| 100% | SATFOR | 6 | Was painted by, say |
| 75% | SALVATOR | 8 | __ Mundi, disputed painting said to be by Leonardo |
| 68% | MAO | 3 | Leader who was painted by Warhol |
| 68% | LOSETO | 6 | Be upset by, say |
| 66% | SISTINE | 7 | This chapel's ceiling was painted by Michelangelo |
| 66% | MAO | 3 | Chinese leader who was painted by Andy Warhol |
| 62% | POSE | 4 | Prepare to be painted, say |
| 62% | SISTINECHAPEL | 13 | Vatican City landmark whose ceiling was painted by 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 62% | MARAT | 5 | Jean-Paul ___ (French revolutionary whose death was painted by Jacques-Louis David) |
| 61% | GONDOLA | 7 | Venetian boat, must be painted black by law |
| 61% | GOAD | 4 | Taunt by saying "What are you, a chicken?" |
| 61% | RUSTLES | 7 | Is stirred by a draft, say |
| 60% | SANDING | 7 | Prepping walls to be painted, say |
| 59% | UNLET | 5 | Being shown by an apartment broker, say |
| 59% | PIANIST | 7 | Paint is used by musician |
| 58% | REASSURES | 9 | Comforts by saying "it'll be all right," for example |
| 58% | GROANED | 7 | Was affected by too heavy a weight, say |
| 57% | CHRISEVERT | 10 | 1970s-1980s tennis great who was painted by Andy Warhol in his "Athletes" series: 2 wds. |
| 57% | ONRADAR | 7 | Being tracked by air traffic control, say (2 wds.) |
| 57% | BEGS | 4 | Is a bad dog by the dinner table, say |
| 56% | PICTURE | 7 | This is said to paint a thousand words |
| 55% | VAIN | 4 | Something that is fruitless or marked by futility, say |
| 55% | CHARMEDLIVES | 12 | What those unaffected by difficulties are said to lead |
| 55% | LIPREADER | 9 | Can deduce what is said by watching the mouth |
| 54% | ARISTOTLE | 9 | Philosopher who said "Man is by nature a political animal" |
| 54% | CHE | 3 | He said, "Silence is argument carried out by other means" |
| 54% | WEREONAROLL | 11 | What might be said by successful bettors … or sesame seeds? |
| 54% | MAMA | 4 | Word that might be said by a talking baby doll |
| 52% | ALL | 3 | "___ in!" said by poker players who are betting their full pot |
| 52% | AMEN | 4 | It is said at the end of prayer by all churchgoers |