| 100% | NEW | 3 | ___ Edition, 1978 American R&B group who were a predecessor to modern boy bands |
| 67% | JACKSON | 7 | The ___ 5, '70s pop group who were a predecessor to modern boy bands |
| 53% | BEATLES | 7 | The ___, 1960 English rock band who were a predecessor to modern boy bands |
| 32% | ANDY | 4 | Rooney who was a commentator on "60 Minutes" from 1978 to 2011 |
| 32% | STRANGER | 8 | Someone who is unknown to a person or group |
| 30% | ETHEL | 5 | Waters who was the first Black American to host a national television show |
| 30% | POITIER | 7 | Sidney who was the first African American to win a Best Actor Oscar |
| 30% | MYA | 3 | R&B singer who was a "Dancing with the Stars" runner-up |
| 30% | YAUCH | 5 | Adam ___, rapper popularly known as "MCA" who was a founding member of the hip-hop group Beastie Boys |
| 30% | HOROVITZ | 8 | Adam ___, rapper popularly known as "Ad-Rock" who was a member of the hip-hop group Beastie Boys |
| 30% | LORNASIMPSON | 12 | "Projects 23" photographer who was the first African-American woman to have a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (2 wds.) |
| 30% | DIAMOND | 7 | Michael ___, rapper popularly known as "Mike D" who was a founding member of the hip-hop group Beastie Boys |
| 30% | NEYO | 4 | R&B singer who was a judge on NBC's "World of Dance" (Hyph.) |
| 29% | LONE | 4 | ___ wolf (one who prefers to be alone rather than in a group) |
| 29% | ISAACMIZRAHI | 12 | American fashion designer who is a judge on the "All Stars" edition of 30-Across |
| 29% | STEVE | 5 | ___ Martin, actor who was a stand-up comedian before rising to fame in the musical "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| 29% | MARIA | 5 | ___ Mitchell, astronomer who was the first female professor of astronomy and the first American to discover a comet |
| 29% | SUSAN | 5 | ___ La Flesche Picotte, doctor and reformer who was the first Native American woman to earn a medical degree |
| 29% | VVEBDUBOIS | 10 | Historian, essayist and civil rights leader who was the first African American to receive a doctorate at Harvard |
| 28% | MAMMAS | 6 | Who shouldn't "let your babies grow up to be cowboys," in a 1978 #1 country song |
| 28% | TRAVISSCOTT | 11 | Rapper who was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap Album in 2019 but lost to Cardi B: 2 wds. |
| 27% | CATT | 4 | Carrie who was a friend of Susan B. |
| 27% | POITIER | 7 | Sidney who was the first African-American to win a Best Actor Oscar |
| 27% | BASIE | 5 | Jazz great who was the first African-American man to win a Grammy |
| 27% | PAULA | 5 | Singer Abdul who was a judge on American Idol |
| 27% | NEOPHYTE | 8 | Someone who is a novice, especially to a religion |
| 27% | NELSON | 6 | Judd who was a bad boy in The Breakfast Club |
| 27% | AAMILNE | 7 | Children's author who was a regular contributor to Punch |
| 26% | DANDRIDGE | 9 | Singer Dorothy who was the first African-American to get a Best Actress Oscar nomination |
| 26% | SWOOPES | 7 | Sheryl who was the first W.N.B.A. player to have a signature shoe |