| 100% | LOVEAGAIN | 9 | Rom-com starring 38-Across and Priyanka Chopra Jonas with the tagline "Destiny has a plan" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | KENDRICKLAMAR | 13 | Artist who had a top 10 Billboard hit with "All the Stars": 2 wds. |
| 37% | KEKEPALMER | 10 | "Turnt Up With the Taylors" star whose first name has a repeated "ee" sound: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ROBERTHERJAVEC | 14 | Canadian businessman who married his "Dancing with the Stars" partner Kym Johnson and who has been a "shark" on all 13 seasons of "Shark Tank" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | THERES | 6 | With 36-Across, "This has strings attached," and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 32% | WORLDSERIES | 11 | Championship that 17-Across won twice, with the A's and Yankees: 2 wds. |
| 32% | RUMERWILLIS | 11 | "Dancing With the Stars" winner with famous parents Bruce and Demi: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THETIMES | 8 | With 38- and 52-Across, 1964 Bob Dylan song ... or a hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 31% | CHAPPELLROAN | 12 | Singer with the debut album "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess": 2 wds. |
| 31% | DEREKHOUGH | 10 | "Dancing With the Stars" dancer who's a judge on "World of Dance": 2 wds. |
| 31% | ROBERTGRIFFIN | 13 | With 18-Across, star college quarterback having a good rookie season with the Redskins, seen in Subway commercials: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ALANARKIN | 9 | Actor who had a 38-year gap between Oscar nominations for 1968's "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" and 2006's "Little Miss Sunshine": 2 wds. |
| 30% | HEARTOFGLASS | 12 | 1979 Blondie #1 song with the lyrics "Once I had a love and it was a gas" (3 wds.) |
| 30% | LEEGREENWOOD | 12 | "I.O.U." singer who had a hit in 2001 with "God Bless the U.S.A.": 2 wds. |
| 30% | JULIANNEHOUGH | 13 | Former dancer and judge on "Dancing With the Stars": 2 wds. |
| 29% | JULIANNEHOUGH | 13 | "Dancing With the Stars" judge who costars in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 29% | JOHNMELLENCAMP | 14 | "Jack & Diane" singer who had a hit in 1986 with "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.": 2 wds. |
| 29% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | 14-Across and 26-Across band who also had a hit with the 1965 song "California Girls" (3 wds.) |
| 29% | JENNIFERLOPEZ | 13 | 15-Across and 27-Across singer who was the first woman honored with a "Billboard" Icon Award (2 wds) |
| 29% | PAULMOLITOR | 11 | Hall of Famer with the Brewers, Blue Jays, and Twins who played 44% of his games as a designated hitter: 2 wds. |
| 29% | BRITNEYSPEARS | 13 | "Princess of Pop" who had a guest appearance twice in "HIMYM" in the episodes "Ten Sessions" and "Everything Must Go" : 2 wds. |
| 29% | JUSTGO | 6 | "___ with It," 2011 rom-com starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston: 2 wds. |
| 29% | STARWARS | 8 | Sci-fi franchise with the new spin-off TV series, 38-Across: 2 wds. |
| 29% | DEREKHOUGH | 10 | Former "Dancing With the Stars" pro who was encouraged to release his single "Hold On" after losing a friend to suicide: 2 wds. |
| 29% | SALLYFIELD | 10 | Actress who had a 28-year gap between Oscar nominations for 1984's "Places in the Heart" and 2012's "Lincoln": 2 wds. |
| 29% | DIXIEDAMELIO | 12 | TikTok star and singer with the 2021 hit "Psycho": 2 wds. |
| 29% | PROUDMARY | 9 | Action film starring 15-Across and 45-Across that shares its name with a Tina Turner song (2 wds.) |
| 29% | RALPHFIENNES | 12 | Actor who co-stars with 38-Across and Bill Murray in "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | FRANKTHOMAS | 11 | Hall of Famer with the White Sox, Blue Jays, and A's who played 56% of his games as a designated hitter: 2 wds. |
| 28% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | Current Lakers star who has a lifetime endorsement deal with Nike: 2 wds. |