| 100% | CENTERFIELDER | 13 | 14-Across's defensive role for most of his career: 2 wds. |
| 60% | RELIEFPITCHER | 13 | 19-Across played this position for most of his baseball career: 2 wds. |
| 51% | HOMESTEADGRAYS | 14 | "Colorful" Negro leagues team where Josh Gibson played most of his career: 2 wds. |
| 49% | RED | 3 | 1-Across, for most of his career |
| 47% | REDS | 4 | Pete Rose's team, for most of his career |
| 47% | JET | 3 | Namath, for most of his career |
| 47% | OILER | 5 | 43-Across, for most of his NHL career |
| 47% | TIGER | 5 | Ty Cobb, for most of his career |
| 47% | MET | 3 | Tom Seaver, for most of his career |
| 47% | CELT | 4 | Bob Cousy, for most of his career |
| 47% | COLT | 4 | Johnny Unitas, for most of his career |
| 47% | BRAVE | 5 | Hank Aaron, for most of his career |
| 44% | BARCELONA | 9 | Messi played most of his career for this club |
| 43% | COLT | 4 | Peyton Manning, for much of his N.F.L. career |
| 42% | ZIPCODE | 7 | 90210, for much of Beverly Hills: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MARIAVONTRAPP | 13 | 14-Across's role in "The Sound of Music": 3 wds. |
| 39% | THOMASEDISON | 12 | Prolific American inventor who lost most of his hearing at age 12: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BIGSUR | 6 | California coastal region that is the backdrop for much of HBO's "Big Little Lies" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | AMAN | 4 | "He's ___ of his word": 2 wds. |
| 37% | HANKMOODY | 9 | "Californication" role for 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | EXPAT | 5 | Henry James, for much of his life |
| 36% | SHELDONCOOPER | 13 | Emmy-winning role for 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | JOHNSTOCKTON | 12 | Former Utah Jazz player who holds the record for most number of assists in NBA: 2 wds. |
| 36% | FOXMULDER | 9 | "The X-Files" role for 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 35% | PETEROSE | 8 | MLB slugger who holds the record for most career hits (2 wds.) |
| 35% | HORSERACING | 11 | Equestrian sport featured in most of 36-Across's books (2 wds.) |
| 35% | TEENAGERS | 9 | Much of the audience for 6-Down's show on 2/9/64 |
| 35% | JOHNCARPENTER | 13 | Actor Kurt Russell's director in some of his most notable works including 16a, "The Thing" and "Elvis": 2 wds. |
| 35% | TRIO | 4 | Destiny's Child, for much of their career |
| 35% | BAYPACKERS | 10 | The Green ___, NFL team where 18-Across spent the majority of his playing career: 2 wds. |