| 100% | ICK | 3 | The ___ (sudden and overwhelming disgust for a person) |
| 50% | ADIEU | 5 | Word for a person on the go? |
| 48% | GEOLOGIST | 9 | A person who studies the earth and rocks |
| 48% | NURSE | 5 | A person trained to care for the sick |
| 47% | CURATOR | 7 | A person who buys, cares for and exhibits art |
| 47% | ONEMORE | 7 | "___ Time," 2023 movie about a person stuck in the same day ... which is also a hint for 18a, 30a, 35a, 4d, and 39d: 2 wds. |
| 45% | BONO | 4 | I am a member of U2 and was named one of the Time Persons of the Year in 2005 for my philanthropic efforts |
| 45% | LOOMPA | 6 | Start for a "land" in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" |
| 45% | PRODUCER | 8 | Person responsible for funding and managing a film |
| 45% | ADDRESS | 7 | The street and number where a person lives |
| 45% | HERO | 4 | The person you root for in a movie |
| 45% | RINGBEARER | 10 | Person responsible for the band at a wedding? |
| 45% | SPA | 3 | A place people go for massages and treatments |
| 44% | YEARLING | 8 | Term for a horse between the ages of one and two |
| 44% | LLAMA | 5 | Spanish word both for a certain mammal and the verb "calls" |
| 44% | ROMANTASY | 9 | Portmanteau for a “genre of swords and soulmates,” per the Guardian |
| 44% | POL | 3 | Person with a base and a platform, for short |
| 44% | VOCAB | 5 | The words a person knows, for short |
| 44% | WOLF | 4 | Lone ___, title for a person who is independent like a particular canine who leaves the pack |
| 44% | BELIEBER | 8 | Nickname for a fan of the singer of "Love Yourself" and "Sorry" |
| 44% | PRODUCERS | 9 | People who finance and manage the making of a film |
| 44% | MLB | 3 | Org. for the A's and O's |
| 43% | SMART | 5 | Adjective for a clever person that is an antonym and alliteration for "silly" |
| 43% | GENEROUS | 8 | Adjective for a charitable person that is an antonym and alliteration for "grasping" |
| 43% | MIDDLESEAT | 10 | Likely spot for a procrastinating traveler, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 43% | DJSET | 5 | Track mix for a party, and what the five longest Across answers comprise |
| 43% | BASQUE | 6 | Member of a people living in the W Pyrenees in France and Spain |
| 43% | BASQUE | 6 | Member of a people living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain |
| 43% | TEMP | 4 | Person filling in a job for the time being, for short |
| 43% | REFS | 4 | People wearing black and white on a sports field, for short |