| 100% | TOMHIDDLESTON | 13 | "Loki" star who was a schoolmate of 15-Across and 32-Across at Eton College: 2 wds. |
| 87% | EDDIEREDMAYNE | 13 | "The Theory of Everything" star who was a schoolmate of 15-Across and 47-Across at Eton College: 2 wds. |
| 79% | PRINCEWILLIAM | 13 | Kate Middleton's spouse who was a schoolmate of 32-Across and 47-Across at Eton College: 2 wds. |
| 49% | DAMIANMCGINTY | 13 | Irish singer who played Rory Flanagan on "Glee" and was a member of 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 46% | RICHARDGERE | 11 | Star of "Pretty Woman" and "Chicago" who is a practicing Buddhist: 2 wds.. |
| 45% | LADYGAGA | 8 | Singer of 15-Across, 9-Down, and 22-Down who will appear in the 2018 remake of "A Star Is Born" (2 wds.) |
| 45% | EDDIEREDMAYNE | 13 | Star of 15-Across, 33-Across, and "The Theory of Everything" who was born January 6, 1982 (2 wds.) |
| 45% | MICHELLEYEOH | 12 | Oscar-winning star of "Everything Everywhere All at Once" who was a 2024 Medal of Freedom recipient: 2 wds. |
| 44% | KALIUCHIS | 9 | 15-Across and 32-Across singer-songwriter who was honored as the Top Latin Female Artist at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards (2 wds.) |
| 44% | BRADPITT | 8 | Star and coproducer of 16-Across, who is married to 33-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | CHRISPERFETTI | 13 | "Looking" actor who plays a history teacher and ally of 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | THELIBRARIANS | 13 | TNT series about a team of mystery-solving artifact hunters starring 15-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | SHOELESSJOE | 11 | Nickname of "Black Sox" outfielder Jackson who's a character in 18-Across and 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | LUPITANYONGO | 12 | "12 Years a Slave," 18-Across, and 32-Across star who was the first Kenyan-Mexican actress to win an Oscar (2 wds.) |
| 43% | SHAWNJOHNSON | 12 | Gymnast who won season 8 and was runner-up in season 15 of "Dancing With the Stars": 2 wds. |
| 43% | CALEBCARR | 9 | Writer whose novels "The Alienist" and "The Angel of Darkness" were adapted as a TV series starring 16-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | DYLANDREILING | 13 | 19-Across outfielder who had a .341 season batting average and was named MVP of the 2024 Men's College World Series (2 wds.) |
| 42% | VICTORIAARLEN | 13 | ESPN host and Paralympic swimmer who was a semifinalist on season 25 of "Dancing with the Stars" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | Star of 15- and 34-Across who won an Oscar for "Lilies of the Field": 2 wds. |
| 42% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | 15-Across, 30-Across, and "Lilies of the Field" star who was the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor (2 wds.) |
| 42% | BABERUTH | 8 | 15-Across great known as the "Sultan of Swat" who was honored with a "Day" at Yankee Stadium on April 27, 1947 (2 wds.) |
| 42% | LORETTADEVINE | 13 | Star of 15-Across who won an Emmy for a guest performance in "Grey's Anatomy": 2 wds. |
| 42% | LARRYDAVID | 10 | Brooklyn-born comedian who was an executive producer of 27-Across and 32/38-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ROBREINER | 9 | Director of 33-Across who will write a foreword for the book by 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | CHARLIESHEEN | 12 | "Anger Management" star who was the honoree of a 2011 Comedy Central roast: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ZANDERSECHRIST | 14 | 19-Across pitcher who had a 3.12 season ERA and was the winning pitcher of the final game of the 2024 Men's College World Series (2 wds.) |
| 41% | JAMESFRANCO | 11 | "The Interview" star who was the subject of a Comedy Central Roast in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ROSEANNEBARR | 12 | 1990s sitcom star who was the subject of a Comedy Central Roast in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 41% | INVENTINGANNA | 13 | Shonda Rhimes miniseries starring 18-Across and 42-Across based on the true story of a con artist who pretended to be an heiress (2 wds.) |
| 41% | BRUNOMARS | 9 | Singer of 15-Across and 29-Across who was born October 8, 1985 (2 wds.) |