| 100% | MARKYMARK | 9 | #1 on VH1's "40 Hottest Hotties of the '90s" |
| 56% | IMTOOSEXY | 9 | Runner-up to "Baby Got Back" on VH1's "40 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '90s" |
| 49% | OATES | 5 | Half of the duo that has had six No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 |
| 47% | STRIPE | 6 | 1 of 13 on the U.S. flag |
| 46% | LAW | 3 | "Breaking the ___" (Judas Priest single on VH1's list of the 40 Greatest Metal Songs) |
| 44% | ANNEMURRAY | 10 | First Canadian female solo artist to reach No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
| 43% | MCFEELY | 7 | Last name of the delivery man on 18-Across/40-Across and "Daniel Tiger's 40-Across" |
| 42% | AVENUES | 7 | 17 of the 40 spaces on a Monopoly board |
| 42% | WATERMELONSUGAR | 15 | Harry Styles’s first No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 (August, 2020) |
| 42% | TALC | 4 | Soft rock defining 1 on the Mohs scale of hardness |
| 42% | DAVID | 5 | ___ Hasselhoff, American actor who was one of the judges on "America's Got Talent" from season 1 to 4 |
| 41% | LIGHTAIR | 8 | Wind registering number 1 on the Beaufort scale of wind force |
| 41% | MYA | 3 | One of the singers on 2001's #1 hit "Lady Marmalade" |
| 41% | CYBERMONDAY | 11 | Follower of 1-Across on the calendar |
| 41% | TENNESSEE | 9 | First name of the writer of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof |
| 41% | CARRIEUNDERWOOD | 15 | Country artist who debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 |
| 41% | BUDDYVALASTRO | 13 | Name of the head baker featured on 1-/5-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | IMPS | 4 | The IETF, issuer of April Fool's Day RFCs since 1978, issued this RFC on April 1, 2000 (abbr.) |
| 40% | MAMMAMIA | 8 | Musical based on the songs of 1-Across |
| 39% | YOKOONO | 7 | Half of the couple on the iconic Rolling Stone cover of 1/22/81 |
| 39% | AXIS | 4 | "Them" of the 40's |
| 39% | HIPSDONTLIE | 11 | Shakira's only #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 |
| 39% | DREAM | 5 | "Teenage ___," 2010 song by Katy Perry that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 |
| 39% | CHARTTOPPER | 11 | #1 on the Hot 100 |
| 39% | BIEL | 4 | Jessica who starred on season 1 of USA's "The Sinner" |
| 39% | ADANA | 5 | City in S Turkey on the Seyhan River east of Tarsus |
| 38% | ALCAN | 5 | Military supply route of the 40's |
| 38% | DORSEY | 6 | Sinatra employer of the early 40's |
| 38% | AGAL | 4 | "___ in Calico" (hit of the 40's) |
| 38% | KINER | 5 | Home run hitter of the 40's |