| 100% | SOTO | 4 | ___ speak (as it were) (2 wds.) |
| 100% | SOTO | 4 | ___ speak (as it were): 2 wds. |
| 73% | ISEE | 4 | "Oh, ___ how it is": 2 wds. |
| 70% | MATTHEWPERRY | 12 | Actor whose birthday it is today, who shot to fame as Chandler Bing on the hit sitcom, "Friends": 2 wds. |
| 70% | RAGINGBULL | 10 | A 1980 film starring Robert De Niro - whose birthday it is today - as Jake LaMotta, a famed boxer: 2 wds. |
| 70% | WHATA | 5 | "Oh, ___ beautiful day it is.": 2 wds. |
| 70% | HARRYSTYLES | 11 | "As It Was" singer whose 2022 album generated four simultaneous top 10 hits: 2 wds. |
| 70% | GEORGEMARTIN | 12 | Late musician and producer whose birthday it is on the 3rd, who was referred to as the "Fifth Beatle": 2 wds. |
| 69% | ISEE | 4 | "So that's how it is!": 2 wds. |
| 69% | ISEE | 4 | "So that's how it is": 2 wds. |
| 69% | ITA | 3 | "Give ___ rest now!" ("Let it be"): 2 wds. |
| 69% | UPTO | 4 | "If it were ___ me ...": 2 wds. |
| 69% | TOME | 4 | "If it were up ___ ...": 2 wds. |
| 69% | HARRYSTYLES | 11 | Singer whose "As It Was" was the best-selling global single of 2022: 2 wds. |
| 68% | ISEE | 4 | "Oh, so that's how it is": 2 wds. |
| 67% | HARRYSTYLES | 11 | "As It Was" singer who plays Jack Chambers in the 2022 film "Don't Worry Darling": 2 wds. |
| 67% | HARRYSTYLES | 11 | "As It Was" singer who won the People's Choice Award for Male Artist of 2022: 2 wds. |
| 67% | ILET | 4 | It was raining so ___ him in": 2 wds. |
| 67% | EVENSO | 6 | "Be that as it may" (2 wds.) |
| 66% | LIZAMINNELLI | 12 | American actress whose birthday it is today and is known for her widely acclaimed role as Sally Bowles in the musical film "Cabaret": 2 wds. |
| 66% | WARMBODIES | 10 | A 2013 paranormal romantic comedy starring Nicholas Hoult - whose birthday it is today - as a zombie who falls in love with a human: 2 wds. |
| 65% | IBET | 4 | "___ it will rain soon!" (I am sure): 2 wds. |
| 65% | HARRYSTYLES | 11 | Singer whose "As It Was" won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 63% | SOTO | 4 | ___ speak (as it were) |
| 63% | UPTO | 4 | "If it was ___ me ..." ("If I were in charge ..."): 2 wds. |
| 63% | CAMPBELLSSOUP | 13 | Cans of it were a popular subject for Warhol: 2 wds. |
| 62% | ORI | 3 | "Do it, ___ will!" (2 wds.) |
| 62% | DREWCAREY | 9 | Host of 16-/27-Across when it was on ABC: 2 wds. |
| 62% | JENNIFERLOPEZ | 13 | "Jenny from the Block" singer whose birthday it is today: 2 wds. |
| 61% | ISEE | 4 | "Oh, that's how it is!" (2 wds.) |