| 100% | SACHIN | 6 | ___ Tendulkar, former cricketer from India who also served as the captain of the national team |
| 45% | TORRE | 5 | Former Yankee manager who also served as player-manager of the Mets |
| 41% | GREG | 4 | ___ Chappell, Australian former cricketer who was also the team captain |
| 39% | ANDREWJACKSON | 13 | Either of the two presidents who also served as a 17-Across from 62-Across |
| 39% | CLINTEASTWOOD | 13 | American actor who has also served as the Mayor of Carmel: 2 wds. |
| 38% | GEORGEMURPHY | 12 | American actor who served as the U.S. Senator from California and was also included in the Hollywood Walk of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NELSON | 6 | ___ Mandela, revolutionary who served as the former President of South Africa |
| 36% | THABO | 5 | ___ Mbeki, former politician who served as the second President of South Africa |
| 35% | JOMO | 4 | ___ Kenyatta, Kenyan politician who served as the former Prime Minister and President of Kenya |
| 35% | ALEXMORGAN | 10 | Former co-captain of the U.S. women's national soccer team who writes "The Kicks" series of children's books (2 wds.) |
| 35% | GENESTALLINGS | 13 | Former NFL coach who coached the University of Alabama football team from 1990 to 1996 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | ALI | 3 | ___ Kabbani, popular Twitch streamer known as "Myth" who is the captain of Team SoloMid's "Fortnite" squad |
| 34% | KORE | 4 | Moon also known as Jupiter XLIX discovered by a team from the University of Hawaii in 2003 |
| 34% | TAFT | 4 | President who also served as provisional governor of Cuba |
| 34% | NAZGUL | 6 | Group of nine humans who are also known as the Black Riders from "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 34% | NEAS | 4 | Ralph who served as President and CEO of the National Coalition on Health Care |
| 34% | JANET | 5 | Yellen who served as the chair of the Federal Reserve |
| 33% | ROBIN | 5 | & 20D Labour MP who served as Leader of the House of Commons from 2001-03 |
| 33% | STEVESPURRIER | 13 | Former NFL coach who coached the University of South Carolina football team from 2005 to 2015 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | TOM | 3 | ___ Selleck, "Blue Bloods" actor who served in the military as part of the California National Guard |
| 33% | RETD | 4 | Like Gen. Frank J. Grass who served as Chief of the National Guard Bureau (2012-16) |
| 33% | KEVINMCCARTHY | 13 | Republican congressman who served as Speaker of the House from January to October 2023: 2 wds. |
| 33% | YAOMING | 7 | NBA star who serves as the chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association |
| 33% | JIMMYCARTER | 11 | Democratic president who once served as the governor of Georgia: 2 wds. |
| 33% | BILLCLINTON | 11 | Democratic president who once served as the governor of Arkansas: 2 wds. |
| 33% | TEDCRUZ | 7 | Senator who once served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review |
| 33% | RAHM | 4 | Emanuel who served as the mayor of Chicago |
| 33% | DENNISHASTERT | 13 | Congressman from Illinois who served as Speaker of the House longer than any other Republican: 2 wds. |
| 33% | NANCYPELOSI | 11 | Democratic congresswoman who served as Speaker of the House from 2007-2011 and 2019-2023: 2 wds. |
| 33% | WOODROWWILSON | 13 | Democratic president who once served as the governor of New Jersey: 2 wds. |