| 100% | YESTERDAY | 9 | 2019 rom-com with 15-Across as the manager of the only person who remembers the Beatles |
| 49% | YESTERDAY | 9 | Film starring Himesh Patel as the only person in the world who remembers the Beatles |
| 49% | YESTERDAY | 9 | 2019 musical-fantasy film starring 17-Across, 27-Across, and Himesh Patel as a singer who is the only person in the world who remembers the Beatles |
| 39% | BABERUTH | 8 | 15-Across great known as the "Sultan of Swat" who was honored with a "Day" at Yankee Stadium on April 27, 1947 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | POD | 3 | Group of people who have contact only with each other, as in 2020 |
| 37% | MASK | 4 | 1985 movie starring 15-Across as the mother of a teen with craniodiaphyseal dysplasia |
| 36% | CINDERELLA | 10 | 2015 movie version of a classic fairy tale, with 15-Across as the title character |
| 35% | ANGELA | 6 | With 33-Across, German leader who was Time's 2015 Person of the Year |
| 35% | EARLY | 5 | With 8-Across, person who's awake at the crack of dawn |
| 34% | MALEFICENT | 10 | Disney film franchise with 18-Across as the fairy Thistlewit in 2019's "Mistress of Evil" sequel |
| 34% | SIDNEY | 6 | With 32-Across, Penguins center who won the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the NHL playoffs |
| 34% | MICHELLE | 8 | With 27-Down, actress who plays the wife of 15-Across in "The Greatest Showman" |
| 34% | VOLODYMYR | 9 | With 27 Across, Time's Person of the Year of 2022 |
| 34% | CHRIS | 5 | With 33-Across, "Guardians of the Galaxy" star who plays Owen Grady in 15-/49-Across |
| 33% | ROCCO | 5 | Baldelli who was AL Manager of the Year in 2019 |
| 33% | CHRIS | 5 | With 30-Across, "Guardians of the Galaxy" actor who plays Owen Grady in 15-Across/47-Across |
| 33% | TRUMAN | 6 | With 33-Across, friend of 15-Across who was the basis for Dill in "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 33% | BASEBALL | 8 | One of the sports 15-Across played as a pro, for six seasons with three teams |
| 33% | TORRE | 5 | Former Yankee manager who also served as player-manager of the Mets |
| 32% | PEPPERS | 7 | With 15 Across, illusion that uses a reflection to create the appearance of a phantom |
| 32% | GOBLIN | 6 | With 27 Across, Oxford's Word of the Year for 2022, defined as self-indulgent behavior |
| 32% | EARLY | 5 | With 1-Down, people who get up at the crack of dawn |
| 32% | ONO | 3 | Yoko whom some people accused of breaking up the Beatles |
| 32% | ROCCOBALDELLI | 13 | Twins manager who was named the 2019 American League Manager of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ENO | 3 | Musician who is credited with popularizing the concept of the recording studio as an instrument |
| 32% | KIMMULKEY | 9 | Coach of the 40-Across who is the only coach in women's college basketball to win national championships with two teams (2 wds.) |
| 31% | LUKECOMBS | 9 | 15-Across and 33-Across singer who won the 2019 Country Music Association's New Artist of the Year Award (2 wds.) |
| 31% | EPSTEIN | 7 | Brian —, manager of pop group The Beatles who died in 1967 |
| 31% | LEGALIZED | 9 | With 20 Across, what the people of AZ, NJ, MT, and SD voted for by proposition in 2020 |
| 31% | DRAKE | 5 | Singer of 15-Across, 28-Across, and 38-Across who was honored with the Artist of the Decade Award at the 2021 "Billboard" Music Awards |