| 100% | THEKILLERS | 10 | 18-Across and 31-Across rock band that has been nominated for seven Grammys since 2005 (2 wds.) |
| 48% | ROLLINGSTONE | 12 | Biweekly pop culture magazine that has been in publication since 1967 and shares its name with a legendary rock band: 2 wds. |
| 41% | LUKASGRAHAM | 11 | Danish pop and soul band with the hit single "7 Years", that was nominated for Record of the Year in the 2017 Grammy Awards : 2 wds. |
| 41% | LYNYRDSKYNYRD | 13 | American rock band formed in 1964 that still performs live and is best known for popularizing the Southern rock genre: 2 wds. |
| 41% | GREYSANATOMY | 12 | Ellen Pompeo medical drama that has been on the air since 2005: 2 wds. |
| 41% | CRIMINALMINDS | 13 | Joe Mantegna police procedural that has been on the air since 2005: 2 wds. |
| 41% | SUPERNATURAL | 12 | Jared Padalecki dark fantasy that has been on the air since 2005: 2 wds. |
| 41% | FOOFIGHTERS | 11 | "Everlong" and "Learn to Fly" rock band that has an alliterative name: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DEMILOVATO | 10 | 18-Across and 31-Across singer nominated for nine MTV Video Music Awards (2 wds.) |
| 40% | COUNTINGCROWS | 13 | "Mr. Jones" and "Accidentally in Love" rock band that has an alliterative name: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SMILE | 5 | "Die with a ___," song by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars that is nominated for 2 Grammys |
| 40% | PHOEBEBRIDGERS | 14 | 16-Across and 31-Across singer who was nominated for a 2020 Best New Artist Grammy Award (2 wds.) |
| 40% | WESANDERSON | 11 | "The French Dispatch" director who has been nominated for seven Oscars (2 wds.) |
| 39% | THEYARDBIRDS | 12 | English rock band formed in 1963 that still performs live and is known for starting the careers of Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck: 2 wds. |
| 39% | RAMBLINGROSE | 12 | 1991 drama starring 16-Across and 39-Across that is the only film to have a mother and daughter both nominated for an Oscar for the same film (2 wds.) |
| 39% | TRAVELINTHRU | 12 | 2005 Dolly Parton song written for the film "Transamerica" that was nominated for an Oscar: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TAKITAKI | 8 | 2018 song by DJ Snake featuring Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B that was nominated for an MTV VMA: 2 wds. |
| 38% | NOAHKAHAN | 9 | "Hurt Somebody" rock singer who was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2024 Grammys: 2 wds. |
| 38% | FRANKSINATRA | 12 | Actor in the Best Picture winner "From Here to Eternity" who was nominated for seven Album of the Year Grammys: 2 wds. |
| 38% | THEFAVOURITE | 12 | 2018 film starring 13-Across and 25-Across that was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards (2 wds.) |
| 38% | DEVO | 4 | "Whip It" band that was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 38% | CHILIPEPPERS | 12 | The Red Hot ___, the funk rock band that Flea - whose birthday it is today - plays bass for: 2 wds. |
| 38% | LOVESONG | 8 | Top 10 single by 31-Across that was nominated for two Grammy Awards (2 wds.) |
| 37% | WORLDSFAIR | 10 | International exposition that has been hosted by the United States in 18-Across, 28-Across, and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | THEZOMBIES | 10 | "She's Not There" band that will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tomorrow: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JESSICALANGE | 12 | Actress who was nominated for an Emmy for playing 18-Across and for an Oscar for playing 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | READERSDIGEST | 13 | General-interest family magazine that has been in publication since 1920, and was the best-selling magazine till 2009: 2 wds. |
| 37% | DEFLEPPARD | 10 | "Pour Some Sugar on Me" band that will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tomorrow: 2 wds. |
| 37% | THEWRESTLER | 11 | 2008 sports drama for which 18-Across was nominated for an Academy Award: 2 wds. |
| 37% | PHOENIXMERCURY | 14 | Team that 18-Across has played with for her whole career: 2 wds. |