| 100% | GORDONSUMNER | 12 | 18-Across and 25-Across singer nicknamed "Sting" because of the black and yellow striped sweater he wore as a young performer (2 wds.) |
| 35% | SHOELESSJOE | 11 | Nickname of "Black Sox" outfielder Jackson who's a character in 18-Across and 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ARNOLDPALMER | 12 | He was nicknamed "The King" of golf and has won the Masters Tournament four times, a record he shares with Tiger Woods: 2 wds. |
| 33% | CLYDEMCPHATTER | 14 | Singer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 1987 and with the Drifters in 1988: 2 wds. |
| 33% | STEVIENICKS | 11 | Singer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Fleetwood Mac in 1998 and as a solo artist in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 32% | JACKNICKLAUS | 12 | He was nicknamed "The Golden Bear" of golf and holds a record for the highest number of wins in Masters Tournament with six titles: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ISAWTHELIGHT | 12 | Biopic about 18-Across, and the title of a classic gospel song he wrote: 4 wds. |
| 31% | BRITNEYSPEARS | 13 | Singer of 15-Across and 50-Across known as the "Princess of Pop" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | SARAHVAUGHAN | 12 | Jazz singer of the 1940s and 1950s nicknamed "The Divine One": 2 wds. |
| 31% | PAULMOLITOR | 11 | Hall of Famer with the Brewers, Blue Jays, and Twins who played 44% of his games as a designated hitter: 2 wds. |
| 31% | LABCOAT | 7 | Wear for a chemist, or for a canine, as shown by the starts of 18-, 24-, 51- and 61-Across |
| 31% | ERICCLAPTON | 11 | Singer/guitarist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Yardbirds in 1992, with Cream in 1993, and as a solo artist in 2000: 2 wds. |
| 30% | FRANKTHOMAS | 11 | Hall of Famer with the White Sox, Blue Jays, and A's who played 56% of his games as a designated hitter: 2 wds. |
| 30% | JUSTINBIEBER | 12 | Singer of 18-Across and 32-Across who turns 25 years old on March 1 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | JLO | 3 | Nickname of the singer known for "All I Have" and "On the Floor": 2 wds. |
| 30% | NICKCARRAWAY | 12 | He is the narrator and a friend of Gatsby in "The Great Gatsby": 2 wds. |
| 30% | CHAPPELLROAN | 12 | Singer with the debut album "The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess": 2 wds. |
| 30% | NINASIMONE | 10 | “To Be Young, Gifted and Black” singer nicknamed the High Priestess of Soul |
| 30% | ZOOEYDESCHANEL | 14 | "New Girl" actress and lead singer of the band She & Him: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MAEJEMISON | 10 | The first Black female astronaut and winner of a National Achievement Scholarship in 1973: 2 wds. |
| 29% | SHOWDOGS | 8 | May 18, 2018 film featuring Ludacris as the voice of a Rottweiler named Max and Jordin Sparks as a border collie named Daisy (2 wds.) |
| 29% | PATTISMITH | 10 | "Because the Night" singer-songwriter who wrote "Babel," a book of poetry and drawings (2 wds.) |
| 29% | CRYSTALBALL | 11 | Nickname of the championship trophy awarded to 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 29% | JONIMITCHELL | 12 | "Big Yellow Taxi" singer who was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 2002: 2 wds. |
| 29% | BUDDYHOLLY | 10 | "Peggy Sue" singer who was a charter inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 29% | CHRISTIANBALE | 13 | He won the Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 28% | LAINEYWILSON | 12 | "Things a Man Oughta Know" singer chosen as one of six 2022 CMT Artists of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 28% | TIGERWOODS | 10 | Considered one of the best in golf, he was central figure in a controversy that involved infidelity and ended in his divorce: 2 wds. |
| 28% | FORMULAONE | 10 | A sport that is the highest class of single seat auto racing, with former racers such as Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher: 2 wds |
| 28% | RAYCHARLES | 10 | "Georgia on My Mind" singer who was a charter inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |