| 100% | MICHAEL | 7 | With 33-Across, King of Pop whose estate was called Neverland |
| 47% | ELVISPRESLEY | 12 | King of Rock and Roll whose estate was called Graceland: 2 wds. |
| 45% | MILEY | 5 | With 33-Across, singer whose "Flowers" was the best-selling global single of 2023 |
| 45% | FRANK | 5 | With 33-Across, Mothers of Invention guitarist whose son Dweezil is also a guitarist |
| 44% | MICHAEL | 7 | With 33-Across, pop singer whose posthumous album "This Is It" topped the charts in 2009 |
| 38% | OPRAHWINFREY | 12 | Queen of All Media whose estate is called The Promised Land: 2 wds. |
| 37% | COCOA | 5 | With 33-Across, Florida city in which "I Dream of Jeannie" was set |
| 37% | ANGELA | 6 | With 33-Across, German leader who was Time's 2015 Person of the Year |
| 37% | JALEN | 5 | With 33-Across, Eagles quarterback who was named MVP of the 2025 Super Bowl |
| 37% | THORA | 5 | With 33-Across, "Ghost World" actress whose last name is a tree |
| 37% | STATE | 5 | With 39 Across and 33 Down, what each syllable of the answer to each starred clue is |
| 36% | ELVISPRESLEY | 12 | Singer known as the "The King of Rock and Roll" whose first hit singles were with Sun Records (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ARKHAM | 6 | With 33-Across, institution for the criminally insane that is central to the plot of "Gotham" |
| 36% | NATHAN | 6 | With 33-Across, five-time Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer whose mother was born in Hong Kong |
| 36% | CARLPERKINS | 11 | Singer known as "The King of Rockabilly" whose first hit singles were with Sun Records (2 wds.) |
| 35% | GERARD | 6 | With 33-Across, "London Has Fallen" star who was never an estate servant |
| 35% | JUSTIN | 6 | With 33-Across, pop idol who was the Best New Artist at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards |
| 35% | TRUMAN | 6 | With 33-Across, friend of 15-Across who was the basis for Dill in "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 35% | WILLIE | 6 | With 33-Across, country singer whose 1992 album "The IRS Tapes" was released to help pay his tax debts |
| 35% | NAOMI | 5 | With 33-Across, four-time Grand Slam champion who was one of the cohosts of the 2021 Met Gala |
| 35% | MICHAEL | 7 | With 37-Across, the King of Pop |
| 35% | MARIO | 5 | With 33-Across, "Access Hollywood" host whose marriage to Ali Landry was annulled after just 18 days |
| 34% | MICHAEL | 7 | ___ Jackson, American singer dubbed the "King of Pop" whose 1982 album "Thriller" is the best-selling album of all time |
| 34% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird whose call is often dubbed over with the call of a red-tailed hawk, on TV and in movies |
| 34% | ISAAC | 5 | With 33-Across, Ukrainian-born violinist whose 1979 visit to China was recorded in an Oscar-winning documentary |
| 34% | BRITNEYSPEARS | 13 | Pop artist whose name is an anagram of 20-Across |
| 34% | BELLI | 5 | Melvin who was called "The King of Torts" |
| 34% | SUMO | 4 | Type of wrestling whose champions are called "yokozuna" |
| 34% | ELK | 3 | Type of deer whose sound is called "bugling" |
| 33% | MICHAEL | 7 | With 40-Across, "King of Pop" |