| 100% | AXL | 3 | With 71-Across, rocker whose first name anagrams a West Coast airport code |
| 35% | HOLLY | 5 | Actress Hunter whose first name is shared with a "decked up" Christmas decoration |
| 35% | VIOLET | 6 | ___ Anne Affleck, celebrity whose first name is shared with a shade of purple |
| 34% | SFO | 3 | West Coast airport code |
| 33% | MARCO | 5 | With 74 Across, explorer whose name is shouted in a pool |
| 32% | DRACO | 5 | Harry Potter nemesis Malfoy whose first name is also a 49-Across |
| 30% | ELLA | 4 | First name associated with 21 Across |
| 29% | INDIAARIE | 9 | Grammy winner whose first name is also a country |
| 29% | SANTAMONICA | 11 | West Coast city with a popular pier |
| 29% | TACOMA | 6 | Toyota named for a West Coast city |
| 29% | YOYOMA | 6 | Musician whose first name is a toy |
| 29% | KEKEPALMER | 10 | "Turnt Up With the Taylors" star whose first name has a repeated "ee" sound: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | "Crocodile Rock" singer whose last name is a common first name: 2 wds. |
| 29% | UCLA | 4 | West Coast school whose mascot is a Bruin |
| 29% | ELLA | 4 | First name of a singer with 13 Grammys |
| 29% | ANAIS | 5 | Diarist first name with a diaeresis |
| 29% | TWEEZERS | 8 | Tool whose name is a rock band if you remove the first and last letters |
| 29% | OREL | 4 | Pitcher Hershiser whose first name is an anagram of 40 Down |
| 29% | ACDC | 4 | Hard-rock band whose name is stylized with a lightning bolt |
| 29% | CLU | 3 | Actor Gulager whose first name sounds like part of a crossword |
| 29% | EMO | 3 | Quirky comedian Philips whose first name is also a music genre |
| 29% | OREGON | 6 | West Coast state whose seal has a covered wagon |
| 28% | USAIN | 5 | First name of a sprinter whose surname is Bolt |
| 28% | ELON | 4 | First name of a man associated with Tesla, SpaceX |
| 28% | LADO | 4 | Director Aldo whose first name is an anagram of his last name |
| 28% | URIS | 4 | 20th-century novelist whose first name is an anagram of 66-Down |
| 28% | DAISY | 5 | Actress Ridley whose first name is shared with Donald Duck's girlfriend |
| 28% | INNOUT | 6 | West Coast burger chain with a "not-so-secret menu" |
| 28% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band name with a slash |