| 100% | EISNER | 6 | Will __, US comics artist of A Contract with God |
| 43% | SEA | 3 | With 39-Across, pirate witch who was a foe of Popeye in early comics |
| 41% | ALITTLEMADNESS | 14 | Start of a poem by Emily Dickinson that continues "But God be with the Clown, / Who ponders this tremendous scene" |
| 40% | TEACAKE | 7 | Husband of Janie in “Their Eyes Were Watching God” who shares his nickname with a baked good |
| 39% | HANKAARON | 9 | Hall of Fame Braves slugger with 755 home runs who was honored with a 2024 US postage stamp: 2 wds. |
| 39% | NIB | 3 | Part of a pen we write with |
| 39% | SILT | 4 | Base of a river is filled with ___ |
| 38% | HORSEDRAWNCARTOON | 17 | Product of a stable of comic strip artists? |
| 38% | SOUL | 4 | Essence of a being that rhymes with "sole" |
| 38% | ACTIN | 5 | Be part of, with a cast |
| 37% | ACQUITTAL | 9 | Not guilty of a crime one was charged with |
| 37% | ODIN | 4 | God with a pair of raven messengers |
| 37% | HAD | 3 | Was made a fool of, with "been" |
| 37% | TEE | 3 | Would go with a pair of denims |
| 37% | KNOWSFOURGNUS | 13 | Is acquainted with a quartet of wildebeests? |
| 37% | LADYGAGA | 8 | Singer star of A Star is Born, with Bradley Cooper |
| 37% | HENRI | 5 | Artist Matisse who was a leader of Fauvism |
| 37% | BANKSY | 6 | Anonymous graffiti artist who wrote, “A wall is a very big weapon. It’s one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with” |
| 37% | JOHNNYALPHA | 11 | Long-running comic fictional character from "Strontium dog" who is a mutant bounty hunter with an array of imaginative gadgets and weapons: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ATTIC | 5 | Part of a house that might be accessed with a ladder |
| 36% | MATTRESS | 8 | Spongy part of a bed, or could be filled with air |
| 36% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of a Yankee with a $275 million contract |
| 36% | ROSSETTI | 8 | Artist who was a founder of the Pre-Raphaelites |
| 36% | STANLEE | 7 | Comic book writer with a National Medal of Arts |
| 36% | NEWBURNSWICK | 12 | U.S. city with a lot of candle shops? |
| 36% | MIRRORS | 7 | A salon of Versailles' palace is filled with them |
| 36% | PRAYER | 6 | Worship, form of communication with a god |
| 36% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of a US president who was born in a log cabin |
| 36% | TEMS | 4 | Artist with the 2021 EP “If Orange Was a Place” |
| 36% | THOR | 4 | God with a day of the week named after him |