| 100% | LISA | 4 | Vanderpump whose Hollywood restaurant is the focus of Vanderpump Rules |
| 47% | NICHELLENICHOLS | 15 | Actress whose work with NASA is the focus of the documentary “Woman in Motion” |
| 41% | PHONOLOGY | 9 | Speech sounds are the focus of this science |
| 41% | PLESSY | 6 | Homer whose legal challenge to racial segregation was foundational to the Brown v. Board of Education ruling
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| 40% | BOLLYWOOD | 9 | Mumbai is the focus of this Indian film industry |
| 40% | EWINGOIL | 8 | Company that was the focus of "Dallas": 2 wds. |
| 40% | ODES | 4 | Beauty and a nightingale were the focus of two |
| 40% | CHIMPANZEES | 11 | Animals that are the focus of 39-Across's work |
| 40% | ALAMO | 5 | Texas mission that was the focus of an 1836 battle |
| 40% | SEINFELD | 8 | Jerry was the focus of this funny show's foursome |
| 40% | PISTONS | 7 | Team whose home arena is the Palace of Auburn Hills |
| 39% | OLYMPIADUKAKIS | 14 | "Moonstruck" actress whose first name is the capital of Washington: 2 wds. |
| 39% | YENSID | 6 | Animated sorcerer whose name backwards is the name of his animation studio |
| 39% | MAORI | 5 | People whose language is the source of "kiwi" |
| 38% | PARISHILTON | 11 | "The Simple Life" star whose first name is the capital of France: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SOFIAVERGARA | 12 | "Modern Family" star whose first name is the capital of Bulgaria: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MERIMEE | 7 | Writer whose novella "Carmen" is the basis of Bizet's opera |
| 38% | AVA | 3 | Actress Gardner whose Hollywood heyday was in the 1950s |
| 38% | DRNO | 4 | Film whose casting is the subject of the quote |
| 38% | SLUMS | 5 | Neighborhoods that are often the focus of urban renewal |
| 38% | ANTONYM | 7 | A word whose meaning is the opposite of another |
| 38% | ERTE | 4 | Artist whose moniker is the pronunciation of his initials |
| 38% | CSU | 3 | Sch. whose initials are the reverse of 26-Down |
| 38% | USC | 3 | Sch. whose initials are the reverse of 32-Down |
| 38% | WILLIS | 6 | Actor Bruce whose album was The Return of Bruno |
| 38% | SANAALATHAN | 11 | "The Best Man Holiday" star whose first name is the capital of Yemen: 2 wds. |
| 38% | NAT | 3 | Turner whose slave revolt was the subject of an 1861 article in The Atlantic |
| 38% | JACKSONBROWNE | 13 | "Doctor, My Eyes" singer whose first name is the capital of Mississippi: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ARLO | 4 | Guthrie whose third album was the "Alice's Restaurant" soundtrack |
| 38% | LEO | 3 | Zodiac sign whose symbol is the king of the jungle |