| 100% | DIVA | 4 | Singer with a reputation for being self-centered |
| 64% | OWL | 3 | Bird with a reputation for being wise |
| 64% | CRASSCRESS | 10 | Green with a reputation for being insensitive? |
| 50% | ATALANTA | 8 | She had a reputation for being fast |
| 49% | PHARRELL | 8 | With 46-Across, "Happy" singer who was a coach on "The Voice" for four seasons |
| 47% | ASHANTI | 7 | Singer with a self-titled #1 album in 2002 |
| 47% | DIONNEWARWICK | 13 | "That's What Friends Are For" singer who received a 2023 Kennedy Center Honor: 2 wds. |
| 47% | PNU | 3 | South Korean school founded in 1946 with a reputation for engineering (abbr.) |
| 47% | HER | 3 | Singer with a 2018 Grammy for Best R&B Album |
| 46% | CHARLENE | 8 | Singer with a one hit wonder I've Never Been to Me |
| 45% | SAMSMITH | 8 | "Stay With Me" singer who was a first-time Grammy nominee for Record of the Year (and won): 2 wds. |
| 45% | FDA | 3 | Org. with a Center for Veterinary Medicine |
| 44% | KEYS | 4 | Alicia ___, "Girl on Fire" singer with a poetry collection called "Tears for Water" |
| 43% | USTA | 4 | Org. with a national center named for Billie Jean King |
| 43% | ARIANA | 6 | With 35-Across, singer of "Bang Bang" who was a first-time Grammy nominee for Best Pop Vocal Album |
| 42% | BOA | 3 | Snake known for being a "constrictor," with a name originating from Latin |
| 42% | ICU | 3 | Place where someone with a Swan-Gantz catheter might be, for short |
| 41% | LADYGAGA | 8 | Singer star of A Star is Born, with Bradley Cooper |
| 41% | AUTO | 4 | Prefix with "biography," for a self-written one |
| 41% | ARI | 3 | "God Is a Woman" singer Grande, for short |
| 41% | DINGHY | 6 | Open boat with a mast and sails that can be used for racing |
| 41% | BADDREAM | 8 | One might center around being unprepared for a test |
| 41% | BILLIE | 6 | With 19-Across, "What Was I Made For?" singer |
| 41% | ENYA | 4 | Irish singer who was nominated for a 2002 Oscar |
| 41% | WALTERREED | 10 | Doctor for whom a military medical center is named |
| 41% | VENOMOUS | 8 | Cobra is a common name for __ snakes with hoods |
| 41% | UNI | 3 | Prefix with "corn" for a fantastical being |
| 40% | MASK | 4 | Prioritise your winter wellness with a Greek yogurt face ___ that is great for hydration |
| 40% | TUG | 3 | With 48-Down, former pitcher whose son Tim is a country singer |
| 40% | KEYS | 4 | Singer Alicia who was a coach on "The Voice" for three seasons |