| 100% | ANITASHREVE | 11 | "The Weight of Water," 15-Across, and 46-Across novelist (2 wds.) |
| 93% | ANITASHREVE | 11 | Novelist of "The Weight of Water," 15-Across, and 46-Across who died March 29 (2 wds.) |
| 58% | MELBLANC | 8 | The voice of 15-Across and many other Looney Tunes characters: 2 wds. |
| 58% | COMICBOOK | 9 | Setting for each of the places in 15-, 21-, and 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 57% | WILLACATHER | 11 | American novelist who wrote the Great Plains trilogy of 15-Across, "The Song of the Lark," and 45-Across (2 wds.) |
| 57% | CORNELIAFUNKE | 13 | Novelist of 18-Across and the "Inkheart" trilogy (2 wds.) |
| 56% | PREMIERLEAGUE | 13 | Highest level of the men's English football system, which has 20 clubs, including 15-Across, 22-Across, 37-Across, and 46-Across (2 wds.) |
| 55% | MICHAELCHABON | 13 | Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who wrote "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay," 15-Across, and 47-Across (2 wds.) |
| 55% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | Star of 15- and 34-Across who won an Oscar for "Lilies of the Field": 2 wds. |
| 55% | DAFFYDUCK | 9 | Best friend and occasional rival of 15-Across, the iconic black duck from "Looney Tunes": 2 wds. |
| 55% | THELONGESTDAY | 13 | 1962 war film starring Henry Fonda, John Wayne, Rod Steiger, 15-Across, and 46-Across that depicts the events of June 6, 1944 (3 wds.) |
| 54% | BRITNEYSPEARS | 13 | Singer of 15-Across and 50-Across known as the "Princess of Pop" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | JAMESDASHNER | 12 | Author of 32- and 46-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | JACKSONTELLER | 13 | President of the 46-Across Motorcycle Club played by 15-Across (2 wds.) |
| 52% | GREENDAY | 8 | 15-Across and 47-Across punk band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015 (2 wds.) |
| 51% | RUTHWARE | 8 | British novelist who wrote the bestsellers "The Woman in Cabin 10," 15-Across, and 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 51% | RALPHELLISON | 12 | 14-Across and 28-Across novelist who was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1985 (2 wds.) |
| 51% | CONORMCGREGOR | 13 | UFC champion in two different weight classes, and the highest-paid athlete of 2021: 2 wds. |
| 51% | NATTURNER | 9 | Historical figure who's the focus of 15-/25-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | WILLIAMHURT | 11 | "Kiss of the Spider Woman" Oscar winner and star of 15-Across and 43-Across who turns 70 tomorrow (2 wds.) |
| 51% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | One of the two singers on 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | DIERKSBENTLEY | 13 | Singer of "Home" and 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ERICIDLE | 8 | Cocreator and lyricist of 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 50% | LUKECOMBS | 9 | 15-Across and 33-Across singer who won the 2019 Country Music Association's New Artist of the Year Award (2 wds.) |
| 50% | KATEUPTON | 9 | The 15-Across cover model in 2012 and 2013: 2 wds. |
| 50% | DIERKSBENTLEY | 13 | Singer of 15-Across and 29-Across who was awarded the 2018 Academy of Country Music's Merle Haggard Spirit Award (2 wds.) |
| 50% | KRISTINHANNAH | 13 | Bestselling novelist of "The Nightingale," 18-Across, and 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 50% | BOBMARLEY | 9 | Singer whom 15-Across claims to be the reincarnation of: 2 wds. |
| 50% | SHELLEYFABARES | 14 | Actress and singer who's the niece of 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 50% | LIANEMORIARTY | 13 | Author of the novels "Nine Perfect Strangers" and 47-Across: 2 wds. |