| 100% | SIDNEY | 6 | Actor Poitier, who was known for his roles in "To Sir, With Love," |
| 91% | RICKTOCCHET | 11 | Vancouver Canucks head coach who was honored with the NHL's Jack Adams Award for coach of the year in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 91% | BACKWARDLOOKING | 15 | Give heed! And listen to my tale of the mad tyrant who decreed that all toilets in his realm be installed the wrong way, for he was the … |
| 90% | LEWISCARROLL | 12 | Writer who was the source of all the words with asterisked clues in this puzzle |
| 89% | SOPHIECRUZ | 10 | Young American activist who is known for ensuring continuance of the DAPA program and was featured in the short "Free Like the Birds": 2 wds. |
| 89% | SPEEDY | 6 | Senor Gonzales, the fastest mouse in all Mexico |
| 88% | LESLIE | 6 | ___ Knope, "Parks and Recreation" character who is known for her love of food, especially waffles from JJ's |
| 87% | SUNNY | 5 | "It's Always ___ in Philadelphia," 2005 sitcom that is one of the fastest-talking TV shows with 176.2 words spoken per minute |
| 86% | MAPLE | 5 | Tree that is known for its fall foliage and as a source of a syrup enjoyed with pancakes |
| 83% | HUNNAM | 6 | Charlie ___, actor best known for "Sons of Anarchy" who was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| 83% | JPG | 3 | Type of file introduced in 1992 that's mostly the reason that your social image sites are all covered with pics (abbr.) |
| 82% | KEITHJACKSON | 12 | Sports commentator known for his distinctive voice and career with ABC Sports who is best known for his coverage of college football: 2 wds. |
| 82% | ROBBIE | 6 | Actor Coltrane, who was known for his role as the groundskeeper Hagrid in "Harry Potter" |
| 82% | EMMA | 4 | Young American activist, ___ Gonzalez who is known for advocating gun control and a line of her speech was sampled for Madonna's "I Rise" |
| 81% | SOSA | 4 | Former baseball player Sammy who was known for his home-run hitting skills in the '90s |
| 81% | JADEN | 5 | Will Smith's son who co-starred with him in "The Pursuit of Happyness" |
| 81% | SOPRANINO | 9 | Term for a musical instrument such as a recorder or saxophone with the highest pitch of all those in its family |
| 81% | LEIGH | 5 | Rachel ___ Cook, actress known for her roles in "She's All That" and "Josie and the Pussycats" |
| 81% | VERGARA | 7 | Sofia ___, Colombian-American actress who is known for her role in the Emmy-winning series "Modern Family" |
| 81% | SHERILYNFENN | 12 | Actress who is known for playing Audrey Horne in the cult TV series "Twin Peaks": 2 wds. |
| 81% | MOTHERTERESA | 12 | Canonized nun who is known for her work in India and has a "family" name: 2 wds. |
| 81% | GLEN | 4 | ___ and Les Charles, screenwriting duo who are known for being co-creators of the TV show "Cheers" |
| 80% | JANICE | 6 | Chandler's ex-girlfriend played by Maggie Wheeler who is known for her laughter in "Friends" |
| 80% | ANGST | 5 | Feeling for someone who's not at ease with [waves hands] all this |
| 80% | STUART | 6 | First name of an E. B. White character who says that “a misspelled word is an abomination in the sight of everyone” |
| 80% | MOANINGMYRTLE | 13 | Ghost from the "Harry Potter" series who is known for her constant wailing in the lavatories: 2 wds. |
| 79% | MASLOW | 6 | Psychologist Abraham who came up with his principle in 1966 that "if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail" |
| 79% | RITA | 4 | ___ Moreno, Puerto Rican actress who is known for her role in the Academy award-winning movie "West Side Story" |
| 79% | KYLEMACLACHLAN | 14 | Actor who is known for playing Special Agent Dale Cooper in the cult TV series "Twin Peaks": 2 wds. |
| 79% | LENA | 4 | ___ Headey, actress who is known for her television roles on "Game of Thrones" and "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" |