| 100% | KRASINSKI | 9 | John __, creator and star of A Quiet Place |
| 54% | KRASINKI | 8 | John —, director and co-star of 2018 horror film A Quiet Place |
| 51% | ISSARAE | 7 | Creator and star of “Insecure” |
| 51% | QUINTABRUNSON | 13 | Creator and star of "Abbott Elementary" |
| 50% | DONALDGLOVER | 12 | Creator and star of FX’s “Atlanta” |
| 50% | ISSARAE | 7 | Creator and star of "Insecure": 2 wds. |
| 49% | NOTARO | 6 | Tig __, creator and star of One Mississippi |
| 48% | ISSARAE | 7 | Creator and star of "The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl" |
| 48% | MICHAELACOEL | 12 | Creator and star of “I May Destroy You” (June, 2020) |
| 47% | LARRY | 5 | With 31-Across, creator and star of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" |
| 47% | JOHN | 4 | Krasinski who directed and starred in "A Quiet Place" |
| 46% | MRT | 3 | Creator and star of the reality show "I Pity the Fool" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | LAKEBELL | 8 | Director and star of "In a World..." |
| 46% | WHERETHE | 8 | With 43-Across, an exciting place, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 46% | PLACE | 5 | "A Quiet ___" (2018 horror film starring Emily Blunt and John Krasinski) |
| 45% | ANIMALHOUSE | 11 | 1978 John Belushi movie, and a hint to the first three or four letters of the starred answers |
| 45% | FIRESIDES | 9 | Warm, cozy places ... and a hint to what can precede both parts of the answers to starred clues |
| 44% | HORNE | 5 | Star of a 1981 Broadway revue subtitled "The Lady and Her Music" |
| 44% | ANOUKAIMEE | 10 | Sultry star of "A Man and a Woman" |
| 43% | ARCADIA | 7 | Place of peace and quiet |
| 43% | GREASE | 6 | Movie with the Pink Ladies starring John Travolta ... and a homophone of Athens' country |
| 43% | GREASE | 6 | Movie with the Pink Ladies starring John Travolta... and a homophone of Athens' country |
| 43% | NATE | 4 | ___ Parker, director and star of 2016's "The Birth of a Nation" |
| 43% | EMILY | 5 | ___ Blunt, who starred in "A Quiet Place" and "Sicario" |
| 43% | JAMESDEAN | 9 | Star of Rebel Without a Cause and East of Eden |
| 43% | AYN | 3 | Creator of Dagny, Ragnar, and John |
| 43% | QUINTABRUNSON | 13 | Star and creator of "Abbott Elementary" |
| 43% | CYBILLSHEPHERD | 14 | "Moonlighting" actress and star of a 1990s CBS sitcom, whose title was her first name: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ISSARAE | 7 | Co-creator and star of "Insecure" |
| 43% | AMBIENCE | 8 | Atmosphere and character of a place |