| 100% | PTSJKNDVNNWHITE | 15 | The show's partly completed puzzle (category: hosts) |
| 49% | IDLIKETOBUYANA | 14 | Request that will complete the show's puzzle |
| 39% | JONSTEWART | 10 | "The Daily Show" host who enjoys crossword puzzles: 2 wds. |
| 39% | PAAR | 4 | Carson’s predecessor as host of the “Tonight Show” |
| 38% | OPRAH | 5 | Talk show host in the National Women's Hall of Fame |
| 38% | CONAN | 5 | Talk show that featured Andy Richter as the host’s sidekick |
| 37% | NARZ | 4 | Jack who hosted the 1950's game show "Dotto" |
| 36% | COURIC | 6 | Only guest host in the 21 years of Leno's "The Tonight Show" |
| 36% | LENO | 4 | Jay —, US comedian who hosted NBC’s The Tonight Show from 1992-2009 |
| 36% | ELMO | 4 | He hosted HBO Max's "Not-Too-Late Show" in the early 2020s |
| 36% | LATELATE | 8 | The __ Show, talk show hosted by Corden until 2023 |
| 36% | MARIEKONDO | 10 | Host of the Netflix show “Sparking Joy” |
| 36% | HOUSEOFCARDS | 12 | Hit Netflix show that hints at the theme hidden in the puzzle's borders |
| 36% | COLBERT | 7 | Stephen __, The Late Show host |
| 35% | SIDCAESAR | 9 | Host of the 1950s' "Your Show of Shows" |
| 35% | APPEARED | 8 | Showed up, like the fruits in this puzzle |
| 35% | RIPA | 4 | Host Kelly of the game show “Generation Gap” |
| 35% | PERKY | 5 | Like the hosts of morning shows |
| 35% | LENO | 4 | Jay who hosted the “Tonight Show” |
| 35% | PAAR | 4 | Early host of the “Tonight Show” |
| 35% | JADA | 4 | First name of Will Smith's wife, who hosts the Facebook show "Red Table Talk" |
| 35% | GRAMMY | 6 | Award notably won in each of the "big four" categories by this puzzle's honoree |
| 35% | JAYLENO | 7 | The host of The Tonight Show after Johnny Carson |
| 34% | MEET | 4 | "___ the Press" (TV show hosted by Chuck Todd) |
| 34% | SMARTCOOKIE | 11 | What you are, by completing the puzzle |
| 34% | NAMETHATTUNE | 12 | Revived game show hosted by Jane Krakowski that's also an apt title for this puzzle |
| 34% | PAAR | 4 | Jack ___, host of the old "Tonight Show" |
| 34% | CARR | 4 | Television's Jimmy ___, who hosts the game show "I Literally Just Told You" on Channel 4 |
| 34% | THEMANFROMUNCLE | 15 | Hit 1960's TV show with a hint to the nine starred clues in this puzzle |
| 34% | SHH | 3 | "Quiet, the show's starting!" |