| 100% | SERPENT | 7 | Speaker of the words "Ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil," in Genesis |
| 37% | ODIS | 4 | Rapper ___ Oliver Flores who released the mixtape "Coke N Butter" in 2016 and is better known as O.T. Genasis |
| 36% | TOLLS | 5 | "For Whom the Bell ___," novel by Ernest Hemingway, set in the Spanish Civil War and is regarded as one of his best works |
| 35% | WILD | 4 | "The Witcher 3: ___ Hunt," one of the best-selling video games released in 2015 that is set in the fantasy world known as the Continent |
| 34% | MADONNA | 7 | Singer from the U.S. who is known as the "Queen of Pop" and is the best-selling female artist of all time |
| 34% | NORMAN | 6 | ___ Osborn, supervillain who is the best-known incarnation of Green Goblin and first appeared in "The Amazing Spider-Man" |
| 34% | BONE | 4 | Former name, under French rule, of the city and port in Algeria known now as Annaba |
| 34% | RAGNAROK | 8 | In Scandinavian mythology, the ultimate battle between the gods and the forces of evil |
| 33% | RAGNAROK | 8 | Ultimate battle in Scandinavian mythology between the gods and forces of evil |
| 33% | CATHERINE | 9 | I am the Princess of Wales and people know me as Kate |
| 33% | AMYPOEHLER | 10 | Actress who played the role of Leslie Knope in "Parks and Recreation", a role she is best-known for: 2 wds. |
| 33% | TINYTIM | 7 | Speaker of the words in the circled squares, expressed literally |
| 33% | TINYTIM | 7 | Speaker of the words in the shaded squares, expressed literally |
| 33% | DOMEPATROL | 10 | 15a was a part of this four-man linebacking corps known as the best in NFL history: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SQUAD | 5 | Nickname of the group consisting of Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Pressley and Tlaib is known as (with "The") |
| 33% | ROWANATKINSON | 13 | Actor who voiced Zazu, a hornbill in "The Lion King" and is best known for his role as Mr. Bean: 2 wds. |
| 33% | GRANT | 5 | Amy who has six Grammys and is known as the "Queen of Christian Pop" |
| 33% | BIRDS | 5 | There are two, as the expression goes, in each of 16- and 55-Across |
| 33% | DALI | 4 | Speaker of the words "I don't do drugs. I am drugs." |
| 32% | MEN | 3 | "If the great gods be just, they shall assist / The deeds of justest ___" (Antony and Cleopatra lines) |
| 32% | KUDU | 4 | Beast that's a tribal totem of the Barolong and Batlhaping people of Southern Africa and known as a "tholo" in Tswana |
| 32% | FILMDIRECTOR | 12 | Speaker of the last words of 20-, 28- and 44-Across |
| 31% | PELOPS | 6 | Son of Tantalus in Greek mythology killed by his father and served to the gods as a meal |
| 31% | GALADRIEL | 9 | Royal elf also known as the Lady of Lorien who will appear in the 2022 TV series adaptation |
| 31% | SNAIL | 5 | The Citroen introduced at the 1948 Paris auto show and last made in July 1990 was affectionately known as the Tin ___ |
| 31% | ABC | 3 | Industrial area of Sao Paulo, Brazil, that's home to many auto manufacturers and is known as the "___ Region" |
| 31% | BOER | 4 | Dutch word for farmer that was applied to European settlers of South Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries |
| 31% | ARUM | 4 | Species of the plant alternately known as snakeshead, cuckoo pint, lords-and-ladies, jack in the pulpit and more than a dozen other names |
| 31% | TIGERWOODS | 10 | Considered one of the best in golf, he was central figure in a controversy that involved infidelity and ended in his divorce: 2 wds. |
| 31% | PTL | 3 | Name of the cable network sold in bankruptcy (1989) to Morris Cerullo World Evangelism that is now known as "INSP", HQed in South Carolina |