| 100% | DIONNEWARWICK | 13 | Singer with song titles at 16-, 18-, 23- and 35-/38-Across |
| 46% | JUSTINBIEBER | 12 | "Yummy" singer with the 2021 #1 song at 16-Across and the #1 album at 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | RINGSABELL | 10 | Sounds familiar … or performs an action associated with 16-, 23-, 35- and 47-Across? |
| 37% | SCARLET | 7 | With 38-Across, symbols of a scandal ... or what 16-, 23-, 47- and 58-Across consist of (in their entirety)? |
| 37% | MITSKI | 6 | Japanese-American singer/songwriter with the songs 16-Across, 39-Across, and 41-Across on the album 26-Across |
| 37% | SARABAREILLES | 13 | "Love Song" singer/pianist who performed a duet with 18-Across at the Grammy Awards in 2014 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | CAPTAIN | 7 | With 37-Across, title for the hidden individuals in 16-, 23-, 46-, and 58-Across, thanks to the circles in each answer? |
| 36% | BEOUR | 5 | With 35-Across, Oscar-nominated song from Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" that lost to that movie's title song: 2 wds. |
| 35% | FLYING | 6 | With 35-Across, complete success ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 46- and 51-Across |
| 35% | JUNEIS | 6 | With 4 Down, 26 Across, and 18 Down, "Carousel" song famously slaughtered by Leslie Uggams |
| 35% | FORTYFOUR | 9 | See 18-, 23-, 35- and 49-Across |
| 34% | WOODY | 5 | With 35-Across, "Blue Jasmine" director who wrote and directed 18-Across |
| 34% | ARLO | 4 | With 23-Across, singer of the song referenced at 6-Down |
| 33% | AARON | 5 | With 35-Across, Yankee right fielder who broke the records of 18-Across and 38-Across |
| 32% | DRAKE | 5 | Singer of 15-Across, 28-Across, and 38-Across who was honored with the Artist of the Decade Award at the 2021 "Billboard" Music Awards |
| 32% | FREDDIE | 7 | With 38-Across, Queen lead singer played by Rami Malek in 16-Across/50-Across |
| 31% | FROM | 4 | With 38 Across, alternate puzzle title |
| 31% | FINALFOUR | 9 | March Madness component that's a phonetic hint to 18-, 23-, 38- and 50-Across |
| 31% | HOLDWATER | 9 | Make logical sense ... or what the ends of 18-, 23-, 38- and 51-Across do |
| 31% | WHATSLOVE | 9 | With 14- and 16-Across, Tina Turner hit or the title of her 1993 biopic |
| 31% | FRESHSTART | 10 | New beginning ... or what 16-, 23-, 31-, 38- and 45-Across each have? |
| 31% | EXPLODE | 7 | Appropriate playlist title for the three songs at 15-, 28-, and 33-Across |
| 31% | CENTER | 6 | With 38-Across, feature of an upscale kitchen ... or of 17-, 23-, 47- and 58-Across? |
| 31% | CLEAR | 5 | With 64-Across, words that can precede the starts of 18-, 31-, 38- and 55-Across |
| 31% | ONA | 3 | With 60-Across, doing great ... or where to find 18-, 24-, 35-, 51- and 57-Across? |
| 31% | SPINCYCLE | 9 | Washer action ... or a hint to four consecutive letters inside 18-, 23-, 38- and 49-Across |
| 31% | BUMPHEADS | 9 | Disagree ... or, literally, what the last words of 18-, 23-, 35-, and 49-Across can be |
| 31% | BANDB | 5 | Cozy lodging hinted at by 18-, 23-, 36-, 50-, and 55-Across |
| 31% | CANTWALKAND | 11 | With 35 and 56 Across, is quite uncoordinated |
| 31% | EYE | 3 | With 65-Across, what the last words of 18-, 35- and 56-Across are to each other |