| 100% | BLACK | 5 | When did Barbie make her debut? On this day in 1959, rocking her iconic ___ and white striped swimsuit. Talk about an entrance! |
| 35% | BARBIEDOLL | 10 | She debuted on March 9, 1959, in a black-and-white striped swimsuit |
| 33% | WHITE | 5 | Black and ___ striped swimsuit, outfit sported by Barbie at her debut in 1959 |
| 24% | MOVESOVER | 9 | Makes room, and when parsed differently, an instruction for four answers in this puzzle |
| 22% | ANI | 3 | Singer who made her Broadway debut this year as Persephone in Hadestown |
| 22% | PARKER | 6 | Sarah Jessica ___, "Sex and the City" star who made her debut on Broadway before achieving Hollywood fame |
| 21% | DORISDAY | 8 | She and Rock Hudson made Pillow Talk |
| 21% | JANELLEMONAE | 12 | Grammy-nominated singer who made her on-screen film debut in "Moonlight" |
| 20% | NOJOY | 5 | "I take ___ in this" (said when doing an unfortunate but necessary task): 2 wds |
| 20% | CNN | 3 | Channel that debuted in 1980 with a story about an assassination attempt on Vernon Jordan |
| 20% | GANDHI | 6 | 1982 historical drama about an Indian leader in which Daniel Day-Lewis made a guest appearance |
| 20% | PAYTHEBILLS | 11 | Make ends meet, and a hint to what four answers in this puzzle do |
| 19% | DUA | 3 | ___ Lipa who made her acting debut in "Barbie" |
| 19% | MYSPACE | 7 | While in the 2000s, you should make an account on this social media service launched in 2003 |
| 19% | TURNEDTHETABLES | 15 | Shifted an advantage, and what we've done in this puzzle's circles |
| 19% | DUA | 3 | Singer ___ Lipa who made her acting debut in "Barbie" |
| 19% | FOURTH | 6 | US independence is celebrated on this day in July |
| 19% | LETYOURHAIRDOWN | 15 | Act in an uninhibited way, and what to do three times in this grid |
| 19% | SEANPENN | 8 | Oscar winner who made his debut in an episode of Little House on the Prairie directed by his father |
| 19% | CIRCLEBACK | 10 | Return to a subject in conversation, and what this puzzle's author did to make the examples stand out |
| 19% | FUSSES | 6 | Makes a to-do about this and that |
| 19% | LAST | 4 | "___ Week Tonight," late-night talk show on which Stephen Hawking made an appearance in 2014 |
| 19% | AGE | 3 | In this day and ___ |
| 19% | PIZZA | 5 | About 1 in 8 Americans eat this food on any given day, per a Department of Agriculture study |
| 19% | RYE | 3 | Bread made from this grain is higher in fiber and flavor as compared to white bread |
| 19% | AGE | 3 | In this day and ___ (currently) |
| 19% | AGE | 3 | In this day and ___ (nowadays) |
| 19% | NOW | 3 | In this day and age |
| 18% | PETUNIAPIG | 10 | She made her debut in 1937's "Porky's Romance" |
| 18% | THEBEEGEES | 10 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame trio, and an apt name for a trio of answers in this puzzle |