| 100% | SILKSONIC | 9 | "Leave the Door Open" R&B super-duo formed by 16- and 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 45% | SILKSONIC | 9 | R & B duo who performed their #1 single "Leave the Door Open" at the Grammy Awards ceremony in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | PRIMABALLERINA | 14 | Rank achieved by 16-Across in the 1940s: 2 wds. |
| 33% | REBECCAGODFREY | 14 | 16-Across and 29-Across writer whose posthumous 2024 novel, "Peggy," was completed by Leslie Jamison (2 wds.) |
| 33% | WHITNEYHOUSTON | 14 | R&B legend with a memorable National Anthem performance at the 1991 Super Bowl (2 wds.) |
| 33% | THEBEATLES | 10 | British rock band formed by John Lennon and 19-Across in 1960 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ONIN | 4 | "Come ___, the door's open!": 2 wds. |
| 32% | EMBRACEABLEYOU | 14 | Song by 16-Across that was introduced by Ginger Rogers in the musical "Girl Crazy": 2 wds. |
| 32% | LETIN | 5 | Open the door to: 2 wds. |
| 32% | LETIN | 5 | Open the door for (2 wds.) |
| 32% | KELLYCLARKSON | 13 | 16-Across and 45-Across singer who won the first season of "American Idol" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | THENCAMEYOU | 11 | 1974 Top 10 R&B hit by the Spinners and Dionne Warwick that begins, "Ever since I met ya / Seems I can't forgetcha" (3 wds.) |
| 31% | SURFERGIRL | 10 | 1963 studio album by 29-Across with the hit singles 17-Across, "Little Deuce Coupe," and "In My Room" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | READYORNOT | 10 | Fugees song by 16-Across, 27-Across, and 38-Across named one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll" (3 wds.) |
| 30% | LORNEMICHAELS | 13 | Seth Meyers' executive producer on 24- and 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 30% | VICTORIAMONET | 13 | "Jaguar II" singer who won Best R&B album and Best New Artist at the 2024 Grammy Awards (2 wds.) |
| 30% | THEWEEKND | 9 | 16-Across and 34-Across singer who won the 2018 Best Urban Contemporary Album Grammy for "Starboy" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | JOHNNIECOCHRAN | 14 | Defense attorney portrayed by 16-Across in "The People v. O.J. Simpson": 2 wds. |
| 30% | TRAGICKINGDOM | 13 | No Doubt album featuring the hit singles 16-Across and 50-Across (2 wds.) |
| 29% | SHADOWTYRANTS | 13 | 2018 novel in the Oregon Files series by 18-Across and 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 29% | SILKSONIC | 9 | R&B superduo with the hit "Leave the Door Open" |
| 29% | TORONTORAPTORS | 14 | Team led by 18-Across and 44-Across to the franchise's first NBA championship (2 wds.) |
| 29% | NATALIECOLE | 11 | R&B singer with the hits "Our Love" and "Miss You Like Crazy" (1950-2015): 2 wds. |
| 29% | TAKINITBACK | 11 | Studio album by 30-Across that debuted at No. 16 on the "Billboard" 200 (3 wds.) |
| 28% | TRIPLECROWN | 11 | Batting feat that 17- and 29-Across achieved twice each: 2 wds. |
| 28% | TEAPARTY | 8 | Event attended by Alice and the Mad Hatter: 2 wds. |
| 28% | FORTUNESROCKS | 13 | Novel by 29-Across set at a beach house on the New Hampshire coast (2 wds.) |
| 28% | KANEBROWN | 9 | R&B and country singer with the 2022 country hit "Thank God": 2 wds. |
| 28% | KENNYROGERS | 11 | Male half of the duo that sang 16-/40-Across: 2 wds. |
| 28% | DOLLYPARTON | 11 | Female half of the duo that sang 16-/40-Across: 2 wds. |