| 100% | ELEVENRINGS | 11 | "___: The Soul of Success," a book by Phil Jackson, the legendary coach of Chicago Bulls and LA Lakers: 2 wds. |
| 47% | PHILJACKSON | 11 | Former head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers who is a practicing Buddhist: 2 wds. |
| 40% | PHILJACKSON | 11 | 2007 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who coached the Bulls and the Lakers to a total of 11 NBA championships (2 wds.) |
| 38% | HOLYGHOST | 9 | Book by John Sandford which was part of the "Virgil Flowers" novel series and became a NYT 2018 Bestseller: 2 wds. |
| 35% | PHILJACKSON | 11 | Coach with the most NBA championships (11), with the Bulls and Lakers: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BYRONSCOTT | 10 | One of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who won three NBA Championships and went on to coach the team for two years: 2 wds. |
| 35% | AIRJORDAN | 9 | A brand of basketball footwear from Nike, endorsed by Chicago Bulls legend Michael: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MICHAELJORDAN | 13 | His #23 was retired by the Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat: 2 wds. |
| 34% | IWON | 4 | The name of a hit 2014 single by Future and Kanye West: 2 wds. |
| 34% | FALLINGMAN | 10 | 2007 book by 44-Across about a survivor of the 9/11 attacks: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SILENTSPRING | 12 | Book by 19-Across that challenged the use of chemical pesticides and sparked environmentalism: 2 wds. |
| 33% | NBA | 3 | An organisation which the Chicago Bulls and LA Lakers belong to |
| 33% | MARYPOPPINS | 11 | Musical based on children's books by P.L. Travers and 1964 Disney film of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 33% | LUKEWALTON | 10 | Head coach of the L.A. Lakers since 2016 and coach of 41-Across since 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | WALTLONGMIRE | 12 | Sheriff of the fictional county of Absaroka, Wyoming, who is featured in 20 books by 40-Across and a 2012-2017 television series (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ROBREINER | 9 | Director of 33-Across who will write a foreword for the book by 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 32% | DWIGHTSCHRUTE | 13 | A character from "The Office" played by Rainn Wilson, who is the nemesis and eventual friend of 42a: 2 wds |
| 32% | BILLWALTON | 10 | NBA player for the Portland Trail Blazers, whose career was ended by a string of foot and ankle injuries: 2 wds. |
| 32% | GREGHEFFLEY | 11 | Boy cartoonist portrayed by Zachary Gordon and Jason Drucker in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" movies: 2 wds. |
| 32% | LADYMARMALADE | 13 | A popular song that was covered by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink for the soundtrack of "Moulin Rouge!": 2 wds. |
| 31% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Writer of the children's books that the movies directed by 14-, 20-, and 36-Across were based on: 2 wds. |
| 31% | THEHANGOVER | 11 | Movie about three friends getting drunk and wasted in Las Vegas, featuring a cameo by the boxer Mike Tyson: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SOURCANDY | 9 | 2009 song by Carly Rae Jepsen which is a part of the album "Tug of War" and is produced by Josh Ramsay: 2 wds. |
| 31% | EASTERNCOUGAR | 13 | A subspecies of puma from North America which was formally declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SWEETDAY | 8 | "One ___," a song by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, that was Billboard's most successful song of the 1990s: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ARETHAFRANKLIN | 14 | "The Queen of Soul" who gave the world hits like "Chain of Fools" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman": 2 wds. |
| 31% | WARMBLOOD | 9 | 2015 song by Carly Rae Jepsen which is a part of the album "Emotion" and is co-produced by Scooter Braun: 2 wds. |
| 31% | THEFATHER | 9 | "___ Christmas Letters," a collection of letters written by J.R.R. Tolkien that document the adventures of Santa and his helpers: 2 wds. |
| 31% | KLENCKEATLAS | 12 | Book made up of 41 copperplate maps held by the British Library and which was once the world's largest book of its kind: 2 wds. |
| 31% | JOHNNYENGLISH | 13 | A comically incompetent spy for "MI7," created as a parody of 50a, and portrayed by Rowan Atkinson in the films by the same name: 2 wds. |