| 100% | BOPP | 4 | Scientist who, with Hale, spotted a comet in 1995 |
| 49% | BOPP | 4 | Thomas —, amateur astronomer; co-discoverer with Alan Hale of a comet in 1995 |
| 40% | NYE | 3 | Celebrity scientist who took a class with Sagan |
| 39% | EMILY | 5 | With 34-Across, "A Quiet Place Part II" actress who plays scientist Lily in "Jungle Cruise" |
| 37% | MORON | 5 | "Anyone who disagrees with me," in a saying |
| 37% | SAGAN | 5 | Scientist who said "Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark" |
| 37% | CHARLOTTE | 9 | In the story, the spider who's friends with a pig |
| 37% | ONO | 3 | Yoko who voiced a scientist in "Isle of Dogs" |
| 37% | CALVIN | 6 | Character who appears with Hobbes in a comic strip |
| 37% | ASAPROCKY | 9 | Rapper who had a son with Rihanna in 2022 |
| 37% | LAILAALI | 8 | Boxer who retired with a perfect record in 2007 |
| 37% | STASH | 5 | Store in a secret spot (aptly rhymes with "cache") |
| 36% | RICHARD | 7 | With 19 Across, billionaire who took a notable vacation in July 2021 |
| 36% | ABRAHAM | 7 | With 39-Across, president who proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day in 1863 |
| 36% | EVA | 3 | Actress Mendes who is in a relationship with Ryan Gosling |
| 36% | SKYWRITER | 9 | One who scrawls words in the air with a plane |
| 36% | RAPUNZEL | 8 | Girl with very long hair who lived in a tower |
| 36% | HAM | 3 | Someone who might engage in a hobby with some frequency? |
| 36% | AHMED | 5 | “Arabian Nights” prince who falls in love with a fairy |
| 36% | DONMCLEAN | 9 | Singer who had a hit with American Pie in 1971 |
| 36% | TONIBASIL | 9 | Singer who had a global hit with Mickey in 1981 |
| 36% | ICESKATES | 9 | Boots with blades for those who dance in a rink |
| 36% | EVA | 3 | Actress Mendes who's in a relationship with Ryan Gosling |
| 36% | CATBURNS | 8 | British singer who had a hit with Go in 2022 |
| 36% | ENYA | 4 | Irish singer who lives in a castle with her cats |
| 36% | BURR | 4 | Politician Aaron who was in a duel with Alexander Hamilton |
| 36% | GRACE | 5 | ___ Hopper, computer scientist who was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 2016 |
| 36% | ALYSSA | 6 | With 30-Across, "Mistresses" actress who was named a UNICEF Ambassador in 2003 |
| 36% | LIMU | 4 | With 8-Down, CGI bird who wears a yellow shirt in insurance commercials |
| 36% | CELLULOIDCLOSET | 15 | With “The,” 1995 documentary adapted from a book subtitled “Homosexuality in the Movies” |