| 100% | MARAT | 5 | Jean-Paul —, journalist and politician assassinated by Charlotte Corday in 1793 |
| 54% | MARAT | 5 | Jean-Paul —, politician stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday in 1793 |
| 31% | ASSASSIN | 8 | Charlotte Corday, to Jean-Paul Marat |
| 30% | BOY | 3 | "Baby ___," duet by Beyonce and Sean Paul that released in 2003 |
| 28% | TOPSY | 5 | Title twin sister in a series of children's books by Jean and Gareth Adamson |
| 27% | OUTRAGE | 7 | "Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of ___," 2020 memoir by politician and former Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw |
| 27% | BETHMARCH | 9 | Character in Louisa M Alcott novel Little Women played on screen by Claire Danes and Jean Parker |
| 27% | RFK | 3 | Politician assassinated in 1968, for short |
| 26% | LATE | 4 | "___ in the Evening," 1980 single by Paul Simon which topped several charts worldwide and is known for its drum beat |
| 26% | MISHIMA | 7 | 1985 biopic directed and co-written by Paul Schrader subtitled A Life in Four Chapters |
| 26% | RANDS | 5 | Politician Paul and others |
| 26% | BRIAN | 5 | Singer Wilson played by Paul Dano and John Cusack in "Love & Mercy" |
| 25% | THEPROFESSOR | 12 | Novel by Charlotte Bronte published posthumously in 1857 |
| 25% | AWE | 3 | In ___ of (amazed and inspired by) |
| 25% | LONG | 4 | Huey —, US politician assassinated in 1935 nicknamed The Kingfish |
| 25% | BRIANWILSON | 11 | Singer played by Paul Dano and John Cusack in the music biopic "Love & Mercy" (2 wds.) |
| 24% | GAULTIER | 8 | Fashion's Jean Paul __ held his final show in 2020 |
| 24% | ARNOLD | 6 | US actor and politician known in Japan as Shuwa-chan |
| 24% | PETER | 5 | Paul and Mary's partner in folk music |
| 24% | OPPRESSED | 9 | Stifled work by reporters and journalist |
| 24% | GLORIASTEINEM | 13 | Feminist journalist played by 15-Across and Alicia Vikander in a 2020 biopic based on the memoir "My Life on the Road" (2 wds.) |
| 24% | RANTZEN | 7 | Esther —, journalist and television presenter; founder in 1986 of charity Childline |
| 24% | PEEL | 4 | John —, radio disc jockey, journalist and presenter who died in 2004 |
| 24% | LES | 3 | Paul in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 24% | SONGCYCLE | 9 | In German lieder, such as by Weber and Mahler |
| 24% | CANDLE | 6 | __ in the Wind, song by Taupin and John |
| 24% | BOXING | 6 | Sport indulged in by hares and kangaroos |
| 24% | JESSEPINKMAN | 12 | Character played by Aaron Paul in "Breaking Bad", who was a crystal meth dealer and worked with the character played by 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 23% | SOMEPIG | 7 | Words spun by Charlotte for Wilbur in "Charlotte's Web" (2 wds.) |