| 100% | WALTER | 6 | ___ White, high school teacher turned drug kingpin from "Breaking Bad" who has a Ph.D. in Chemistry |
| 35% | ROSS | 4 | ___ Geller, NYU professor from "Friends" who has a Ph.D. in Paleontology |
| 34% | BRIANMAY | 8 | Lead guitarist of Queen, who has a Ph.D. in astrophysics |
| 34% | RHEE | 4 | Asian leader who had a Ph.D. from Princeton |
| 33% | CRANE | 5 | Frasier ___, radio host and psychiatrist from "Frasier" who has a Ph.D. in Psychiatry |
| 32% | KEVIN | 5 | ___ Cozner, character from "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" who has a Ph.D. in Classical Studies |
| 31% | AMY | 3 | ___ Farrah Fowler, neuroscientist from "The Big Bang Theory" who has a Ph.D. in Neurobiology |
| 29% | REID | 4 | Spencer ___, FBI agent from "Criminal Minds" who has multiple Ph.Ds in Chemistry, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| 26% | KURTVONNEGUT | 12 | "Slaughterhouse-Five" writer who had a cameo as himself in the 1986 film "Back to School" (2 wds.) |
| 26% | ANNAKENDRICK | 12 | Actress who had a song from "Pitch Perfect" chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 26% | ANNEHATHAWAY | 12 | Actress who had a song from "Les Misérables" chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 26% | WALTER | 6 | Science teacher in Breaking Bad, __ White |
| 26% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | Actor who had a song from "A Star Is Born" chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 26% | MARIE | 5 | ___ Maynard Daly, the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry |
| 25% | BEVERLYCLEARY | 13 | Children's author of 18-Across and 30-Across who has a public school named for her in Portland, Oregon (2 wds.) |
| 25% | LEIA | 4 | Princess from "Star Wars," who has a wax statue in Madame Tussauds, London |
| 25% | REMUS | 5 | ___ Lupin, teacher from "Harry Potter" who could turn into a werewolf |
| 25% | HST | 3 | Pres. who had a stunning victory over T.E.D. in the '48 presidential election |
| 25% | BASIC | 5 | Having a high pH |
| 24% | FLORIDA | 7 | Rapper who had a top 10 hit in 2015 with "G.D.F.R.": 2 wds. |
| 24% | DAD | 3 | Family member who has a holiday in June |
| 24% | BASIE | 5 | Count who has a cameo in "Blazing Saddles" |
| 24% | WORKFORCE | 9 | Everybody who has a job in an industry |
| 24% | MOSES | 5 | Who had a major part in the Torah? |
| 24% | DANZA | 5 | Actor Tony who wrote the memoir "I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had: My Year as a Rookie Teacher at Northeast High" |
| 24% | RIDGEMONT | 9 | High school in a 1982 comedy |
| 24% | CRANSTON | 8 | Bryan ___, actor from "Breaking Bad" who is a four-time winner of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
| 24% | TYPIST | 6 | Pro who has a high words-per-minute rate |
| 24% | CAESAR | 6 | Roman general who has a palace in Las Vegas |
| 24% | GAL | 3 | Actress Gadot who has a cameo in "Fast X" |