| 100% | AHAB | 4 | Literary character described as "a Khan of the plank, and a king of the sea, and a great lord of Leviathans" |
| 42% | AHAB | 4 | Literary character described as "blindly seeking with a six inch blade to reach the fathom-deep life of the whale" |
| 33% | BYRONIC | 7 | Like moody Romantic heroes, as first described in the works of a British lord |
| 30% | III | 3 | George __, first king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| 30% | FRESHAIR | 8 | Something new and different might be described as a breath of it |
| 30% | XENOPHANES | 10 | Greek poet and philosopher regarded as a founder of the Eleatic School |
| 30% | OPERA | 5 | Peter Benchley described it as "where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings" |
| 30% | MASCOT | 6 | A character used as the emblem of a team or side |
| 30% | ALEXANDER | 9 | "The Great" King of Macedonia... and a hint to solve 23a, 36a, 7d, and 26d |
| 29% | PRESLEY | 7 | Elvis ___, a singer who is often referred to as "The King of Rock and Roll" |
| 29% | NICKCARRAWAY | 12 | He is the narrator and a friend of Gatsby in "The Great Gatsby": 2 wds. |
| 29% | ARUM | 4 | Species of the plant alternately known as snakeshead, cuckoo pint, lords-and-ladies, jack in the pulpit and more than a dozen other names |
| 29% | FRODO | 5 | Literary character described as "a stout little fellow with red cheeks" |
| 29% | EDASNER | 7 | Winner of both comedy and drama Emmys as the same character |
| 29% | SANDS | 5 | Smooths the surface of, as a plank |
| 29% | ETHANFROME | 10 | Edith Wharton character who is described as a “ruin of a man” after surviving a crash |
| 29% | ADJUTANT | 8 | Stork of southeast Asia and India such as the greater — or lesser — |
| 29% | NAT | 3 | I played jazz and was a part of the King Cole Trio |
| 29% | PRESLEY | 7 | The singer known as the King of Rock and Roll |
| 28% | BRYNNER | 7 | Tony and Oscar winner as the King of Siam |
| 28% | ELVIS | 5 | Presley, known as the king of rock and roll |
| 28% | ELVIS | 5 | Presley known as the King of Rock and Roll |
| 28% | SELFIES | 7 | Photos described as a "ubiquitous symbol of millennial navel-gazing" by The New Yorker |
| 28% | SONG | 4 | "___ of the Sea," 2014 animated ocean movie about a boy and his sister |
| 28% | DOFF | 4 | Remove, as clothing ... and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 28% | IMAX | 4 | Format of such movies as "Under the Sea" and "To the Arctic 3D" |
| 28% | PIERRE | 6 | War and Peace character who sees the Great Comet of 1812 |
| 28% | ELVISPRESLEY | 12 | Musician known as the King of Rock and Roll (2 wds.) |
| 28% | BEAUTY | 6 | Belle is a main character of __ and the Beast |
| 28% | HUCKLEBERRY | 11 | ___ Finn, a fictional character who first appeared in 51a and is a friend of the protagonist |