3 | One who speaks on behalf of a larger group, for short |