| 100% | PITTSBURGH | 10 | ___ Steelers (NFL team founded by 18-Across' mother's family) |
| 73% | NEWYORK | 7 | ___ Giants (NFL team founded by 18-Across' father's family): 2 wds. |
| 39% | TORONTORAPTORS | 14 | Team led by 18-Across and 44-Across to the franchise's first NBA championship (2 wds.) |
| 38% | PAPABEAR | 8 | Chicago NFL team's founder |
| 37% | NEWYORKJETS | 11 | NFL team that 18-Across plays for: 3 wds. |
| 33% | KUNGFU | 6 | Martial art featured in many films by 18 Across |
| 33% | STEELERS | 8 | NFL team long coached by Mike Tomlin |
| 32% | BAYPACKERS | 10 | The Green ___, NFL team where 18-Across spent the majority of his playing career: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THECHARGERS | 11 | Los Angeles NFL team, and an apt name for 18-, 24-, 52-, and 59-Across, collectively? |
| 31% | CIA | 3 | Premier covert organization founded by Harry S. Truman: Abbr. |
| 31% | ROSIE | 5 | Robot maid for 18-Across's family |
| 31% | ASTRO | 5 | Pet dog of 18-Across's family |
| 30% | CITYLIGHTS | 10 | Book shop founded by 52 Across |
| 30% | HAPPYXMAS | 9 | With 18 Across, optimistic carol by John Lennon and Yoko Ono |
| 29% | PATRIOTS | 8 | NFL team of 15-Across |
| 29% | HANDWRITTEN | 11 | Debut album by 18-Across |
| 29% | ATLANTIC | 8 | Ocean crossed by 18-Across |
| 29% | PIRATES | 7 | Pittsburgh ___, NFL team that was rebranded as the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1940 |
| 29% | UVA | 3 | School founded by Thomas Jefferson (and 15-Across's alma mater) (Abbr.) |
| 29% | BENGALS | 7 | Cincinnati ___, NFL team from Ohio whose name is heavily inspired by tigers |
| 29% | LANE | 4 | "Penny ___" (1967 song by 18-Across) |
| 29% | NINS | 4 | 18-Across and family |
| 28% | SAINTS | 6 | NFL team that 15-Across plays for |
| 28% | THERAVENS | 9 | NFL team from 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 28% | PULITZERPRIZE | 13 | Award won by 18-Across (2 wds.) |
| 28% | THEBLUESTEYE | 12 | 1970 novel by 18-Across: 3 wds. |
| 28% | SONGOFSOLOMON | 13 | 1977 novel by 18-Across: 3 wds. |
| 28% | THEBIGREVIVAL | 13 | Newest album by 18-Across: 3 wds. |
| 28% | SHOOTINGGUARD | 13 | Position played by 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 28% | PERSUASION | 10 | Novel by 18-Across about Anne Elliot, a young woman who marries a ship's captain |