| 100% | BLACKSABBATH | 12 | "Iron Man" band cofounded by 14-Across in 1968: 2 wds. |
| 55% | BLACKSABBATH | 12 | English rock band formed in 1968 and led by Ozzy Osbourne, who gave us hits like "Paranoid" and "Iron Man": 2 wds. |
| 49% | SILVERSLUGGER | 13 | NL batting award won by 14-Across in 2000, 2002, and 2003: 2 wds. |
| 42% | READERSDIGEST | 13 | General interest magazine co-founded by 14-Across and his wife Lila in 1922 (2 wds.) |
| 42% | CENTURYCYCLE | 12 | Series of 10 plays by 14-Across, including "Fences" and "The Piano Lesson," that chronicle life in Black America over a 100-year span: 2 wds. |
| 41% | LASTJUDGMENT | 12 | Biblical subject of a fresco painted by 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | THORRAGNAROK | 12 | 2017 Marvel movie directed by 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | BLACKSABBATH | 12 | Metal band led by Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi, with hit songs like "Paranoid" and "Iron Man": 2 wds. |
| 41% | STEVEBALLMER | 12 | Microsoft CEO who was succeeded by 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | LOVEYOURSELF | 12 | 2015 Justin Bieber hit cowritten by 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | LITTLETHINGS | 12 | 2012 One Direction hit cowritten by 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | COLDWATER | 9 | 2016 Major Lazer hit cowritten by 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Group cofounded by 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SISTINECHAPEL | 13 | Vatican City landmark whose ceiling was painted by 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | DEEPPURPLE | 10 | English rock band formed in 1968 and led by Ian Gillan, who gave us hits like "Soldier of Fortune" and "Smoke on the Water": 2 wds. |
| 38% | JAMESBRADDOCK | 13 | Boxer portrayed by Russell Crowe in "Cinderella Man": 2 wds. |
| 38% | HOTWHEELS | 9 | Mattel toy cars introduced in 1968: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SAYSO | 5 | 2020 song by 14-Across that later hit #1 when remixed with Nicki Minaj: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THEBEATLES | 10 | British rock band formed by John Lennon and 19-Across in 1960 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ROBERTDOWNEYJR | 14 | Actor who plays Iron Man in "Avengers: Infinity War": 3 wds. |
| 36% | PIERRETRUDEAU | 13 | Canadian prime minister in 1968-1979 and 1980-1984: 2 wds. |
| 36% | STANLEE | 7 | Cocreator of Iron Man and Spider-Man: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ROBERTDOWNEYJR | 14 | Actor who plays Iron Man in "Avengers: Endgame" (3 wds.) |
| 35% | IZZIESTEVENS | 12 | 14-Across doctor played by Katherine Heigl: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MIRANDABAILEY | 13 | 14-Across doctor played by Chandra Wilson: 2 wds. |
| 35% | CAITLINCLARK | 12 | Iowa point guard selected first in the 2024 WNBA draft by 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BILLCLINTON | 11 | Former President of the United States who received a Rhodes Scholarship in 1968: 2 wds. |
| 35% | TONYSTARK | 9 | Iron Man alter ego who is a billionaire playboy: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SONGOFSOLOMON | 13 | Novel by 44-Across about an African-American man in 1930s-1960s Michigan (3 wds.) |
| 34% | SONGOFSOLOMON | 13 | Novel by 44-Across about an African American man in 1930s-1960s Michigan (3 wds.) |