| 100% | PAUL | 4 | With 15-Across, singer/songwriter married to Edie Brickell |
| 48% | LUCK | 4 | With 15 Across, party you might bring a dish to |
| 45% | MEAT | 4 | With 15 Across, "Bat Out of Hell" singer born Michael Lee Aday (1947-2022) |
| 45% | PEPPERS | 7 | With 15 Across, illusion that uses a reflection to create the appearance of a phantom |
| 43% | PAUL | 4 | With 15-Across, "Puppy Love" singer |
| 43% | ONE | 3 | With 15-Across, not to be repeated |
| 41% | ONONE | 5 | With 15-Across, preparing to pop the question, say |
| 40% | EATEN | 5 | With 15 Across, depleted |
| 40% | MERRY | 5 | With 15 Across, holiday greeting |
| 40% | JACK | 4 | With 15 Across, big prize |
| 40% | BEYONCE | 7 | With 38-Across, former Destiny's Child singer married to Jay-Z |
| 40% | EDIE | 4 | Singer Brickell who's married to Paul Simon |
| 39% | ROAST | 5 | With 15 Across, slow-cooked supper |
| 39% | EDIE | 4 | Singer/songwriter Brickell who performs with the New Bohemians |
| 39% | EDIE | 4 | Singer/songwriter Brickell who performed with the New Bohemians |
| 39% | EDIE | 4 | Singer-songwriter Brickell who performed with the New Bohemians |
| 39% | EXIT | 4 | With 15 Across, graduation requirement for some |
| 38% | USHER | 5 | American R&B singer-songwriter with the albums 10-Down, 15-Across, 30-Across, and 45-Across |
| 38% | GUILLERMO | 9 | With 15 Across, scandal-ridden president of Ecuador |
| 38% | APR | 3 | First full mo. with 15 Across |
| 37% | ANG | 3 | ''Life of Pi'' director, with 15 Across |
| 37% | JOHN | 4 | Actor Astin of "The Addams Family" who was married to 15-Across |
| 37% | ROBERT | 6 | With 30-Across, singer with the 1986 #1 song “Addicted to Love" |
| 37% | JONIMITCHELL | 12 | 15-Across and 44-Across singer-songwriter who was honored with a Gershwin Award in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | SEAL | 4 | Singer once married to Heidi Klum |
| 37% | LOTTE | 5 | Singer Lenya married to Kurt Weill |
| 36% | EDIE | 4 | Singer Brickell who's been married to Paul Simon since 1992 |
| 36% | EDIE | 4 | Pop singer Brickell who's married to Paul Simon |
| 36% | MICHAEL | 7 | With 33-Across, one of the two singers on 15-Across |
| 36% | REVENGEOF | 9 | With 15 Across, what today marks for some Star Wars aficionados |