| 100% | GEORGEBERKELEY | 14 | Scientist and philosopher whose name inspired the name of the city after which the element Bk with atomic number 97 is named: 2 wds. |
| 47% | MARIECURIE | 10 | Scientist and chemist after whom the element Cm with atomic number 96 is named: 2 wds. |
| 44% | CURIUM | 6 | Element with atomic number 96 which was named after scientists who were extensively involved in the field of radioactivity |
| 41% | RUTHERFORD | 10 | Scientist and physicist Ernest ___ after whom the element Rf with atomic number 104 is named |
| 40% | BOHRIUM | 7 | Element with atomic number 107 which was named after a Danish physicist who studied the structure of atoms |
| 39% | FERMIUM | 7 | Element with atomic the number 100 which was named after an Italian-American pioneer of nuclear physics |
| 33% | UMATHURMAN | 10 | American band "Fall Out Boy" hit which is named after the "Kill Bill" actress whose role also inspired the lyrics: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ERNEST | 6 | ___ Rutherford, New Zealand born physicist after whom the element with atomic number 104 was named |
| 32% | SUEME | 5 | Snide challenge which was also the name of a song on "Guys and Dolls": 2 wds. |
| 32% | MIRANDAOTTO | 11 | "Lord of the Rings" actress whose last name is spelled the same forward and backward: 2 wds. |
| 31% | CAVALIERS | 9 | With 15a, it's the name of the NBA team whose mascots are Moondog and Sir C.C. and which is part-owned by Usher |
| 30% | WHITNEYHOUSTON | 14 | "Saving All My Love for You" singer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame whose last name is a city in Texas (2 wds.) |
| 30% | CRIMESCENE | 10 | "CSI: ___," with 31-Across, the name of a TV show Liev Schreiber - whose birthday it is today - guest starred in as Michael Keppler: 2 wds. |
| 30% | RED | 3 | ___ Leicester, an English cheese named after the city of Leicester, which was originally colored with carrot or beetroot juice |
| 30% | REYMYSTERIO | 11 | WWE wrestler whose real name is Oscar Gutierrez and regarded as the greatest cruiserweight wrestler of all time: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MEGRYAN | 7 | Actress whose name is an anagram of the word "Germany": 2 wds. |
| 30% | ALGREEN | 7 | Singer whose name is an anagram of the word "general": 2 wds. |
| 30% | EDASNER | 7 | Actor whose name is an anagram of the word "endears": 2 wds. |
| 30% | ERICHKASTNER | 12 | Author of "Lottie and Lisa" which inspired 29a and a Walt Disney movie of the same name in 1961: 2 wds. |
| 29% | BRITNEYSPEARS | 13 | Pop singer whose name is an anagram of the word "Presbyterians": 2 wds. |
| 29% | BRETTFAVRE | 10 | Retired NFL player (birthday today) who made his name with 40-Across and is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks: 2 wds. |
| 29% | LESMISERABLES | 13 | Musical with the song "I Dreamed a Dream" which was also the name of Scottish singer Susan Boyle's (birthday today) debut album: 2 wds. |
| 29% | STANLEE | 7 | Comic book legend whose name is an anagram of the word "leanest": 2 wds. |
| 29% | DOLPHINTALE | 11 | 2011 American drama film starring Nathan Gamble which was inspired by the true rescue story of a marine animal named Winter: 2 wds. |
| 29% | GOSSIPGIRL | 10 | TV series with Blake Lively and Leighton Meester that is based on Cecily von Ziegesar's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 29% | DERRICKTHOMAS | 13 | NFL pass rusher who played his entire career with the Kansas City Chiefs and is considered one of the greatest of all time: 2 wds. |
| 29% | JUSTICELEAGUE | 13 | DC Comics superhero team on which the 2017 film of the same name was based: 2 wds. |
| 28% | JACKNICKLAUS | 12 | He was nicknamed "The Golden Bear" of golf and holds a record for the highest number of wins in Masters Tournament with six titles: 2 wds. |
| 28% | LOVEYOURSELF | 12 | Justin Bieber's acoustic pop song written by him along with Ed Sheeran and Benny Blanco which was the seventh best-selling song of 2016: 2 wds. |
| 28% | TIAREJENNINGS | 13 | Softball player who won two championships with the University of Oklahoma and who was named Big 12 Freshman of the Year in 2021 (2 wds.) |