| 100% | HENRI | 5 | With 63-Across, first two names of Guy de Maupassant |
| 43% | KEA | 3 | Mauna __: alphabetically first of two Hawaiian volcanoes with similar names |
| 42% | SILENT | 6 | With 63 Across, source of quote |
| 40% | BELAMI | 6 | Guy de Maupassant novel whose name means "good friend" |
| 40% | WOODY | 5 | With 63-Across, name associated with the starts of 17-, 23-, 36-, 45- and 57-Across |
| 38% | JAMES | 5 | First name of 63-Down |
| 37% | ELLEN | 5 | First name of two first ladies |
| 37% | ABIGAIL | 7 | First name of two first ladies |
| 37% | MEL | 3 | First name of two Spice Girls |
| 37% | ANDREW | 6 | First name of two U.S. presidents |
| 37% | JIMMY | 5 | First name of two late-night hosts |
| 36% | ANNA | 4 | Title character of literature in a love triangle with two 66-Across named Alexei |
| 36% | ADAMS | 5 | Last name of two of the first six US presidents |
| 36% | JIMMY | 5 | First name of two network late-night hosts |
| 36% | GEORGE | 6 | First name of American President with ivory teeth |
| 36% | ELLA | 4 | First name of a singer with 13 Grammys |
| 36% | NICKI | 5 | First name of rapper with an Anaconda, __ Minaj |
| 36% | PIUSI | 5 | First of 12 popes with a religious-sounding name |
| 36% | ELON | 4 | First name of a man associated with Tesla, SpaceX |
| 35% | EMILYJANE | 9 | Two first names of Wuthering Heights author |
| 35% | CIVILWAR | 8 | With 63-Across, theme of this puzzle |
| 35% | JOHNPAUL | 8 | Name of two 134-Acrosses |
| 35% | ANNE | 4 | First name of two of Henry VIII's six wives |
| 35% | STEVE | 5 | First name of two of the three Apple co-founders |
| 35% | ANNE | 4 | First name of two of King Henry VIII's wives |
| 35% | MEL | 3 | First name shared by two of the five Spice Girls |
| 35% | SETH | 4 | First name of the athlete with the Instagram handle @sdotcurry |
| 35% | KAMALA | 6 | With 19 Across, first female Vice President of the United States of America |
| 35% | ITWASTHEBEST | 12 | With 36 and 57 Across, ''A Tale of Two Cities'' beginning |