| 100% | MEGHANTRAINOR | 13 | 20-year-old pop phenom who sings 15-/44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | NEILYOUNG | 9 | 15-Across, 20-Across, and 34-Across singer/songwriter who turns 75 years old today (2 wds.) |
| 40% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | Pop star who sang a duet with Lady Gaga on his hit "Your Song" at the 2010 Grammys: 2 wds. |
| 40% | CHRISSIEHYNDE | 13 | 15-Across singer/songwriter who co-founded 44-Across in 1978 (2 wds.) |
| 40% | ADOANNIE | 8 | Flirtatious young woman who sings 40-Across in 15-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | EDMUNDHILLARY | 13 | Explorer who would have turned 100 years old on July 20, 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | ADAMLEVINE | 10 | American pop singer who shares a first name with older singer Ant: 2 wds. |
| 38% | LUPITANYONGO | 12 | "12 Years a Slave" actress who plays Nakia in 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | JONIMITCHELL | 12 | 15-Across and 44-Across singer-songwriter who was honored with a Gershwin Award in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | ANNIELENNOX | 11 | "Walking on Broken Glass" pop singer who turns 70 years old on December 25, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | CURLYMCLAIN | 11 | Cowboy who sings "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" in 15-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | LASTSONG | 8 | Novel by Nicholas Sparks about a 17 year old teen who is sent to stay with her father in the summer, "The ___": 2 wds. |
| 37% | JUSTINBIEBER | 12 | 21-year-old pop star who was roasted on Comedy Central on March 30: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MORGANFREEMAN | 13 | Actor who portrayed 15-Across in the 2009 film "Invictus": 2 wds. |
| 36% | TRISHAYEARWOOD | 14 | 19-Across, 44-Across, and "Forever Country" singer who turns 60 years old on September 19, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | MENATWORK | 9 | Australian rock band who sang 15-Across and 33-Across and won Best New Artist at the 1983 Grammy Awards (3 wds.) |
| 36% | ANNAFARIS | 9 | "Scary Movie" actress who stars in 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | TOMHIDDLESTON | 13 | "The Avengers" actor who starred in 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | BILLYJOEL | 9 | "Piano Man" singer who sang "Uptown Girl": 2 wds. |
| 35% | SHEENAEASTON | 12 | Pop music star who sang "We've Got Tonight" with 36-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ANDYPETTITTE | 12 | Longtime Yankees pitcher who sang in his high school choir: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DANICAPATRICK | 13 | Race car driver who sang in her high school choir: 2 wds. |
| 35% | JONIMITCHELL | 12 | Folk singer who sang the 1974 hit "Big Yellow Taxi": 2 wds. |
| 35% | TAMMYWYNETTE | 12 | Country legend who sang "Stand by Your Man": 2 wds. |
| 35% | WILLIE | 6 | With 32-Across, country legend who sang "On the Road Again": 2 wds. |
| 35% | ETHANCOEN | 9 | "Fargo" director who directed 15-Across without his brother Joel: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MERLEHAGGARD | 12 | Country legend who sang "Okie From Muskogee": 2 wds. |
| 34% | IAINARMITAGE | 12 | Child actor who plays 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 34% | YOGIBERRA | 9 | Quotable Yankees catcher who caught 15-Across's perfect game: 2 wds. |
| 34% | EUGENIODERBEZ | 13 | "Instructions Not Included" actor who stars in 44-Across: 2 wds. |