| 100% | REYS | 4 | Margret and H. A., creators of Curious George |
| 77% | REY | 3 | Margret and H. A. ___, co-authors of the "Curious George" books |
| 76% | REYS | 4 | Curious George creators H.A. and Margret |
| 60% | REY | 3 | Curious George creator H. A. ___ |
| 59% | REYS | 4 | H.A. and Margret, who created Curious George |
| 59% | REYS | 4 | “Curious George” authors Margret and H. A. |
| 55% | REYS | 4 | Husband-and-wife creators of Curious George |
| 52% | REYS | 4 | "Curious George" creators Hans and Margret |
| 51% | REYS | 4 | Co-authors Margret and H. A. |
| 50% | REYS | 4 | Kid-lit authors Margret and H. A. |
| 50% | REY | 3 | Surname of Curious George's creators |
| 48% | REYS | 4 | Margret and Hans, who created Curious George |
| 47% | RLS | 3 | Creator of Dr. J. and Mr. H. |
| 46% | RAVI | 4 | A teacher of John, Paul and George |
| 44% | WATTERSON | 9 | Creator of a comic strip duo named after a theologian and a philosopher |
| 43% | THEDEAD | 7 | George A. Romero's Dawn, Day, and Land of __ |
| 43% | READMYLIPS | 10 | Start of a George H.W. Bush promise |
| 43% | CLOONEY | 7 | Surname of A-list couple George and Amal |
| 43% | KRASINSKI | 9 | John __, creator and star of A Quiet Place |
| 42% | ROMERO | 6 | George A —, director of the films Monkey Shines and Martin |
| 42% | PELECANOS | 9 | George P —, author of novels Nick's Trip and A Firing Offense |
| 41% | MONKEY | 6 | Abu and Curious George are this type of animal |
| 40% | JAMIEFOXX | 9 | "Ray" Oscar winner who is a creator and producer of "Alert: Missing Persons Unit": 2 wds. |
| 40% | GROVE | 5 | George —, editor of a famous Dictionary of Music and Musicians who died in 1900 |
| 40% | DORAN | 5 | George H. ___ Company (onetime publisher of Arthur Conan Doyle, P. G. Wodehouse, and Virginia Woolf) |
| 40% | DANTON | 6 | Georges who was a key member of the Jacobin Club, along with Robespierre and Marat |
| 39% | BRAQUE | 6 | Georges —, French painter whose works include 1911's Clarinet and Bottle of Rum on a Mantelpiece |
| 39% | OUTSIDERARTISTS | 15 | Self-taught creators, in modern lingo, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 38% | REYS | 4 | Curious George's creators |
| 38% | TRIDENTS | 8 | Certain spears ... or a curious spelling feature of 1-, 20-, 26-, 45- and 53-Across? |