| 100% | GERARD | 6 | With 33-Across, "London Has Fallen" star who was never an estate servant |
| 37% | BIGGIE | 6 | ___ Smalls, hip hop star who had an infamous fallout with Tupac |
| 36% | BANKS | 5 | Azealia ___, hip hop star who had an infamous feud with Iggy Azalea |
| 36% | RULE | 4 | Ja ___, hip hop star who had an infamous fallout with 50 Cent |
| 35% | MICHAEL | 7 | With 33-Across, King of Pop whose estate was called Neverland |
| 34% | ELKE | 4 | Sommer who starred in “The Oscar” but has never won an Oscar |
| 34% | JOST | 4 | "SNL" star Colin who has been on recent dates with Scarlett Johansson |
| 33% | ANGELA | 6 | With 33-Across, German leader who was Time's 2015 Person of the Year |
| 33% | JALEN | 5 | With 33-Across, Eagles quarterback who was named MVP of the 2025 Super Bowl |
| 33% | STATE | 5 | With 39 Across and 33 Down, what each syllable of the answer to each starred clue is |
| 33% | LIONEL | 6 | With 33-Across, Commodores lead singer and solo artist who never learned to read music |
| 33% | CHRIS | 5 | With 33-Across, "Guardians of the Galaxy" star who plays Owen Grady in 15-/49-Across |
| 33% | STEPH | 5 | With 33-Across, Golden State Warriors point guard who was named NBA Finals MVP in 2022 |
| 32% | EMILY | 5 | With 33-Across, "The Girl on the Train" actress who stars in "A Quiet Place Part II" |
| 32% | JAMESDEAN | 9 | "Rebel Without a Cause" star who was never a college executive: 2 wds. |
| 32% | BIRD | 4 | Larry who was an NBA All-Star 12 times with the Boston Celtics |
| 32% | OLD | 3 | Someone who has an advanced 51-Across is this |
| 32% | RITAORA | 7 | Pop star who is an Honorary Ambassador of Kosovo |
| 32% | ORSONWE/NSLLES | 14 | Film director who said "I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time" |
| 32% | TRUMAN | 6 | With 33-Across, friend of 15-Across who was the basis for Dill in "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 32% | ISAAC | 5 | With 33-Across, Ukrainian-born violinist whose 1979 visit to China was recorded in an Oscar-winning documentary |
| 32% | JUSTIN | 6 | With 33-Across, pop idol who was the Best New Artist at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards |
| 32% | JAVIER | 6 | With 33-Across, "No Country for Old Men" Oscar winner who was in the James Bond movie "Skyfall" |
| 31% | NAOMI | 5 | With 33-Across, four-time Grand Slam champion who was one of the cohosts of the 2021 Met Gala |
| 31% | SIDNEY | 6 | With 33-Across, Penguins captain who is the second-most recent NHL player to win the Art Ross Trophy twice |
| 31% | ENYA | 4 | Irish music star who has never toured |
| 31% | RANDY | 5 | ___ Orton, WWE star who is associated with the Make-A-Wish foundation |
| 31% | PUNK | 4 | CM ___, WWE star who is associated with the Make-A-Wish foundation |
| 31% | DANIEL | 6 | ___ Bryan, WWE star who is associated with the Make-A-Wish foundation |
| 31% | OCEAN | 5 | With 33-Across, Vietnamese American "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous" novelist who was honored with a 2024 Great Immigrants award |