| 100% | YANNI | 5 | One-named musician who has performed at the Egyptian pyramids and the Taj Mahal |
| 37% | FLO | 3 | ___ Rida, "Right Round" rapper who has performed at the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade |
| 36% | KESHA | 5 | One-named singer who performed "Rainbow" for the "One World: Together at Home" benefit concert |
| 36% | RAE | 3 | Carly ___ Jepsen, "Call Me Maybe" singer who has performed at the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade |
| 36% | FURST | 5 | Steve —, actor-comedian who has performed under the name Lenny Beige |
| 35% | DOLLY | 5 | ___ Parton, country singer with the hit song "Jolene" who has performed at the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade |
| 35% | EMT | 3 | One who's often at the hosp. and is well-versed in using paddles |
| 34% | IVANA | 5 | Onetime name at the Taj Mahal |
| 34% | MEDALIST | 8 | One who has placed top three at the Olympics |
| 34% | MEDALIST | 8 | One who has won an event at the Olympics |
| 34% | BOJACKSON | 9 | American athlete who has also acted in minor roles, and is the only one to have been named "All-Star" in both football and baseball: 2 wds. |
| 34% | YANNI | 5 | Keyboardist who concertized at the Taj Mahal |
| 33% | HER | 3 | One-named R&B singer who performed "U Got It Bad" with Usher at the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show |
| 33% | THEALCHEMIST | 12 | Paulo Coelho novel about a boy who travels to find a treasure at the Egyptian pyramids: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ARA | 3 | Football coach Parseghian, who has a palindromic name and once coached the 52-Down |
| 32% | ASIA | 4 | The Great Wall and the Taj Mahal's continent |
| 32% | BONO | 4 | Musician who was named Time’s Person of the Year alongside Bill and Melinda Gates |
| 32% | NAS | 3 | Rapper who performed with Jay Z and Diddy at the 2014 Coachella festival |
| 32% | WWIIVET | 7 | One who may have stormed the beaches at Normandy, in brief |
| 31% | OSIRIS | 6 | Egyptian god of the afterlife, who also has a brand of skating shoes named after him |
| 31% | III | 3 | Roman numeral for someone who has the same name as his father and grandfather |
| 31% | MARTHAGRAHAM | 12 | American dancer who was the first dancer to perform at the White House and to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom: 2 wds. |
| 31% | BOSS | 4 | One who might speak the jargon at 5-, 6- and 7-Across |
| 31% | PATHFINDERS | 11 | Explorers ... and ones who can determine what the answers to starred clues have in common? |
| 31% | GRANDMAMOSES | 12 | American folk artist who started painting at age 78 and has a "family" name: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SHRINE | 6 | The Taj Mahal, for one |
| 30% | TOMB | 4 | The Taj Mahal is one |
| 30% | TOMB | 4 | The Taj Mahal, for one |
| 30% | ALICE | 5 | Character who has tea with the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat |
| 30% | MOBY | 4 | One-named musician with the hit albums "18" and "Hotel" |