| 100% | NORMANBATES | 11 | To whom the title "45-Down" was referring the whole time |
| 47% | FLEABAG | 7 | 2019 Emmy-winning show in which the title character is never referred to by her name |
| 46% | BATWOMAN | 8 | The CW title superhero who is related to Bruce Wayne |
| 46% | JACKSON | 7 | Michael ___, the late singer who is referred to as "The King of Pop" |
| 46% | TEEN | 4 | Person who might be able to vote or drive for the first time |
| 46% | SAUDIS | 6 | Women who were legally permitted to drive for the first time in 2018 |
| 45% | KELLAR | 6 | Harry ___, American magician who is often referred to as the "Dean of American Magicians" |
| 45% | ALI | 3 | Boxer Muhammad who was the first heavyweight to win the championship belt three times |
| 45% | SUE | 3 | Bird who is the only player to win WNBA titles in three different decades |
| 45% | BEETHOVEN | 9 | Ode to Joy composer who was deaf at the time |
| 45% | PASSERBY | 8 | Witness who just happens to be there at the time |
| 45% | INOUYE | 6 | Daniel, who was reelected to the US Senate eight times |
| 45% | BREAKITUPYOUTWO | 15 | Command that could be given to the title characters in 17-, 26- and 45-Across? |
| 45% | SUE | 3 | Point guard Bird who is the only player to win WNBA titles in three decades |
| 44% | CHANGEDMAN | 10 | Whole new person who can literally be found in the answers to starred clues |
| 44% | POE | 3 | Who wrote "I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him" |
| 44% | ILSA | 4 | Film character who says, “With the whole world crumbling, we pick this time to fall in love” |
| 44% | RAMIMALEK | 9 | "Bohemian Rhapsody" Oscar winner who was in the James Bond movie "No Time to Die": 2 wds. |
| 44% | ATHENA | 6 | To whom the Parthenon was dedicated |
| 44% | NASH | 4 | To whom the rhinoceros was "prepoceros" |
| 44% | CARLSAGAN | 9 | To whom the comment was spoken |
| 44% | ALLAH | 5 | To whom the Kaaba is dedicated |
| 44% | ATHENA | 6 | To whom the Parthenon is dedicated |
| 44% | VOLTAIRE | 8 | To whom the quote is attributed |
| 43% | MARTY | 5 | ___ McFly, time-traveling teenager who is the protagonist in "Back to the Future" |
| 43% | OCHS | 4 | Adolph who was chief of The New York Times from 1896 to 1935 |
| 43% | SPOILERALERT | 12 | Comment before "He was dead the whole time," hopefully |
| 43% | MBEKI | 5 | South African president who was instrumental in bringing the FIFA World Cup to Africa for the first time |
| 43% | TYUS | 4 | Wyomia ___, former American sprinter who was the first person to retain the Olympic title in the 100 m |
| 43% | PERCYJACKSON | 12 | Son of Greek god Poseidon who is the title hero of 45-Across's "Olympians" series: 2 wds. |