| 100% | OCHS | 4 | Phil who described himself as a "singing journalist" |
| 62% | ENO | 3 | Rock producer Brian who describes himself as a "non-musician" |
| 59% | AHAB | 4 | Melville character who describes himself as “more a demon than a man” |
| 50% | STERN | 5 | Howard who described himself as "King of All Media" |
| 47% | CROSSOVER | 9 | Adjective describing a performer like 30-Across who's successful singing pop as well as classical music |
| 45% | TRUCKLER | 8 | Someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect |
| 45% | OCHS | 4 | Phil who sang "Love Me, I'm a Liberal" |
| 44% | REPORTER | 8 | Journalist who might be described as "intrepid" |
| 43% | ADAM | 4 | Actor West who plays himself as a mayor on "Family Guy" |
| 41% | DUALIPA | 7 | "New Rules" singer who describes Coldplay frontman Chris Martin as a "mentor": 2 wds. |
| 40% | SEDARIS | 7 | Humorist who describes his stint working as a Macy's Christmas elf in "Santaland Diaries" |
| 40% | STING | 5 | Rocker who plays himself, as a murder suspect, on "Only Murders in the Building" |
| 39% | WADE | 4 | ___ Boggs, baseball player who made a guest appearance on "Cheers" as himself |
| 38% | LUSTY | 5 | Powerful, as a singing voice |
| 38% | NASAL | 5 | Twangy, as a singing voice |
| 38% | WOLF | 4 | "Little Red Riding Hood" creature who disguises himself as a grandmother |
| 38% | RUSSELLBRANDED | 14 | ___ himself as a big-screen film star |
| 38% | ADAMWEST | 8 | "Batman" actor who had a recurring voice role as himself on "Family Guy" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ARP | 3 | Sculptor who described art as "a fruit that grows in man" |
| 37% | DONALDTR | 8 | Who said about himself "Women find his power almost as much of a turn-on as his money" |
| 36% | OCHS | 4 | Phil who sang "Draft Dodger Rag" |
| 36% | EDIT | 4 | Supervise, as a journalist |
| 36% | TICKLEME | 8 | Elvis movie: he stars as a singing rodeo rider |
| 36% | KURTVONNEGUT | 12 | "Slaughterhouse-Five" writer who had a cameo as himself in the 1986 film "Back to School" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | NEWSOM | 6 | Artist described as "The Indie Singer-Harpist Who Met the Orchestra" in a 2008 New York Times article |
| 36% | OCHS | 4 | Phil who sang "Jim Dean of Indiana" |
| 36% | EMBEDS | 6 | Places among the troops, as a journalist |
| 35% | OCHS | 4 | Phil who sang "I Ain't Marching Anymore" |
| 35% | CUBREPORTER | 11 | Chicago baseballer moonlighting as a journalist? |
| 35% | LEDA | 4 | Whom Zeus visited as a swan |