| 100% | AMP | 3 | One turned on by a rock star? |
| 51% | EGO | 3 | A rock star may have an inflated one |
| 49% | ETCHASKETCH | 11 | Classic drawing toy by Ohio Art allowing one to draw on a silver screen by turning two knobs |
| 48% | REDDFOXX | 8 | Actor who starred on "Sanford and Son," a sitcom developed by Norman Lear (who turns 100 today): 2 wds. |
| 47% | ODE | 3 | "___ to Prince" (poem honoring a rock star by Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib) |
| 46% | EGOTRIP | 7 | A star might go on one |
| 45% | ELVIS | 5 | First rock star to appear on a U.S. stamp |
| 44% | ARM | 3 | One of up to 24 on a sunflower sea star |
| 44% | SNARE | 5 | One that gets hit on by a drummer? |
| 43% | INTO | 4 | Turned on by |
| 42% | SPATULAS | 8 | Ones turning on stoves? |
| 42% | BEACHBABY | 9 | One "there on the sand," in a 1974 hit by The First Class |
| 42% | SOMALIA | 7 | Its flag consists of one white star on a blue background |
| 41% | LETTHEREBELIGHT | 15 | Facetious comment when turning on a device whose components end the answers to the starred clues |
| 41% | MAKO | 4 | One-named Japanese-born actor with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 41% | MIA | 3 | One denoted by a cross on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, for short |
| 41% | POORREVIEW | 10 | "Only one star on Yelp? What a ___! We need to repair our reputation..." |
| 40% | MIST | 4 | "The ___," 2007 movie starring Thomas Jane based on a story by Stephen King |
| 40% | SECRET | 6 | "___ Window," 2004 movie starring Johnny Depp based on a novella by Stephen King |
| 40% | THETINDRUM | 10 | 1979 film starring David Bennent based on a 1959 novel by Gunter Grass |
| 40% | OZZYOSBOURNE | 12 | Rock music icon and reality TV star who turned 70 on December 3, 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 40% | GIG | 3 | Booking for a rock star |
| 40% | TEE | 3 | Shirt depicting a rock star |
| 40% | ALMAGEST | 8 | The —, 2nd-century work on astronomy compiled by Ptolemy that contains a star catalogue |
| 40% | SEWN | 4 | Hanging on by a thread? |
| 40% | SEWN | 4 | Held on by a thread |