| 100% | IRENE | 5 | With 68-Down, "Fame" actress |
| 60% | CORN | 4 | With 68-Down, summer side dish |
| 58% | NELL | 4 | ___ Carter, famed actress from "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper" and "Gimme a Break!" |
| 56% | ADELE | 5 | With 1-Down, famed dancer |
| 56% | SAM | 3 | With 1-Down, famed sleuth |
| 55% | H2OSBOILINGPOINT | 16 | 68-Down with a "°" after it |
| 55% | LINCOLNSBIRTHDAY | 16 | 68-Down with a "/" inside it |
| 54% | SLATE | 5 | Actress Jenny who found fame with a viral animated short about a seashell |
| 52% | MERLE | 5 | With 44-Down, "Wuthering Heights" actress |
| 52% | ALISON | 6 | With 51-Down, "Mad Men" actress |
| 52% | CARRIE | 6 | With 51-Down, late, beloved actress |
| 52% | TERI | 4 | With 4-Down, "Little Fockers" actress |
| 51% | IRENE | 5 | With 23-Down, "Zorba the Greek" actress |
| 51% | SOPHIA | 6 | With 38-Down, "Grumpier Old Men" actress |
| 51% | RITA | 4 | ___ Ora, a famous singer and actress who shot to fame with "Hot Right Now" |
| 50% | MILEY | 5 | Former Disney child actress, ___ Cyrus who shot to fame with her TV series "Hannah Montana" |
| 49% | PORED | 5 | With 68-Across, studied |
| 48% | AVON | 4 | With 68-Across, bell ringer |
| 48% | ASYOU | 5 | With 68-Across, "Carry on" |
| 48% | LIZA | 4 | ___ Minelli, famed actress |
| 47% | SELENA | 6 | Former Disney child actress, ___ Gomez who shot to fame with her TV series "Wizards of Waverly Place" |
| 47% | AMOS | 4 | With 68 Across, old radio duo |
| 47% | PAUL | 4 | With 68-Across, Garfunkel's partner |
| 47% | EGGS | 4 | With 68-Across, words before "easy" |
| 47% | EATIT | 5 | Absorb a 68 Down |
| 47% | DON | 3 | With 7-Down, National Radio Hall of Fame inductee of 1989 |
| 46% | LAURA | 5 | With 42-Down, Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner in "Marriage Story" |
| 46% | DEMIMOORE | 9 | 4-Down actress with a November birthday (2 wds.) |
| 46% | ESPRESSO | 8 | With 68-Across, something to finish with |
| 46% | COLE | 4 | With 68-Across, fish filet go-with |