| 100% | PAQUINRELIEVERS | 15 | Understudies for a star of "The Piano"? |
| 58% | ACT | 3 | What the stars of "Star Trek" do for a living |
| 57% | LEADINGQUESTION | 15 | Reason for a courtroom objection, and what the start of the answer to each starred clue has |
| 57% | MAE | 3 | Common middle name for a girl, also the name of TV star ___ West |
| 56% | ISEE | 4 | Words of comprehension, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 56% | LIAR | 4 | Word repeated twice for the title of a legal comedy film starring Jim Carrey |
| 56% | FOURQUARTERS | 12 | Change for a dollar, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 56% | ENOS | 4 | Slaughter who was a star of the 1946 World Series |
| 55% | PIRATES | 7 | "___ of the Caribbean: At World's End," 2007 American fantasy film starring Keira Knightley for which she won a Teen Choice award |
| 54% | OLAF | 4 | Star of the Disney animated short "Once Upon a Snowman" |
| 54% | DISGRACEKELLY | 13 | Shame a star of "Singin' in the Rain"? |
| 54% | CHRISEVANS | 10 | "Knives Out" actor nominated for a People's Choice Award for The Action Movie Star of 2019 for "Avengers: Endgame" (2 wds.) |
| 54% | GARLAND | 7 | Star of the 1954 remake of A Star is Born: Judy __ |
| 54% | KIRKDOUGLAS | 11 | Star of the 1956 artist biopic "Lust for Life": 2 wds. |
| 53% | ELOPER | 6 | Visitor for a justice of the peace |
| 53% | SATURN | 6 | Eponym for a day of the week |
| 53% | ROBE | 4 | Cloth for a man of the cloth? |
| 53% | PEW | 3 | Bench for a member of the congregation |
| 53% | DISMISSAL | 9 | Favorite time of the school day for some teachers and students, or a two-word hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 53% | JLO | 3 | Star of the '24 film "This Is Me ... Now: A Love Story" |
| 53% | SUPERNOVA | 9 | Astronomical term for the explosion of a star |
| 53% | MAGNITUDE | 9 | Astronomical term for the brightness of a star |
| 53% | LEO | 3 | A star sign, also the nickname for ___ DiCaprio |
| 53% | TROAS | 5 | Locale for a vision of the Apostle Paul |
| 53% | ELIJAHWOODS | 11 | Clubs for a "Lord of the Rings" actor? |
| 53% | CAVERN | 6 | Setting for a Pirates of the Caribbean ride |
| 53% | SIR | 3 | Title for a Knight of the Round Table |
| 53% | EARPIECE | 8 | Gear for a member of the Secret Service |
| 52% | MRT | 3 | Breakout star of the 1980s show "The A-Team": 2 wds. |
| 52% | REP | 3 | Title for a member of the House, for short |