| 100% | MAE | 3 | With 50-Across, actress who quipped, "Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before" |
| 72% | MAEWEST | 7 | Who said "Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before" |
| 31% | VIOLA | 5 | With 28-Across, "How to Get Away with Murder" actress who wrote the 2022 memoir "Finding Me" |
| 30% | DEBORAHKERR | 11 | "The King and I" actress who was nominated for six Oscars but never won one: 2 wds. |
| 30% | PENELOPEANN | 11 | With 50-Across, "Carlito's Way" actress who plays the First Lady in 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 29% | COBIESMULDERS | 13 | "How I Met Your Mother" actress who co-starred with Tom Cruise in the action film "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | VIOLADAVIS | 10 | Actress who completed her EGOT with a Grammy for the audiobook "Finding Me" |
| 29% | ALEX | 4 | With 50-Across, French forward who was selected by the Washington Wizards as the second overall pick in the 2024 NBA draft |
| 28% | CHRISTINA | 9 | With 50-Across, actress who's a crossword fan |
| 27% | OPTIMIST | 8 | One who identifies with the answers to the starred Across clues |
| 27% | MICHELLE | 8 | With 43-Across, actress who's played both Catwoman and the Wasp |
| 26% | NICOLE | 6 | With 34-Across, actress who starred in two miniseries based on "Nine Perfect Strangers" and 47-Across |
| 26% | LUDWIGVAN | 9 | With 50-Across, composer who completed nine symphonies, including the "Eroica": 2 wds. |
| 26% | MICHELLE | 8 | With 45-Across, actress who played Catwoman in the 1992 film "Batman Returns" |
| 26% | FIGHTER | 7 | The one who never quits |
| 26% | FIRE | 4 | I'm one of the classical elements who is associated with heat and dryness |
| 26% | MELISSA | 7 | With 33-Across, actress who plays Kara Danvers/Supergirl on The CW's "Supergirl" |
| 26% | NADERITE | 8 | One with an "If You Choose the Lesser of Two Evils — You Are Still Choosing Evil" bumper sticker, perhaps |
| 26% | MICHELLE | 8 | With 27-Down, actress who plays the wife of 15-Across in "The Greatest Showman" |
| 25% | SIENNA | 6 | With 36-Across, "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" actress who plays Chris Kyle's wife in "American Sniper" |
| 25% | JENNIFER | 8 | With 35-Across, actress who starred in both the "Hunger Games" and "X-Men" movie franchises |
| 25% | MAGGIE | 6 | With 34-Across, "Psych" actress who plays the mother in 18-Across |
| 25% | NICOLE | 6 | With 37-Across, "Rabbit Hole" actress who left the Church of Scientology |
| 25% | VACUUM | 6 | I suck up dust and debris with ease. I am the one-stop shop for your dusting needs. Who am I? |
| 25% | ARENT | 5 | "___ you the guy who tried to / Hurt me with the word goodbye?" (Dua Lipa lyric) |
| 25% | LANACONDOR | 10 | "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" actress who guest-starred as Gregory's date on season 3 of "Abbott Elementary": 2 wds. |
| 25% | OCTAVIA | 7 | With 37-Across, "Hidden Figures" actress who voices the manticore Corey in "Onward" |
| 25% | MICHAEL | 7 | With 33-Across, one of the two singers on 15-Across |
| 25% | EARTH | 5 | I'm one of the classical elements who is associated with qualities of matter and the terrestrial world |
| 25% | ANTAWN | 6 | __ Jamison, one of two NBA players with 20,000+ points who's not in the Hall of Fame |