| 100% | BLUMENTHAL | 10 | Heston —, celebrity chef associated with The Fat Duck restaurant in Bray, Berkshire |
| 93% | HESTON | 6 | & 25A Celebrity chef associated with The Fat Duck restaurant in Bray, Berkshire |
| 42% | DUCK | 4 | The Fat ___, chef Heston Blumenthal's restaurant in Bray which has earned three Michelin Stars |
| 34% | TOM | 3 | Celebrity chef ___ Colicchio, who made a cameo in the movie "The Smurfs" along with Wolfgang Puck |
| 31% | NINE | 4 | Number associated with the striker in soccer |
| 31% | ANTHONY | 7 | Celebrity chef ___ Bourdain, who made a cameo in "The Simpsons" along with Gordon Ramsay |
| 31% | ELMS | 4 | Trees associated with the underworld in Celtic myth |
| 31% | ELM | 3 | Tree associated with the underworld in Celtic mythology |
| 30% | MOONWALK | 8 | Dance step associated with the silver orb in the sky |
| 30% | RODHULL | 7 | Entertainer associated with the puppet Emu who died in 1999 |
| 29% | COKE | 4 | Thomas William —, English agriculturist associated with the Holkham estate in Norfolk |
| 29% | LAKER | 5 | Freddie —, entrepreneur associated with the Skytrain project who died in 2006 |
| 29% | COKE | 4 | Thomas William -, English agriculturist associated with the Holkham estate in Norfolk |
| 29% | TURKEY | 6 | Poultry bird associated with Thanksgiving in the US |
| 29% | SCOTTJOPLIN | 11 | US pianist and composer associated with the ragtime style who died in 1917 |
| 29% | YELLOW | 6 | Bright sunny color that is associated with the characters mentioned in this puzzle |
| 29% | NOBU | 4 | Celebrity chef with cameos in “Casino” and “Austin Powers in Goldmember” |
| 29% | GLAM | 4 | ___ rock (genre associated with David Bowie in the 1970s) |
| 28% | SLIM | 4 | With very less fat in the body |
| 28% | DETECTIVESTORY | 14 | Literary genre often associated with the writer concealed in 16-, 32- and 40-Across |
| 28% | IZOD | 4 | Shirt brand that was associated with preppies in the 1980s |
| 28% | GLAM | 4 | Glittery rock genre associated with David Bowie in the 1970s |
| 28% | SNAKE | 5 | Reptile associated with Slytherin House in the Harry Potter series |
| 28% | MRT | 3 | Celebrity with a namesake cereal in the '80s |
| 28% | HENRYLYTTON | 11 | English actor associated with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company who was knighted in 1930 |
| 28% | FLAY | 4 | Celebrity chef Bobby ___, who made a cameo in the American comedy-drama "Entourage" |
| 28% | JAMESBOND | 9 | Character associated with the beverage "shaken" in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 27% | GREENHAM | 8 | & 17D RAF —, former station in Berkshire associated with the women's peace movement |
| 27% | TWEED | 5 | Fabric associated with the Isle of Harris in the Hebrides |