| 100% | HEARST | 6 | Leader in yellow journalism and an inspiration for "Citizen Kane" |
| 43% | HEARST | 6 | Inspiration for Citizen Kane |
| 32% | DWYANEWADE | 10 | All-time leader in points, games and steals for the Miami Heat |
| 31% | MOM | 3 | Sitcom for which Allison Janney won an Emmy in 2014 and 2015 |
| 31% | BANANABOAT | 10 | Vessel for Union, Wade, Paul and James in an infamous vacation photo |
| 31% | HEARST | 6 | Publisher who was the inspiration for "Citizen Kane" |
| 31% | STAG | 4 | ___ and doe (party for an engaged couple, in Canada) |
| 30% | KICKBOXING | 10 | Martial art in which the hands and feet are used for striking an opponent |
| 30% | HEARST | 6 | Real-life model for Citizen Kane |
| 30% | ALDA | 4 | Actor Alan who was nominated for an Oscar, an Emmy, and a Tony in 2005 |
| 30% | OSCAR | 5 | ___ Isaac (actor in Dune and Star Wars ... or an award he might be nominated for?) |
| 30% | PALETTE | 7 | Flat board for mixing paints, and something you'd find in an artist's studio |
| 30% | EASEL | 5 | Stand for holding a canvas, and something you'd find in an artist's studio |
| 29% | SLED | 4 | Rosebud in "Citizen Kane," for one |
| 29% | NAOMI | 5 | ___ Watts, an actress famous for her roles in films like "Mulholland Drive," "Diana" and "J. Edgar" |
| 29% | MANN | 4 | Leslie ___, an actress known for her roles in "This is 40" and "George of the Jungle" |
| 29% | BRUSH | 5 | Artist's primary tool for painting, and something you'd find in an artist's studio |
| 29% | GLUE | 4 | Sticky solution for assembling art pieces, and something you'd find in an artist's studio |
| 29% | NOVAKDJOKOVIC | 13 | Serbian tennis pro ranked World #1 for an entire year in 2015 and 2021: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ERATO | 5 | Inspiration for poets and musicians |
| 29% | ILIAD | 5 | Inspiration for "Troilus and Cressida" |
| 29% | ODETS | 5 | Inspiration for Mamet and Miller |
| 29% | TSAR | 4 | Leader in War and Peace |
| 29% | SIRI | 4 | Inspiration for Samantha (in a 2013 movie) and 'Puter (in a 2017 movie), probably |
| 29% | EMIRS | 5 | Leaders in Qatar and Kuwait |
| 29% | HANGTEN | 7 | Surf, in a way, and an appropriate title for this puzzle |
| 29% | TIME | 4 | What's seen on a clock ... and an invisible ingredient for farmers to grow the crops you see in the puzzle |
| 29% | MUSTANG | 7 | Inspiration for the Camaro and Firebird |
| 29% | ALCAPONE | 8 | Inspiration for Pacino in ''Dick Tracy'' |
| 28% | LIE | 3 | With "in" and 60-Down, prepare for an ambush |