| 100% | MICHELANGELO | 12 | Sculptor best known for the Pietà and his statue of David |
| 50% | GREGORY | 7 | — XIII, 16th-century Pope best known for his reformation of the calendar |
| 49% | PARRY | 5 | Hubert —, English composer best known for his setting of the William Blake poem Jerusalem |
| 45% | MARCELDUCHAMP | 13 | Sculptor best known for his "readymade" sculptures like "Fountain": 2 wds. |
| 45% | EDGARALLAN | 10 | American author ___ Poe, best known for his mystery poetry and short stories, most of whose works got published after his death: 2 wds. |
| 44% | PRATCHETT | 9 | Terry —, late fantasy writer best known for the Discworld series of novels |
| 44% | AUGUSTERODIN | 12 | Sculptor best known for "The Thinker": 2 wds. |
| 44% | LECARRE | 7 | Author known for the intelligence of his writing? |
| 43% | JIMTAYLOR | 9 | Former Green Bay Packers NFL player, known for his aggression, and is considered one of the greatest running backs ever: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SURVIVOR | 8 | Band best known for its hit "Eye of the Tiger" |
| 42% | DALI | 4 | Surrealist artist Salvador best known for his painting of melting watches |
| 42% | DALI | 4 | Artist Salvador best known for his surrealist painting of droopy watches |
| 42% | IAN | 3 | ___ Fleming, best known for his James Bond series of spy novels |
| 42% | JACK | 4 | ___ Kerouac, Beat Generation writer best known for his work "On the Road" |
| 41% | GARY | 4 | ___ Snyder, Beat Generation poet best known for his collection of poems "Turtle Island" |
| 41% | PARRY | 5 | Hubert -, English composer best known for his setting of William Blake poem Jerusalem |
| 41% | REGENCY | 7 | ___ era, historical period known for the setting of "Bridgerton" and "Pride and Prejudice" |
| 41% | MIDDLE | 6 | ___ Ages, historical period known for the setting of "Vikings: Valhalla" and "The King" |
| 41% | BRYANADAMS | 10 | Canadian singer known for the hit songs "Summer of '69" and "Heaven" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | MONET | 5 | Impressionist known for his paintings of water lilies and haystacks |
| 41% | HPLOVECRAFT | 11 | American gothic writer known for his works like "The Shadow Out of Time" and "The Dunwich Horror": 3 wds. |
| 40% | CLYDE | 5 | Better known name of Mr. Barrow, murderer and bank robber of the thirties |
| 40% | BENTHAM | 7 | Jeremy known for his "greatest happiness of the greatest number" philosophy |
| 40% | LARUE | 5 | Lash known for his use of the bullwhip in old Westerns |
| 40% | DANNY | 5 | ___ Trejo, Mexican-American actor well known for his role as Machete in the "Spy Kids" series |
| 40% | COX | 3 | Brian ___, English physicist and former musician best known for presenting the "Wonders of..." series |
| 39% | GIANT | 5 | N.Y. or S.F. athlete known for the beginnings of 21-, 31-, 42-, and 54-Across? |
| 39% | KEN | 3 | ___ Follett, historical fiction author known for his novel "The Pillars of the Earth" |
| 39% | PERRYWHITE | 10 | Character known for exclaiming the first words of 20-, 28- and 46-Across |
| 39% | ATKINSON | 8 | Rowan ___, actor best known for his role as "Mr. Bean" and who has a degree in Electrical Engineering |