| 100% | LBJ | 3 | Pres. who was older bother to Sam Houston and was born on a ranch on the banks of the Pedernales River (abbr.) |
| 32% | LETO | 4 | Jared ___, I'm the frontman of 30 Seconds to Mars and a film star born the day after Christmas. Who am I? |
| 32% | INVENTINGANNA | 13 | Shonda Rhimes miniseries starring 18-Across and 42-Across based on the true story of a con artist who pretended to be an heiress (2 wds.) |
| 31% | MALIA | 5 | Older Obama daughter who was born on the Fourth of July |
| 31% | PLATH | 5 | Poet who wrote "I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am" |
| 31% | ANNHENRICKSSON | 14 | American female tennis player who won three WTA tournaments and was born on the day of Halloween: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SOMALI | 6 | Lady who was raised on the banks of the Jubba River, probably |
| 30% | RETTON | 6 | Gymnast Mary Lou who was the first woman to appear on the front of a Wheaties box |
| 30% | REP | 3 | Sales ___, someone who is appointed to sell on behalf of a company: Abbr. |
| 30% | JIM | 3 | ___ Abbott, former MLB pitcher who was born without a right hand and who was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame |
| 29% | GASMAN | 6 | One who wears fireproof clothes, carries up to 95 pounds and is a crucial part of the pit crew |
| 29% | ERIC | 4 | ___ Clapton who is a three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 29% | ROGUETRADER | 11 | Ewan McGregor's movie which is based on a derivatives broker who caused the collapse of Barings Bank: 2 wds. |
| 29% | NINA | 4 | García who is the only person to be a judge on every season of "Project Runway" |
| 29% | JOAN | 4 | ___ Rivers, comedian and actress who was the first woman to host a late-night network TV talk show |
| 29% | ADAR | 4 | Moses is reputed to have been born and to have died on the seventh day of this month |
| 29% | MARIA | 5 | ___ Mitchell, astronomer who was the first female professor of astronomy and the first American to discover a comet |
| 28% | VICTORIAARLEN | 13 | ESPN host and Paralympic swimmer who was a semifinalist on season 25 of "Dancing with the Stars" (2 wds.) |
| 28% | GEO | 3 | Tourism prefix which refers to the kind preferred by travelers who are keen on geographical characteristics of a place |
| 28% | IWAS | 4 | "___ born by the river / In a little tent" (start of Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come") |
| 28% | PRESLEY | 7 | Elvis ___, a singer who is often referred to as "The King of Rock and Roll" |
| 28% | RAYCHARLES | 10 | "Georgia on My Mind" singer who was a charter inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 28% | JIMMYPAGE | 9 | "Stairway to Heaven" composer who is a two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 28% | TIBER | 5 | Legend has it that Rome was founded in 753 BC on the banks of this river |
| 28% | VIEIRA | 6 | Meredith of the "Today" show and "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" |
| 28% | BLADE | 5 | Superhero film based on the Marvel comics of the same name about a character who is part-vampire and part-mortal |
| 28% | WILLIAM | 7 | ___ Faulkner, author of "The Sound and the Fury" who once wrote the entire outline to a novel on his office walls |
| 28% | DEEP | 4 | ___ Purple, a band considered to be among the pioneers of metal and hard rock with hits like "Smoke on the Water" |
| 28% | THATSAKEEPER | 12 | Happy cry on a fishing trip, and what can be said about the end of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 28% | BRADLEY | 7 | The star of The Hangover and A Star Is Born |