| 100% | HILLARY | 7 | “No one remembers who climbed Mt. Everest the second time” speaker |
| 36% | AMANDAGORMAN | 12 | "The Hill We Climb" poet who is one of Time's 2022 Women of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MELISSAARNOT | 12 | Mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest six times and became the first woman to survive a descent without supplemental oxygen: 2 wds. |
| 32% | TAXDODGER | 9 | One who appreciates the point of no return? |
| 32% | CRYBABY | 7 | One who bursts into tears all the time |
| 32% | LISTENERS | 9 | The ones who hear no good of themselves |
| 32% | DINOSAUR | 8 | One who hasn’t adapted to the times |
| 32% | NEWSJUNKIE | 10 | One who might keep up with the Times |
| 32% | BFFS | 4 | Ones who text each other all the time, probably |
| 32% | CYBERNAUT | 9 | One who spends most of their time on the 'net |
| 30% | BILLHARTACK | 11 | One of two jockeys who won the Kentucky Derby five times (2 wds.) |
| 30% | EDDIEARCARO | 11 | One of two jockeys who won the Kentucky Derby five times (2 wds.) |
| 30% | ERIC | 4 | ___ Clapton who's considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time |
| 30% | AMAL | 4 | Clooney who was one of Time’s 2022 Women of the Year |
| 29% | MOUNTAINEER | 11 | One who encounters the last parts of 17-, 29- and 45-Across on a climb |
| 29% | ANEW | 4 | For the second time |
| 29% | BONO | 4 | U2 singer who was one of Time's 2005 Persons of the Year |
| 29% | RADNER | 6 | Gilda who was one of the original "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" |
| 29% | BONO | 4 | Musician who was one of Time magazine's 2005 People of the Year |
| 29% | HELLOAGAIN | 10 | "Greetings for the second time!" |
| 29% | TOMBRADY | 8 | Star quarterback who retired (for the second time) in 2023 |
| 28% | ANITA | 5 | Baker who sang No One in the World and Angel |
| 28% | TENZINGNORGAY | 13 | Sherpa who was one of the first two people to conquer Mount Everest: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ROD | 3 | ___ Laver, retired Australian tennis player who is considered one of the greatest of all time |
| 28% | BILLYCRYSTAL | 12 | Actor who has hosted the Oscars nine times, a number second only to Bob Hope |
| 28% | ROD | 3 | ___ Stewart, "Baby Jane" singer who is one of the best-selling artists of all time |
| 28% | ZIDANE | 6 | French soccer legend Zinedine who is considered one of the greatest players of all time |
| 28% | CHER | 4 | One-named singer who wrote the memoir "The First Time" |
| 28% | CLAIMTOFAME | 11 | Climbing Mt. Everest, for Sir Edmund Hillary |
| 27% | NATIVE | 6 | ___ speaker (one who learned the language of their birthplace) |