| 100% | NORAHODONNELL | 13 | "CBS Evening News" anchor who is a correspondent for "60 Minutes": 2 wds. |
| 70% | SHARYNALFONSI | 13 | Investigative journalist who is a correspondent for "60 Minutes": 2 wds. |
| 67% | ANDERSONCOOPER | 14 | "360°" CNN host who is a correspondent for "60 Minutes": 2 wds. |
| 45% | MAURICEDUBOIS | 13 | New York news anchor who became coanchor of "CBS Evening News" last month: 2 wds. |
| 44% | WALTER | 6 | CBS "Evening News" anchor ___ Cronkite who is a member of the Boy Scouts of America |
| 44% | JEFFDANIELS | 11 | Actor who won a 2013 Emmy for playing Will McAvoy, the anchor and managing editor on 37-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | PHOEBEBRIDGERS | 14 | 16-Across and 31-Across singer who was nominated for a 2020 Best New Artist Grammy Award (2 wds.) |
| 43% | LESLEYSTAHL | 11 | "60 Minutes" correspondent who's a former moderator of "Face the Nation": 2 wds. |
| 43% | SETHMEYERS | 10 | "Late Night" host who was a cast member on "SNL" for 13 seasons: 2 wds. |
| 43% | DANRATHER | 9 | Former news anchor who's published a collection of essays called "What Unites Us": 2 wds. |
| 43% | ELIAKAZAN | 9 | "On the Waterfront" director who was a role model and mentor for Mike Nichols: 2 wds. |
| 43% | TIMMEADOWS | 10 | "The Ladies Man" star who was a cast member on "SNL" for 10 seasons: 2 wds. |
| 43% | MARILYNMONROE | 13 | "Some Like It Hot" actress who was a repeated subject for pop artist Andy Warhol: 2 wds. |
| 43% | GUIDOSARDUCCI | 13 | Don Novello's early "SNL" character who was a rock critic for "L'Osservatore Romano": 2 wds. |
| 43% | KATIECOURIC | 11 | American journalist who is the Yahoo! Global News Anchor, and hosted important shows such as "Today" and "CBS Evening News": 2 wds. |
| 42% | KATIECOURIC | 11 | TV journalist who anchored "CBS Evening News" and "Yahoo! News": 2 wds. |
| 42% | DANRATHER | 9 | Former "CBS Evening News" anchor, 1981-2005: 2 wds. |
| 42% | NORAHODONNELL | 13 | "CBS Evening News" anchor from 2019 to November 2024: 2 wds. |
| 42% | JELLYROLL | 9 | "Need a Favor" country singer who was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2024 Grammys: 2 wds. |
| 42% | LOUISELASSER | 12 | "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" actress who was also in "Requiem for a Dream": 2 wds. |
| 41% | SAMSMITH | 8 | "Stay With Me" singer who was a first-time Grammy nominee for Record of the Year (and won): 2 wds. |
| 41% | JOHNOLIVER | 10 | Host of "Last Week Tonight" who was once a correspondent on "The Daily Show": 2 wds. |
| 41% | STEPHENCOLBERT | 14 | Host of "The Late Show" who was once a correspondent on "The Daily Show": 2 wds. |
| 41% | RICHARDPRYOR | 12 | "Silver Streak" comic who was arrested for using foul language during a 1974 show: 2 wds. |
| 41% | NOAHKAHAN | 9 | "Hurt Somebody" rock singer who was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2024 Grammys: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ROBREINER | 9 | Director of 33-Across who will write a foreword for the book by 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | GEORGECARLIN | 12 | "Seven dirty words" comic who was arrested for using foul language during a 1972 show: 2 wds. |
| 40% | BRIANWILLIAMS | 13 | NBC news anchor whose words were edited by "The Tonight Show" to sound like a rap: 2 wds. |
| 40% | KATEMOSS | 8 | London-born supermodel who is a contributing fashion editor for "British Vogue" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | SCOTTPELLEY | 11 | Anchor of "CBS Evening News": 2 wds. |