| 100% | OUTA | 4 | "... He put in his thumb, and pulled ___ plum": 2 wds. |
| 37% | SHUTAWAY | 8 | Put in prison: 2 wds. |
| 37% | AIMAT | 5 | Put in the crosshairs: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NOAH | 4 | He put two and two together in the Bible |
| 35% | CHARLIEHUSTLE | 13 | Nickname of 15-Across in his playing days: 2 wds. |
| 35% | NATTURNER | 9 | He led a slave rebellion in 1831, and his story was told in a 2016 film: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ROCKYMARCIANO | 13 | Boxing legend who went undefeated in his career, and serves as a possible inspiration for a popular Hollywood film series: 2 wds. |
| 34% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | Singer who came up with "Yesterday" in his sleep: 2 wds. |
| 34% | FANMAIL | 7 | What a pop star gets in his post box: 2 wds |
| 33% | ADDTO | 5 | Put in more (2 wds) |
| 33% | EARLWEAVER | 10 | Orioles manager who was ejected 94 times in his career: 2 wds. |
| 33% | BOBBYCOX | 8 | Braves manager who was ejected 161 times in his career: 2 wds. |
| 33% | JOHNMCGRAW | 10 | Giants manager who was ejected 132 times in his career: 2 wds. |
| 33% | JOETORRE | 8 | Yankees manager who was ejected 66 times in his career: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SEESA | 5 | "He ___ fighter in her and that gives him hope.": 2 wds. |
| 33% | PERSE | 5 | In and of itself: 2 wds. |
| 33% | FRANKMCCOURT | 12 | "Angela's Ashes" author who started publishing books in his 60s: 2 wds. |
| 33% | TOMCRUISE | 9 | He reprised his role as a captain in Top Gun 2 |
| 32% | ATA | 3 | "He puts his pants on one leg ___ time": 2 wds. |
| 32% | WHISTLER | 8 | He famously painted his mother in Gray and Black |
| 32% | MARIOCUOMO | 10 | Former governor with a New York City bridge named in his honor: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SAMUELBECKETT | 13 | "Waiting for Godot" playwright with a Dublin bridge named in his honor: 2 wds. |
| 32% | GORDIEHOWE | 10 | Hockey Hall of Famer with a Detroit bridge named in his honor: 2 wds. |
| 32% | TODDRUNDGREN | 12 | Singer who came up with "Bang the Drum All Day" in his sleep: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SANDYKOUFAX | 11 | Hall of Fame Dodgers pitcher who recorded three "immaculate" innings in his career: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MORGANFREEMAN | 13 | "The Dark Knight" actor who created a honeybee sanctuary in his Mississippi hometown: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ATOE | 4 | Put ___ in (test the water) (2 wds.) |
| 31% | RANDYJOHNSON | 12 | Hall of Fame Astros/Diamondbacks pitcher who recorded two "immaculate" innings in his career: 2 wds. |
| 31% | HARRISONFORD | 12 | "Star Wars" actor who's starring in his fifth 17-Across movie since 1981: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MELBROOKS | 9 | He played Yogurt in "Spaceballs" (and also directed): 2 wds. |