| 100% | MELBA | 5 | With 7-Across, food named for an Australian opera star |
| 40% | ARIA | 4 | Apt name for an opera buff |
| 40% | ARIA | 4 | Las Vegas resort named for an opera term |
| 40% | ASHE | 4 | Tennis star with an ESPY named for him |
| 39% | NOVA | 4 | PBS science series named for an exploding star |
| 39% | BILLABONG | 9 | Australian name for an oxbow lake |
| 39% | BRAVA | 5 | Cheer for an opera star |
| 39% | ARIA | 4 | Solo for an opera star |
| 38% | PACTEN | 6 | Previous name for an athletic conference now with 12 members |
| 38% | ARIA | 4 | Soaring solo for an opera star |
| 38% | FESTIVAL | 8 | With 16 Across, another name for Hanukkah |
| 38% | HOT | 3 | With 12 Across, another name for 22 Across |
| 38% | SANDWICH | 8 | Food item named for an English earl |
| 37% | NESCAFE | 7 | Food brand name with an accent |
| 37% | PAUL | 4 | With 61-Across, "Ant-Man" star named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2021 |
| 37% | MELBA | 5 | Opera star Nellie who has a peach dessert named for her |
| 37% | OWEN | 4 | Apt name for a person with an outstanding bill |
| 37% | ACDC | 4 | Australian rock band with an electrical name |
| 36% | SYD | 3 | Australian city with the opera house, for short |
| 36% | ISAIAH | 6 | *With 41-Across, two-time NBA All-Star named for an NBA Hall of Famer |
| 36% | BOLT | 4 | Track star with an apt name |
| 36% | SYD | 3 | Australian city with a famed Opera House, for short |
| 35% | ENO | 3 | Brian with an album named 87 Across |
| 35% | HAS | 3 | With 7-Across, faded stars, of sorts |
| 35% | PELE | 4 | Sports star with an accent in his name |
| 35% | BEYONCE | 7 | Music star with an accent in her name |
| 35% | URBAN | 5 | Country star Keith with an uncountry-like name |
| 35% | REVENGEOF | 9 | With 15 Across, what today marks for some Star Wars aficionados |
| 34% | ALONE | 5 | With 7-Across, what an introvert uses to recharge |
| 34% | IRAN | 4 | With 7-Across, moniker for a 2015 nuclear agreement |