| 100% | FLIP | 4 | ___ Nicklin, who often worked for National Geographic and imaged whales |
| 34% | DALI | 4 | Spanish surrealist painter, who often created striking and bizarre images |
| 33% | SAMUELLJACKSON | 14 | Actor who has earned four NAACP Image Awards, for his work in 19-Across, 46-Across, "Mother and Child," and "Django Unchained" (3 wds.) |
| 31% | SAMS | 4 | Donaldson who once worked for ABC News and Elliott who starred in "The Hero" |
| 29% | HANA | 4 | Singer who often works with Grimes |
| 29% | ISSA | 4 | Rae who won NAACP Image Awards in 2022 for both acting in and writing "Insecure" |
| 29% | TREA | 4 | Shortstop Turner of the Nationals who hit for the cycle in both 2017 and 2019 |
| 29% | RECTORS | 7 | Whom vicars work for |
| 29% | ALEC | 4 | Guinness who often worked with David Lean |
| 29% | SONOYA | 6 | Mizuno who often works with Alex Garland |
| 29% | POSEY | 5 | Parker who often works with Christopher Guest |
| 29% | JIMMYCARTER | 11 | Ex-president and longtime Habitat volunteer who honored 33-Across for her philanthropic work: 2 wds. |
| 28% | IANKINSLER | 10 | Four-time Rangers and Tigers All-Star who played for and managed Israel's national team: 2 wds. |
| 28% | BRADAUSMUS | 10 | 1993-2010 catcher for six MLB teams who later managed and coached Israel's national team: 2 wds. |
| 28% | HANA | 4 | Czech supermodel Soukupova who has worked for Victoria’s Secret, Alexander McQueen, Zac Posen and others |
| 28% | LECARRE | 7 | Spy novelist John who once worked for Britain’s M.I.5 and M.I.6 |
| 28% | CASES | 5 | Work for doctors, lawyers and detectives |
| 27% | SVEN | 4 | Oscar-winning cinematographer Nykvist who often worked with Ingmar Bergman |
| 27% | MAGAZINE | 8 | Time, National Geographic, Vogue, for example |
| 27% | CLINTDEMPSEY | 12 | Soccer player who achieved a hat trick for the US Men's National Team in 2015 and 2017: 2 wds. |
| 27% | IPADAPPS | 8 | Photo Booth and Image Playground, for two |
| 27% | ERS | 3 | Residents often work in them, for short |
| 26% | LIEGE | 5 | For whom a vassal worked |
| 26% | LECARRE | 7 | Spy novelist John who worked for both M.I.5 and M.I.6 |
| 26% | LOUISARMSTRONG | 14 | Jazz legend and onetime neighbor of the USTA National Tennis Center, for whom its second-largest stadium is named (2 wds.) |
| 26% | BARONASSIGNMENT | 15 | Working for the viscounts, earls and other higher-ranking nobles? |
| 26% | GOTH | 4 | One who often wears black clothes and eyeliner |
| 26% | BIFOCALS | 8 | Glasses that work for near and distant vision |
| 26% | EDGARALLANPOE | 13 | American writer who is famous for his work "The Pit and the Pendulum": 3 wds. |
| 26% | BILL | 4 | ___ Buckner, one time National League batting champion who played as the first baseman for five MLB teams and passed away in 2019 |