| 100% | JOHNNYCASH | 10 | "Ring of Fire" singer whose daughter Rosanne is also a singer: 2 wds. |
| 55% | LUCYDACUS | 9 | "Kissing Lessons" singer who is also a member of 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | FIONAAPPLE | 10 | "Criminal" singer whose last name is a shade of green: 2 wds. |
| 55% | JOEYFATONE | 10 | Former 'N Sync singer whose first name is also the term for a baby kangaroo: 2 wds. |
| 54% | KITHARINGTON | 12 | "Game of Thrones" actor whose first name is also the term for a baby fox: 2 wds. |
| 53% | SARAHMCLACHLAN | 14 | Canadian singer of "Adia" whose name's only vowels are A's: 2 wds. |
| 51% | JUNECARTERCASH | 14 | "Ring of Fire" songwriter and five-time Grammy winner whose first name is a month of the year (2 wds.) |
| 50% | LUKECOMBS | 9 | Country singer whose cover of 27-Across's "Fast Car" was a #2 hit in 2023: 2 wds. |
| 49% | RINGOSTARR | 10 | Beatles drummer whose son Zak Starkey is also a drummer: 2 wds. |
| 49% | LIVTYLER | 8 | "The Lord of the Rings" actress whose father is Aerosmith's lead singer (2 wds.) |
| 49% | MACYGRAY | 8 | "I Try" singer, whose last name is a color: 2 wds. |
| 48% | WHITNEYHOUSTON | 14 | Singer and actress who played Rachel Marron in 18a and whose cover of "I Will Always Love You" became a best-selling single: 2 wds. |
| 48% | BILLYJOEL | 9 | "My Life" singer whose last name is a common first name: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | "Crocodile Rock" singer whose last name is a common first name: 2 wds. |
| 48% | JEREMYIRONS | 11 | "Reversal of Fortune" actor whose last name is a golf term: 2 wds. |
| 47% | DAVIDHEWSON | 11 | Paul ___, real name of U2's lead vocalist Bono who is also a philanthropist: 2 wds. |
| 47% | LESMISERABLES | 13 | Musical with the song "I Dreamed a Dream" which was also the name of Scottish singer Susan Boyle's (birthday today) debut album: 2 wds. |
| 47% | OLDGOLD | 7 | Shade of dark yellow that was also a cigarette brand: 2 wds. |
| 47% | VENUSWILLIAMS | 13 | American women's tennis champ whose sister Serena is also a legend in the sport: 2 wds. |
| 47% | MARATSAFIN | 10 | Former world #1 tennis champ from Russia whose sister Dinara is also a tennis champ: 2 wds. |
| 47% | VENUSWILLIAMS | 13 | Former world #1 tennis champ from America whose sister Serena is also a tennis champ: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ANDYMURRAY | 10 | Former world #1 tennis champ from Scotland whose brother Jamie is also a tennis champ: 2 wds. |
| 47% | HARRYSTYLES | 11 | Singer whose "As It Was" was the best-selling global single of 2022: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ANDREWCUOMO | 11 | Governor of New York, whose father was also the governor once: 2 wds. |
| 46% | JACKSONBROWNE | 13 | "Doctor, My Eyes" singer whose first name is the capital of Mississippi: 2 wds. |
| 46% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | "Shake It Off" singer whose first name is a presidential last name: 2 wds. |
| 46% | LUKEBRYAN | 9 | "Play It Again" singer whose last name is a common first name: 2 wds. |
| 46% | TOBYKEITH | 9 | "Red Solo Cup" singer whose last name is a common first name: 2 wds. |
| 46% | BENSONBOONE | 11 | Singer whose "Beautiful Things" was the best-selling global single of 2024: 2 wds. |
| 46% | ALGREEN | 7 | Singer whose name is an anagram of the word "general": 2 wds. |