| 100% | SISTEROUTSIDER | 14 | 31-Across collection of essays and speeches about the many facets of Black identity (2 wds.) |
| 38% | MELBLANC | 8 | The voice of 15-Across and many other Looney Tunes characters: 2 wds. |
| 37% | FUNNYGIRL | 9 | 1964 Broadway musical about the life and career of 21-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | BRIGHTLIGHTS | 12 | HBO documentary about the mother-daughter relationship of 32- and 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DAFFYDUCK | 9 | Best friend and occasional rival of 15-Across, the iconic black duck from "Looney Tunes": 2 wds. |
| 35% | DOCTORWHO | 9 | BBC sci-fi series in which 31-Across plays the 10th and 14th incarnations of the title character: 2 wds. |
| 35% | SHAUNWHITE | 10 | American snowboarder with the most number of X-Games gold and three Olympic golds: 2 wds. |
| 35% | GREGMADDUX | 10 | 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and 355-game winner whose #31 was retired by the 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 35% | TOMGLAVINE | 10 | 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and 305-game winner whose #47 was retired by the 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 34% | GOLDENHOUSE | 11 | Salman Rushdie's work, "The ___" where he writes about the problem of nationwide identity crisis: 2 wds. |
| 34% | KARENRUSSELL | 12 | Author of the short-story collection "Orange World and Other Stories": 2 wds. |
| 34% | DOWNTONABBEY | 12 | PBS "Masterpiece" series about the Earl of Grantham and his family: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MAEJEMISON | 10 | The first Black female astronaut and winner of a National Achievement Scholarship in 1973: 2 wds. |
| 33% | PAINHUSTLERS | 12 | Netflix crime drama about the pharmaceutical industry starring Emily Blunt and 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 33% | CANTSTOP | 8 | A song by 31-Across co-written by Frusciante, which is one of the songs that the band play live the most: 2 wds. |
| 33% | BARRELFEVER | 11 | 1994 collection of stories and essays by David Sedaris (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ICE | 3 | "Holidays on ___," 1997 collection of essays and stories about Christmas by David Sedaris |
| 32% | PINBALLWIZARD | 13 | Song performed by Elton John in the film adaptation of 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ARMEDFORCES | 11 | 1979 album by 31-Across and the Attractions: 2 wds. |
| 32% | KINGSDEAD | 9 | Single from the "Black Panther" soundtrack album performed by Jay Rock, Future, James Blake, and 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THEWILDROBOT | 12 | 2024 animated film featuring the voices of Pedro Pascal, 14-Across, and 31-Across about an automaton who befriends animals on a remote island (3 wds.) |
| 32% | ROBERTKIRKMAN | 13 | "Invincible" comic book author and one of the executive producers of 25-Across: 2 wds. |
| 32% | REDSOX | 6 | Boston ___, MLB team and member of the AL East division that is one of the teams with the most World Series titles: 2 wds. |
| 32% | KAMALAHARRIS | 12 | US vice president and #3 on Forbes's 2020 list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THEEXPENDABLES | 14 | Film franchise about a group of elite mercenaries featuring 31-Across, Sylvester Stallone, and Dolph Lundgren (2 wds.) |
| 32% | NORMANLEAR | 10 | Executive producer of 32-Across and creator of the original version of the show: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MUSEEDORSAY | 11 | Museum in Paris on the bank of the Seine that houses the largest collection of impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces in the world: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MISTYCOPELAND | 13 | First black female principal dancer of the 35-/47-Across: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SHELLEYFABARES | 14 | Actress and singer who's the niece of 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 31% | LIANEMORIARTY | 13 | Author of the novels "Nine Perfect Strangers" and 47-Across: 2 wds. |