| 100% | MONAE | 5 | Singer Janelle with roles in "Moonlight" and "Hidden Figures" |
| 74% | MONAE | 5 | Singer Janelle who had roles in "Hidden Figures" and "Moonlight" |
| 74% | JANELLEMONAE | 12 | Grammy-nominated singer with roles in "Moonlight" and "Hidden Figures" |
| 43% | LETTS | 5 | Pulitzer-winning playwright Tracy with roles in “The Post” and “Lady Bird” |
| 40% | SEARCHER | 8 | Role in hide-and-seek |
| 40% | LAINE | 5 | Singer Cleo with Grammy nominations in jazz, pop and classical |
| 40% | AMESSAGEIN | 10 | With 38- and 56-Across, what's hidden in this puzzle |
| 39% | USHER | 5 | Singer with the #1 hits "Yeah!" and "Love in This Club" |
| 39% | CHER | 4 | Singer with #1 hits in the '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s |
| 39% | MONAE | 5 | Singer who played Jackson in Hidden Figures |
| 39% | THERATPACK | 10 | Group with members hidden in 17-, 24- and 46-Across |
| 39% | ENYA | 4 | Mononymous singer with recordings in Irish and Elvish |
| 38% | JUMPING | 7 | With 58-Across, cardio exercise ... and what's hidden in three puzzle rows? |
| 38% | JULIUS | 6 | With 25-Across, speaker of the quote hidden in 20-, 37- and 53-Across |
| 38% | ICET | 4 | Singer and actor whose roles include T-Saint in 1995 action film Tank Girl |
| 38% | CATSCRADLE | 10 | Game with the figures "soldier's bed" and "fish in a dish" |
| 38% | ADELE | 5 | Grammy- and Oscar-winning singer with no words in her album titles |
| 37% | FILMS | 5 | Bridesmaids and Hidden Figures |
| 37% | LULU | 4 | Singer and actress who played Barbara Pegg in 1967 film drama To Sir, with Love |
| 37% | SAMMYDAVISJR | 12 | Singer-actor whose roles included Sportin' Life in 1959 film musical Porgy and Bess |
| 37% | ERIC | 4 | ___ Church, country singer with the #1 hits "Drink in My Hand" and "Springsteen" |
| 37% | SHEENAEASTON | 12 | "Strut" singer who Prince encouraged and collaborated with in the 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ASP | 3 | One with a killer role in Antony and Cleopatra? |
| 37% | RIHANNA | 7 | Singer and actress whose roles include Nine Ball in 2018 action comedy film Ocean's Eight |
| 37% | FABIAN | 6 | Singer and actor whose first starring role was in 1959 comedy-drama film Hound-Dog Man |
| 37% | CHER | 4 | Singer with top 10 hits in the 1960's, 70's, 80's and 90's |
| 37% | JEWEL | 5 | Singer and actress who played Sue Lee Shelley in 1999 film drama Ride with the Devil |
| 37% | WRITERSBLOCK | 12 | Problem for a wordsmith, and a clue to five figures hidden in this puzzle |
| 36% | JANELLE | 7 | Singer Monáe who starred in Hidden Figures film |