| 100% | STEWIE | 6 | Tamandua anteater who learned to paint, and also appeared in a "Dr. Dolittle" sequel |
| 33% | JOHNSALLEY | 10 | First NBA player to win a championship in three different decades and who is also a vegan activist: 2 wds. |
| 31% | HUGH | 4 | ___ Grant, "Love Actually" actor who learned to play the guitar for his role in "About a Boy" |
| 30% | FINDOUT | 7 | Learn ... and, in four parts, a hint to 17-, 37-, and 58-across |
| 30% | BESIDES | 7 | Also ... and, in three parts, a hint to the four longest Across answers |
| 30% | KERI | 4 | "Felicity" actress Russell who also appeared in a 2019 "Star Wars" movie |
| 29% | MINIME | 6 | Whom Dr. Evil asks in Goldmember to "use your words like a big-boy clone!" |
| 28% | CHEETA | 6 | Chimpanzee from Palm Springs who loves to paint and was featured in the "Tarzan" films |
| 28% | RAGNAROK | 8 | Superhero film "Thor: ___," which is a sequel to the "Thor" films, and released in 2017 |
| 28% | RANDY | 5 | ___ Newman, singer who also released a song called "Love Story (You and Me)" in 1968 |
| 28% | ASTA | 4 | Character in a 1934 film who does nothing when told to lie down and sits when told to stand up |
| 28% | BUZZLIGHTYEAR | 13 | Animated toy in a spacesuit who is known to exclaim "To infinity ... and Beyond!" before leaping into action (2 wds.) |
| 28% | SWIFT | 5 | Taylor ___, singer who also released a song called "Love Story" in 2008 and again in 2021 |
| 28% | AMBROSI | 7 | Gustinus —, Austrian sculptor to whom a museum in the Augarten Palace and Park, Vienna, is dedicated |
| 28% | TIMON | 5 | Titular male Shakespeare character whose name also appears in a Disney film |
| 28% | ARIEL | 5 | Titular female Disney character whose name also appears in a Shakespeare play |
| 28% | KEN | 3 | Character in a hit 2023 film who sings "Is it my destiny to live and die a life of blonde fragility?" |
| 28% | EDIE | 4 | Actress Falco who will appear in the sequels to "Avatar" |
| 28% | SLIP | 4 | In cricket, the position of the fielder who stands a little behind and to the offside of the wicketkeeper |
| 28% | NOLANRYAN | 9 | Pitcher who had a record seven no-hitters and played to age 46, in 1993: 2 wds. |
| 28% | JAILHOUSEROCK | 13 | *Musical film about a convict who learns to play the guitar in prison |
| 27% | PADMA | 5 | ___ Lakshmi, celebrity chef who did not go to culinary school and has a degree in theatre and literature |
| 27% | ALPACINO | 8 | Actor who asks to be called "Dunk" in a Dunkin' Donuts ad in Jack and Jill |
| 27% | LISA | 4 | ___ Kudrow, actress who appeared in "Analyze This" and "Easy A" |
| 27% | BTW | 3 | "Oh, and also …," in a text |
| 27% | OHBTW | 5 | "Hey, and also . . ." in a text |
| 27% | STUDENT | 7 | Someone who learns in a class |
| 27% | WONDERWOMAN | 11 | Fictional superhero appearing in comic books who is a founding member of the Justice League and an ambassador of the Amazon people: 2 wds. |
| 27% | BOOGALOO | 8 | Latin dance style whose name notably appears in a movie sequel |
| 27% | FREIDAMCFADDEN | 14 | "The Teacher," 19-Across, and 42-Across bestselling novelist who is also a physician specializing in brain injuries (2 wds.) |