| 100% | OZMA | 4 | Literary princess whose kingdom is the first half of her name |
| 52% | PORT | 4 | Wine whose name is the first half of its country of origin |
| 50% | LIMELIGHT | 9 | 1952 film starring Charlie Chaplin...the first half of whose name is the key citrus fruit in 14a |
| 42% | SPONGEBOB | 9 | First name of the cartoon character whose best friend is Patrick Star |
| 40% | AUGUSTWILSON | 12 | "Fences" Tony-winning playwright whose first name is a month of the year (2 wds.) |
| 40% | JANUARYJONES | 12 | "Mad Men" Emmy nominee whose first name is a month of the year (2 wds.) |
| 40% | KRIS | 4 | Singer whose first name is the first four letters of his last name |
| 40% | CLAUDE | 6 | First name of the painter whose Impression, Sunrise is where the name of the Impressionist movement comes from |
| 39% | KELLYMARIETRAN | 14 | "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" actress whose first name is a shade of green: 3 wds. |
| 39% | KITHARINGTON | 12 | "Game of Thrones" actor whose first name is also the term for a baby fox: 2 wds. |
| 39% | FRANFINE | 8 | Title character of 15-Across, whose first name is shared by actress Drescher who plays her: 2 wds. |
| 38% | VAST | 4 | Alternative rock band with the song "Touched" whose name is an abbreviation and also the title of their first album |
| 38% | JUNECARTERCASH | 14 | "Ring of Fire" songwriter and five-time Grammy winner whose first name is a month of the year (2 wds.) |
| 38% | GANDHI | 6 | She was the first female prime minister of India |
| 37% | RIPTORN | 7 | Entertainer whose last name is the past tense of a synonym of his first name |
| 37% | OLYMPIADUKAKIS | 14 | "Moonstruck" actress whose first name is the capital of Washington: 2 wds. |
| 37% | EBENEZER | 8 | First name of the literary character, Scrooge |
| 36% | ZZTOP | 5 | Rock band whose name is suggested by the first row of this puzzle |
| 36% | MIA | 3 | First name of the princess in "The Princess Diaries" |
| 36% | MARTHA | 6 | Little ___, rabbit who was the first of her kind to be launched into space in 1959 |
| 36% | SOFIAVERGARA | 12 | "Modern Family" star whose first name is the capital of Bulgaria: 2 wds. |
| 35% | SMEE | 4 | Literary character whose name is an anagram of 9-Across |
| 35% | ESME | 4 | Literary character whose name is an anagram of 56-Down |
| 35% | PAT | 3 | First name of the singer of Love is a Battlefield |
| 35% | STTERESA | 8 | First woman to be named Doctor of the Church, briefly |
| 35% | EDNA | 4 | First name of the poet whose "candle burns at both ends" |
| 35% | AGRICOLA | 8 | First-century governor of Britain, whose name was Latin for "farmer" |
| 35% | ILHAN | 5 | First name of the This Is What America Looks Like memoirist |
| 35% | KLM | 3 | Airline whose name is consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 35% | PARISHILTON | 11 | "The Simple Life" star whose first name is the capital of France: 2 wds. |