| 100% | DRJ | 3 | N.B.A. star who started in the A.B.A. |
| 68% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | N.B.A. star who was on the cover of Sports Illustrated while still in high school |
| 63% | JJWATT | 6 | N.F.L. star who was a Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year in 2017 |
| 62% | ONEAL | 5 | N.B.A. star who starred in "Kazaam" |
| 58% | JENNY | 5 | Woman in a 1982 hit who can be reached using the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 58% | SHAQ | 4 | N.B.A. star in the '96 film "Kazaam" |
| 58% | ARCHIES | 7 | The __, pop group who started in a comic book |
| 57% | ONEAL | 5 | N.B.A. great who stars in Icy Hot commercials |
| 57% | MAY | 3 | "To Whom It ___ Concern," 2016 film starring Wilmer Valderrama ... or the start of a New Year's wish highlighted in this puzzle |
| 56% | NELL | 4 | Actress Carter who starred in the sitcom "Gimme a Break!" |
| 54% | BRADLEY | 7 | Cooper who starred in The Hangover, A Star Is Born |
| 54% | PAUL | 4 | ___ Walker, "Fast and the Furious" star who passed away in a car crash |
| 54% | BONET | 5 | Sitcom actress who starred in the spin-off A Different World |
| 53% | CARROLLOCONNOR | 14 | Actor who starred on "All in the Family," a Norman Lear sitcom: 2 wds. |
| 53% | ROB | 3 | Lowe who stars with his sons in the A&E reality series "The Lowe Files" |
| 52% | CLARABOW | 8 | Early film star who wore lipstick in the shape of a heart |
| 51% | SNOOKI | 6 | Jersey Shore star who was punched in the face by a gym teacher |
| 51% | RINTINTIN | 9 | German Shepherd dog, a Hollywood star of the 1920s who died in 1932 |
| 51% | ZSA | 3 | When repeated, a Gabor sister who starred in the television show "California Girls" |
| 51% | TERESA | 6 | Barbie's close friend who stars alongside her in the Barbie "I Can Be A Pastry Chef" book |
| 51% | YEAR | 4 | A school one starts in the fall |
| 51% | BILLYPORTER | 11 | "Pose" star who plays the Fab G, a fairy godparent, in 2021's "Cinderella" (2 wds.) |
| 51% | ODEN | 4 | Greg who was the No. 1 pick in the 2007 N.B.A. draft |
| 51% | BEARDOWN | 8 | Put in extra effort, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 51% | SARABAREILLES | 13 | "Amidst the Chaos" artist who starred in a 2022 revival of "Into the Woods" |
| 51% | AVA | 3 | "Mogambo" actress Gardner who earned a star on the Walk of Fame in 1960 |
| 51% | KELLYOSBOURNE | 13 | Reality TV star who wears a purple wig in the "Happy" video: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ONEAL | 5 | Actor Ryan ___ who got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2021 |
| 51% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Pop group who starred in the films A Hard Day's Night and Help! |
| 50% | DENEB | 5 | A starting point in the game Stellaris is the planet Unity which orbits this well-known star |