| 100% | THURGOOD | 8 | With 56-Across, lawyer who argued in 19- and 49-Across |
| 52% | MEDICAL | 7 | With 37 Across, health-care jobs of 19 and 49 Across |
| 51% | JOSEPH | 6 | With 14- and 45-Across, "Inception" actor who stars in 49-Across |
| 49% | NICHOLAS | 8 | With 37-Across, actor who stars in 49-Across as Neil Melendez and in "Being Mary Jane" as Orlando Lagos |
| 45% | HIGH | 4 | With 37-Across, leave quickly ... or what both words in 17-, 21-, 26-, 49-, 56- and 61-Across could be? |
| 45% | RICHARD | 7 | With 19 Across, billionaire who took a notable vacation in July 2021 |
| 44% | THERESAMAY | 10 | With 39 and 56 Across, how a Tory and a pundit might differ in decisiveness |
| 43% | SCOTT | 5 | With 35-Across, lawyer who wrote the thrillers "Presumed Innocent" and "Personal Injuries" |
| 43% | BOW | 3 | With 61-Down, accessory worn by 19-/21-, 26-/29-, 45-/49- and 54-/56-Across, as depicted four times in this puzzle's grid |
| 42% | MACAULAYCULKIN | 14 | Child actor who starred in 19-Across and 47-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | AMESSAGEIN | 10 | With 38- and 56-Across, what's hidden in this puzzle |
| 42% | KAREN | 5 | With 49-Across, actress who played Gidget in 1969 |
| 41% | JENNIFER | 8 | With 35-Across, actress who starred in both the "Hunger Games" and "X-Men" movie franchises |
| 41% | PITT | 4 | Actor Brad who costarred in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" with 31-Across |
| 41% | NICOLE | 6 | With 34-Across, actress who starred in two miniseries based on "Nine Perfect Strangers" and 47-Across |
| 41% | JUDY | 4 | With 16-Across, actress who plays 49-Across/48-Down in 33-Across |
| 41% | BARKLEY | 7 | Charles who played himself in “Space Jam,” along with 49-Across |
| 40% | BREAKINGTHROUGH | 15 | With 56-Across, successful like Jackie Robinson [and a hint for 22-, 35- and 49-Across] |
| 40% | BIG | 3 | With 65-Across, ABC drama set in Montana starring 15-Across, 35-Across, and 56-Across |
| 40% | INASCRABBLEGAME | 15 | With 30- and 49-Across, test question to be answered by filling in the correct circle |
| 40% | LITTLEBOPEEP | 12 | One who lost what's hidden in 19-, 34- and 42-Across |
| 40% | MERYLSTREEP | 11 | Legendary actress who costarred with Robert Redford in 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | BILLY | 5 | With 33-Across, Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart's defense lawyer in the musical "Chicago" |
| 40% | TIGER | 5 | With 31-Across, golfer who won both the Masters and the US Open in 2002 |
| 40% | JENNIFER | 8 | With 44-Across, "The Hunger Games" actress who plays Maddie in 49-Across |
| 39% | SILICONVALLEY | 13 | What 19 and 56 Across are credited as founding |
| 39% | NOTHINGTO | 9 | With 36 and 56 Across, so-so |
| 39% | JENNIFER | 8 | With 45-Across, "Silver Linings Playbook" Oscar winner who stars in 21-Across and 37-Across |
| 39% | BERNARD | 7 | With 38-Across, boxer who won the WBA Super light heavyweight championship at 49 in 2014 |
| 39% | JUSTIN | 6 | With 35-Across, actor who plays Riley Poole in the "National Treasure" films and Disney+ series |