| 100% | PRIMATOLOGIST | 13 | Person such as 39-Across who studies apes and monkeys |
| 42% | IDOLS | 5 | People such as Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood |
| 39% | ZOOLOGIST | 9 | Person who studies animals and their behavior |
| 39% | SIMIANS | 7 | Monkeys, apes and such |
| 38% | SNOB | 4 | Person who comes across as toplofty |
| 35% | NOBILITY | 8 | Group that includes such people as barons and duchesses |
| 35% | PRIMATES | 8 | Apes and monkeys |
| 35% | APE | 3 | Animal such as Koko, who learned to communicate with people by signing |
| 35% | GEOLOGIST | 9 | A person who studies the earth and rocks |
| 35% | IDOLS | 5 | American ___ (people such as Adam Lambert and Fantasia) |
| 34% | CONSTELLATION | 13 | Star pattern in the night sky such as 15-Across, 20-Across, 23-Across, 39-Across, and 42-Across |
| 34% | PESTS | 5 | Invaders such as 58-Down and 66-Across |
| 33% | YANKEEFAN | 9 | Person who's 11 Across, after putting a hyphen between the third and fourth letters? |
| 33% | JOBHAZARDS | 10 | Occupational concerns such as 17-, 28- and 49-Across |
| 32% | PRIMATE | 7 | Biological order that includes apes and monkeys |
| 32% | SIMIAN | 6 | Relating to or resembling apes and monkeys |
| 32% | SERB | 4 | Eastern European person such as Novak Djokovic |
| 32% | ANIMORPHS | 9 | Book series about people who transform into creatures... or a hint to 11 and 14 Across |
| 31% | TAILORS | 7 | People who make men's clothing such as suits |
| 30% | CONMEN | 6 | People who target the starts of 17-, 30-, 40- and 57-Across |
| 30% | DAVIDLYNCH | 10 | Director who received an honorary Oscar in 2019 for such films as "Blue Velvet" and "Mulholland Drive": 2 wds. |
| 30% | LINAWERTMULLER | 14 | Director who received an honorary Oscar in 2019 for such films as "Seven Beauties" and "Swept Away": 2 wds. |
| 30% | JASONREYNOLDS | 13 | National Ambassador for Young People's Literature who wrote 18-Across and 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 30% | KIAS | 4 | Cars such as Souls and Cadenzas |
| 30% | REDS | 4 | Wines such as Cabernet and Merlot |
| 30% | RODENTS | 7 | Animals such as mice and rats |
| 30% | EXAMS | 5 | Tests such as midterms and finals |
| 30% | BOOTS | 5 | Footwear such as Wellingtons and mukluks |
| 30% | POMES | 5 | Fruits such as apples and pears |
| 30% | JEWELLERY | 9 | Items such as necklaces and rings |