| 100% | BECK | 4 | One-named rock star of the 1990s-2000s |
| 67% | BECK | 4 | One-named alternative rock star since the 1990s |
| 62% | CHUCKBERRY | 10 | One of the original Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, whose name is a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 57% | SABU | 4 | One-named film star of the 1930s-'60s |
| 57% | MINI | 4 | ___ skirt, short fashion of the 2000s, rocked by Britney Spears in "...Baby One More Time" |
| 56% | RINGO | 5 | Rock star whose name is spelled out by the middle letters of 16-, 18-, 39-, 61- and 64-Across |
| 56% | SNL | 3 | Rock show of the 1990s, briefly? |
| 55% | HOLLANDTAYLOR | 13 | Star of the one-woman play "Ann" |
| 54% | REBA | 4 | Eponymous sitcom star of the 2000s |
| 54% | RAFA | 4 | Tennis star of the 2000s, familiarly |
| 53% | CLIJSTERS | 9 | Kim __, Belgian tennis star of the 2000s |
| 53% | ALEC | 4 | ___ Baldwin, star of the hit show "30 Rock" |
| 53% | CDS | 3 | Music purchases of the 1990s and early 2000s |
| 52% | MIKEPIAZZA | 10 | All-Star Mets catcher of the 1990s-2000s |
| 52% | HORNE | 5 | Star of the 1981 one-woman show The Lady and Her Music |
| 52% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | Star of the 1958 prison escape movie "The Defiant Ones": 2 wds. |
| 51% | ALOMAR | 6 | 10-time Gold Glove winner of the 1990s and 2000s |
| 50% | ESTREATS | 8 | Latino star once named one of "The 10 sexiest bachelors in the world" by People magazine |
| 50% | GEOSPACE | 8 | One name for the region of outer space near Earth |
| 50% | FRENCH | 6 | Stewart, star of 3rd Rock from the Sun |
| 50% | NINA | 4 | "The Vampire Diaries" star ___ Dobrev named one of People's Most Beautiful for 2017 |
| 50% | SOSA | 4 | Cub #21 of the 1990s-2000s |
| 50% | ALTAIR | 6 | One of the 20 brightest stars |
| 50% | CAPELLA | 7 | One of the 10 brightest stars |
| 49% | III | 3 | Part of the name of one nicknamed "Trey," perhaps |
| 49% | JETLI | 5 | Star of "The One," 2001 |
| 48% | GUNNAR | 6 | One of the Nelson brothers of '90s rock |
| 48% | SAS | 3 | One of the founding airlines of Star Alliance |
| 48% | TRACY | 5 | One of the main roles on "30 Rock" |
| 48% | STEINWAY | 8 | One of the foremost names in piano-making |