| 100% | THESENTENCE | 11 | 2021 novel by 44-Across that was nominated for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence (2 wds.) |
| 48% | TAKITAKI | 8 | 2018 song by DJ Snake featuring Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B that was nominated for an MTV VMA: 2 wds. |
| 47% | PASSENGER | 9 | "The ___," 2022 novel by Cormac McCarthy that has been longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal |
| 47% | STRIPTEASE | 10 | Novel by 44-Across that was made into a movie starring Demi Moore: 2 wds. |
| 45% | WHITENOISE | 10 | Novel by 44-Across that was adapted as a 2022 film by Noah Baumbach (2 wds.) |
| 45% | INDUSTRYBABY | 12 | 2021 #1 song by Lil Nas X and 36-Across that was nominated for a Best Melodic Rap Performance Grammy Award and won three MTV Video Music Awards (2 wds.) |
| 44% | TRAVELINTHRU | 12 | 2005 Dolly Parton song written for the film "Transamerica" that was nominated for an Oscar: 2 wds. |
| 44% | VICTORYLAP | 10 | 2018 studio album by 29-Across that was nominated for a Best Rap Album Grammy (2 wds.) |
| 44% | LOVESONG | 8 | Top 10 single by 31-Across that was nominated for two Grammy Awards (2 wds.) |
| 43% | CONCRETEROSE | 12 | 2021 bestselling novel by Angie Thomas that is a prequel of 13-Across (2 wds.) |
| 42% | HEYMAMA | 7 | 2004 song by the Black Eyed Peas that was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap Song: 2 wds. |
| 42% | KILLINGFLOOR | 12 | Debut novel by 25-Across that was the basis for the first season of "Reacher" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | ALMOSTTHERE | 11 | "The Princess and the Frog" song that was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song of 2009: 2 wds. |
| 42% | IHAVENOTHING | 12 | 34-Across song from 19-Across that was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song (3 wds.) |
| 42% | ROSAMUNDPIKE | 12 | "Saltburn" actress who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 42% | HOTPINK | 7 | Album by 50-Across that was nominated for Favorite Soul/R&B Album at the 2020 American Music Awards (2 wds.) |
| 41% | MATTHEWQUIRK | 12 | 30-Across novelist whose first novel, "The 500," was nominated for an Edgar Award in 2012 (2 wds.) |
| 41% | THEROUNDHOUSE | 13 | 2012 Novel by 44-Across that won a National Book Award for Fiction (3 wds.) |
| 41% | NAKEDSUN | 8 | "The ___," 1957 sci-fi novel by Isaac Asimov that was adapted into an episode of the TV series "Out of the Unknown": 2 wds. |
| 40% | HERO | 4 | 2016 album by 44-Across that was nominated for a Best Country Album Grammy Award |
| 40% | SALEMS | 6 | "___ Lot," 1975 novel by Stephen King that was nominated for the World Fantasy Award |
| 39% | THEWRESTLER | 11 | 2008 sports drama for which 18-Across was nominated for an Academy Award: 2 wds. |
| 39% | OBITS | 5 | Horror short story by Stephen King that was nominated for an Edgar Award in 2016 |
| 39% | NEEDTOKNOW | 10 | Hit single by 50-Across that was nominated for Best Melodic Rap Performance at the 2022 Grammy Awards (3 wds.) |
| 39% | BASKETCASE | 10 | Novel by 44-Across that highlights a song by the same name cowritten with Warren Zevon: 2 wds. |
| 39% | STATEOFWONDER | 13 | 2011 novel by 28-Across that was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction (3 wds.) |
| 39% | RULEOFWOLVES | 12 | Novel by 40-Across that won the 2021 Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fantasy (3 wds.) |
| 38% | THEPERIPHERAL | 13 | 2014 techno-thriller by 44-Across that's being adapted by Amazon: 2 wds. |
| 38% | VOYAGE | 6 | 2021 studio album by ABBA that was nominated for multiple Grammy Awards |
| 38% | INTOTHEUNKNOWN | 14 | "Frozen II" song that was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song of 2019: 3 wds. |