| 100% | JAZZYJEFF | 9 | The Fresh Prince's DJ and one-time TV co-star |
| 46% | JAZZYJEFF | 9 | The Fresh Prince's partner DJ |
| 40% | COUNT | 5 | & 22A BBC TV sitcom co-written by and starring Steve Delaney in the title role |
| 39% | ELBA | 4 | TV and movie star Idris who's also a DJ |
| 38% | LEE | 3 | Director Daniels who co-created the TV shows "Empire" and "Star" |
| 38% | MAGICAL | 7 | & 7D Film starring, written and co-directed by The Beatles that first aired on BBC TV in 1967 |
| 38% | PHIL | 4 | The Fresh Prince's uncle |
| 37% | MONROE | 6 | "The Prince and the Showgirl" co-star, 1957 |
| 37% | UNFORGIVEN | 10 | A 1992 Western directed by and starring Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman, considered one of the greatest Westerns of all time |
| 36% | FLAG | 4 | The Stars and Stripes, for one |
| 35% | ARC | 3 | TV's "The Fresh Prince of __-Air" |
| 35% | ERA | 3 | Time period, like the Victorian and Elizabethan ones |
| 35% | FLYNN | 5 | "The Prince and the Pauper" star, 1937 |
| 35% | CHOPPEDLIVER | 12 | Metaphor for one feeling slighted ... and what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 35% | MASH | 4 | TV series starring Alan Alda whose finale was one of the biggest moments of '80s TV and was the most-watched single episode in US TV history |
| 34% | MENASUV | 7 | Co-star of the film "American Beauty" and TV show "American Woman" |
| 34% | BEA | 3 | TV co-star of Betty, Rue and Estelle |
| 34% | FESSPARKER | 10 | Actor who starred in the title roles of TV's "Davy Crockett" and "Daniel Boone": 2 wds. |
| 34% | JAZZY | 5 | DJ ___ Jeff & the Fresh Prince (pioneering hip hop duo) |
| 34% | HOMERSIMPSON | 12 | TV character who says "It's 1 a.m. Better go home and spend some quality time with the kids" |
| 34% | WHANNELL | 8 | Leigh, star and co-creator of the Saw franchise |
| 34% | AMY | 3 | ___ Poehler, star of the TV show "Parks and Recreation" |
| 34% | BEL | 3 | "The Fresh Prince of ___-Air" (Will Smith starrer) |
| 34% | EGOBOOSTS | 9 | Lifts for one's self-esteem, and what's been given to the answers to the starred clues |
| 34% | QUINTABRUNSON | 13 | "Abbott Elementary" creator and star who was one of Glamour's 2023 Women of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MATTSMITH | 9 | Actor who played Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in the historical drama TV series "The Crown" and also starred in "Party Animals" as Danny Foster: 2 wds. |
| 33% | HORNE | 5 | Star of the 1981 one-woman show The Lady and Her Music |
| 33% | EXPENDABLES | 11 | The —, 2010 action film directed, co-written by and starring Sylvester Stallone |
| 33% | VET | 3 | The —, 1990s BBC TV drama series starring Suzanne Burden and Richard Hawley |
| 33% | SHOWTIME | 8 | Network which broadcasted and co-produced the TV series "Dexter" |