| 100% | MIXTAPETOUR | 11 | 2019 summer concert series featuring New Kids on the Block with Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, and other 1980s acts (2 wds.) |
| 34% | DONNIEWAHLBERG | 14 | New Kids on the Block singer who played Detective Danny Reagan on 48-Across and will reprise the role in a new series in 2025 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | BOYBAND | 7 | New Kids on the Block or 'N Sync, for instance: 2 wds. |
| 32% | JOEYMCINTYRE | 12 | New Kids on the Block member who sings "Heartbreak Holiday" with 39-Across on 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 31% | HANGINTOUGH | 11 | 1988 hit New Kids on the Block album reissued in 2019 as a special 30th anniversary edition (2 wds.) |
| 28% | BOYSINTHEBAND | 13 | 2019 song by New Kids on the Block on the anniversary edition of 18-Across (4 wds.) |
| 27% | DONNIEWAHLBERG | 14 | Former New Kids on the Block singer who plays Detective Danny Reagan on 48-Across (2 wds.) |
| 26% | SENSE | 5 | "The Sixth ___," 1999 thriller featuring New Kids on the Block member Donnie Wahlberg |
| 25% | TYROS | 5 | New kids on the block |
| 25% | NOVICES | 7 | New kids on the block |
| 25% | TYRO | 4 | New kid on the block |
| 25% | NOVICE | 6 | New kid on the block |
| 25% | BEGINNER | 8 | New kid on the block |
| 24% | FOREVER | 7 | "I'll Be Loving You (___)," 1989 song by New Kids on the Block that featured on the Billboard Hot 100 chart |
| 23% | JORDAN | 6 | New Kids on the Block's Knight, Jonathan's brother |
| 23% | FIVE | 4 | Number of original New Kids on the Block |
| 23% | BOYBAND | 7 | ’NSync or New Kids on the Block, e.g. |
| 23% | JAMESTAYLOR | 11 | Singer/songwriter who appeared on the March 1, 1971, cover of Time Magazine with the headline "The New Rock: Bittersweet and Low" (2 wds.) |
| 22% | IGGYAZALEA | 10 | Featured singer on the buttocks-themed song "Booty" with Jennifer Lopez: 2 wds. |
| 22% | JASONREYNOLDS | 13 | Author who has written "Ghost," "Patina," and other novels for kids in the middle school years: 2 wds. |
| 22% | HARRIETTUBMAN | 13 | She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad, and her story was told in a 2019 film: 2 wds. |
| 21% | FAMILYGUY | 9 | Animated TV series featuring the voices of Seth MacFarlane and 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 21% | FAMILYGUY | 9 | Animated TV series featuring the voices of Seth MacFarlane and 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 21% | THEMUPPETS | 10 | ABC series focusing on the fictional talk show "Up Late With Miss Piggy": 2 wds. |
| 21% | FULLSWING | 9 | Netflix documentary series featuring many of the top players on the 25-Down Tour (2 wds.) |
| 21% | ILLYAKURYAKIN | 13 | Russian spy on the 1960s series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.": 2 wds. |
| 20% | THEDEFENDERS | 12 | Netflix crossover series featuring 18-Across, 26-Across, Luke Cage, and other Marvel Comics superheroes (2 wds.) |
| 20% | BIGLITTLELIES | 13 | TV series with Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman that is based on Liane Moriarty's novel of the same name: 3 wds. |
| 20% | JOEYS | 5 | "Aerosmith" drummer Kramer and McIntyre of "New Kids on the Block" |
| 20% | AMYPOEHLER | 10 | "Parks and Recreation" actress who voices Duncan and Annie Harris on the new Fox animated series "Duncanville": 2 wds. |