| 100% | STONES | 6 | Top-grossing concert act of 1989, '94 and '05, with "the" |
| 47% | EDWARDWITHTOMSSUPPORT | 21 | With 94- and 106-Across, the end of the story |
| 43% | GENESIS | 7 | 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees with six top-10 hits in the 1980s |
| 43% | MARIAHCAREY | 11 | Chanteuse with chart-topping hits found at the tops of 4-, 14-, 16- and 19-Down |
| 42% | OILS | 4 | With fats and sweets, group at the top of the U.S.D.A.’s now retired food pyramid |
| 42% | HOWIWISH | 8 | With 94- and 72-Across, a mnemonic for the first eight digits of [symbol in the middle of the grid] |
| 40% | STRANGE | 7 | Curtis —, golfer; 1988 and 1989 winner of the US Open Championship |
| 40% | BUCKLEY | 7 | Jonathan —, author of novels The Great Concert of the Night and Contact |
| 40% | BREVITY | 7 | Act of being short and to the point |
| 40% | DARKF | 5 | "Interview With the Vampire" and "Prince of Thorns" |
| 39% | STRANGE | 7 | Curtis —, US golfer; winner of the US Open Championship in 1988 and 1989 |
| 39% | STYX | 4 | Band with the top 10 hits "Lady" and "Babe" |
| 39% | SZA | 3 | Singer with the top 10 hits "Snooze" and "Saturn" |
| 39% | FRANCE | 6 | Country with the cities of Nice, Nantes, and Nancy |
| 39% | EPA | 3 | Org. with the Office of Land and Emergency Management |
| 39% | ISLAM | 5 | Religion with the holy sites of Mecca and Medina |
| 39% | REM | 3 | Band with the albums "Out of Time" and "Green" |
| 39% | REM | 3 | Band with the albums "Murmur" and "Out of Time" |
| 39% | POLES | 5 | The top and bottom of the Earth |
| 39% | NORTH | 5 | With 7-Across, top of the world? |
| 39% | MIXTAPETOUR | 11 | 2019 summer concert series featuring New Kids on the Block with Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, and other 1980s acts (2 wds.) |
| 39% | GLENDAJACKSON | 13 | English actress (1936-2023) who achieved the American Triple Crown of acting with two Oscars, three Emmys, and a Tony award (2 wds.) |
| 39% | CHARLIXCX | 9 | British singer with the top 10 albums "Crash" and "Brat" |
| 39% | STYX | 4 | Band with the hits "The Best of Times" and "Babe" |
| 39% | RAITT | 5 | Singer with the 5x platinum album "Nick of Time," 1989 |
| 39% | REM | 3 | Band with the multiplatinum albums "Out of Time" and "Monster" |
| 39% | CALENDAR | 8 | Chart with the days, weeks, and months of a year |
| 38% | AONE | 4 | Top notch and of the highest rank: Hyph. |
| 38% | LIEGE | 5 | Top and bottom of the feudal food chain |
| 38% | FLATLEY | 7 | Michael —, US dancer and flautist associated with stage shows Riverdance and Lord of the Dance |