| 100% | GRIMM | 5 | Jacob —, German philologist who, with brother Wilhelm, is noted for a collection of fairytales |
| 98% | GRIMM | 5 | Jacob —, German philologist who with brother Wilhelm is noted for a collection of fairy tales |
| 35% | MOHS | 4 | Friedrich —, German scientist after whom a scale for expressing the hardness of minerals is named |
| 35% | TRUMAN | 6 | With 33-Across, friend of 15-Across who was the basis for Dill in "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 35% | RIEMANN | 7 | German mathematician for whom a branch of geometry is named |
| 35% | ARIANA | 6 | With 35-Across, singer of "Bang Bang" who was a first-time Grammy nominee for Best Pop Vocal Album |
| 33% | SAMSMITH | 8 | "Stay With Me" singer who was a first-time Grammy nominee for Record of the Year (and won): 2 wds. |
| 32% | GRIMM | 5 | Jacob and Wilhelm ___, German storytellers known for their classic fairytales |
| 31% | RIIS | 4 | Jacob for whom a park in the Rockaways is named |
| 31% | THYESTES | 8 | Brother of Atreus with a Seneca play named for him |
| 31% | GERSHWIN | 8 | Surname of "Porgy and Bess" songwriting brothers George and Ira, for whom a Broadway theater is named |
| 31% | YEW | 3 | A kind of wood that is used for bows (rhymes with "new") |
| 31% | RIIS | 4 | Muckraker Jacob for whom a park in Queens is named |
| 30% | NOEL | 4 | ___ Gallagher, English musician who was a part of Oasis with his brother Liam |
| 30% | EDWARD | 6 | With 38-Across, "Birdman" actor who is a United Nations Messenger of Peace |
| 30% | JOSEPH | 6 | Jacob's son who was given a coat of many colors |
| 30% | CARS | 4 | Group for whom "Drive" was a Top 10 hit, with "The" |
| 30% | SITE | 4 | Shorthand for a collection of web pages |
| 30% | JAMES | 5 | With 34-Across, Ronald Reagan press secretary for whom a gun bill is named |
| 30% | HANSON | 6 | Musician Zac who is in a pop band with his two brothers |
| 30% | EVACUEE | 7 | Person who has been transported out of a war zone, for example |
| 30% | SPAHN | 5 | Baseball Hall of Famer Warren for whom a pitching award is named |
| 30% | ERIES | 5 | Members of the Iroquoian people for whom a Great Lake is named |
| 30% | PHARRELL | 8 | With 46-Across, "Happy" singer who was a coach on "The Voice" for four seasons |
| 30% | EBB | 3 | With 15-Across, 1953 song that was a hit for the Righteous Brothers in 1965 |
| 30% | GATSBY | 6 | Title character of classic American literature who is obsessed with a green light |
| 30% | LENDL | 5 | Ivan who was a top-ranked tennis player for much of the 1980s |
| 30% | RANSOM | 6 | Kind of note that might be written with letters clipped from a magazine |
| 29% | SONGBOOK | 8 | A collection of written music for learning |
| 29% | OPRAH | 5 | Media mogul Winfrey who was honored with a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 |