| 100% | DIDION | 6 | Joan who co-wrote the screenplay for the 1976 A Star Is Born |
| 50% | REMADE | 6 | Like the movie A Star Is Born, in 1954, 1976, and 2018 |
| 50% | BRADLEY | 7 | Cooper who starred in The Hangover, A Star Is Born |
| 48% | ERIN | 4 | ___ Andrews, American female sportscaster who is a sideline reporter for Fox NFL and co-host on "Dancing with the Stars" |
| 46% | ERICHSEGAL | 10 | Author who co-wrote the screenplay for the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" |
| 46% | AGEE | 4 | Novelist James who co-wrote the screenplay for "The African Queen" |
| 45% | DOROTHYPARKER | 13 | "A Star Is Born" co-screenwriter who was honored on a U.S. postage stamp in 1992 (2 wds.) |
| 44% | JAMES | 5 | ___ Burrows, TV director who was a co-creator and showrunner for the TV show "Cheers" |
| 44% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | Actor who had a song from "A Star Is Born" chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 44% | MAMET | 5 | David who wrote the screenplay for "The Verdict" |
| 43% | AARON | 5 | Sorkin who wrote the screenplay for the upcoming film "Steve Jobs" |
| 43% | ODETS | 5 | Playwright who wrote the screenplay for The Sweet Smell of Success |
| 43% | DAVECHAPPELLE | 13 | "A Star Is Born" actor who won the Mark Twain Prize in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 43% | DANA | 4 | Actor Delany, who co-wrote a crossword for The New York Times in 2011 |
| 43% | STREISAND | 9 | Star of 1976 remake of A Star is Born, Barbra __ |
| 43% | BRADLEY | 7 | The star of The Hangover and A Star Is Born |
| 43% | KRIS | 4 | Barbra's A Star Is Born co-star |
| 42% | ROBREINER | 9 | Director of 33-Across who will write a foreword for the book by 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ANTHONYRAMOS | 12 | "A Star Is Born" actor who plays Usnavi, the lead character in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | GARLAND | 7 | Star of the 1954 remake of A Star is Born: Judy __ |
| 42% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | "American Sniper" actor who directed and stars in the "A Star Is Born" remake: 2 wds. |
| 42% | NORA | 4 | Ephron who wrote the screenplay for "When Harry Met Sally ..." |
| 42% | LADYGAGA | 8 | Singer who starred in remake of A Star Is Born |
| 42% | UNE | 3 | ___ Étoile Est Née (French title for A Star Is Born) |
| 41% | KASDAN | 6 | Lawrence who wrote the screenplay for "Raiders of the Lost Ark" |
| 41% | KERIRUSSELL | 11 | "The Americans" star who was nominated for the 2017 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (2 wds.) |
| 41% | SHALLOW | 7 | Song from "A Star Is Born" which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 2018 |
| 41% | MARIOPUZO | 9 | American author of "The Godfather" who also wrote the screenplay for 1978 film "Superman": 2 wds. |
| 41% | URIS | 4 | Novelist who wrote the screenplay for "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" |