| 100% | JACOBS | 6 | A. J. ___, author of the best seller "The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World" |
| 35% | BAD | 3 | Michael Jackson album with songs like "Man in the Mirror," that went on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time |
| 34% | SINGLELADIES | 12 | "___ (Put a Ring on It)," a song by Beyonce that has become one of the best-selling singles of all time: 2 wds. |
| 32% | BADROMANCE | 10 | A 2009 hit by Lady Gaga which won two Grammys and has gone on to become one of the best selling singles of all time: 2 wds |
| 32% | MRDARCY | 7 | To whom it is said, “I had not known you a month before I felt that you were the last man in the world whom I could ever be prevailed on to marry” |
| 32% | ALTHEAGIBSON | 12 | In 1957, she became the first person of color to win a Wimbledon championship (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ASHRAM | 6 | In the Mahabharata, it's stated that a youthful Krishna was sent to see Sand?pan? Muni at one of these |
| 31% | MOUSELEMUR | 10 | A species unique to Madagascar that is the world's smallest primate and one of the smallest mammals in the world: 2 wds. |
| 31% | PIG | 3 | Farm animal considered to be one of the smartest mammals in the world |
| 31% | POOR | 4 | According to The World Bank, in 2015, 734 million people were this, a change from 1990's figure of 1.9 billion |
| 31% | ROYKO | 5 | Author of the best seller "Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago" |
| 31% | ROME | 4 | First city to reach a population of one million people, in the second century B.C. |
| 30% | MANNYPACQUIAO | 13 | Filipino boxer who recently became the first person to hold a world title in four different decades: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ABEAUTIFULMIND | 14 | 2001 biopic starring Russell Crowe that's one of six PG-13 films to win a Best Picture Oscar in the 21st century (3 wds.) |
| 30% | GREENBOOK | 9 | 2018 drama starring Mahershala Ali that's one of six PG-13 films to win a Best Picture Oscar in the 21st century (2 wds.) |
| 30% | AVID | 4 | Like those fans who camp out all night in ticket lines just to ensure they get one of the best seats |
| 30% | ROALDAMUNDSEN | 13 | Norwegian explorer who in 1911 became the first person to reach the South Pole, one month ahead of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 30% | STOMACH | 7 | The best way to a man's heart goes through it |
| 29% | THEARTIST | 9 | 2011 mostly silent drama starring Jean Dujardin that's one of six PG-13 films to win a Best Picture Oscar in the 21st century (2 wds.) |
| 29% | OPERA | 5 | Of all the noises known to man, it is the most expensive, per an old quip |
| 29% | ACES | 4 | One of the pairs in a "dead man's hand," in poker |
| 29% | CLOVER | 6 | It's lucky to find a four-leaf one in the garden |
| 29% | WILD | 4 | "The Witcher 3: ___ Hunt," one of the best-selling video games released in 2015 that is set in the fantasy world known as the Continent |
| 29% | MONEY | 5 | Word repeated thrice in the title of a 1976 ABBA song that says "It's a rich man's world" |
| 29% | RAMIMALEK | 9 | Actor who became the first one of Egyptian heritage to win an Oscar for Best Actor in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 29% | KENNEDY | 7 | A L —, author of story collections All the Rage and What Becomes |
| 29% | DRAW | 4 | It adds one point to a soccer team's standing in the English Premier League |
| 28% | CHRISTIE | 8 | English author Agatha who created Hercule Poirot, and is the best-selling novelist of all time, according to the Guinness World Records |
| 28% | ROWLING | 7 | Best-selling author who was a runner-up for Time's 2007 Person of the Year |
| 28% | STAMP | 5 | Use one to send a letter anywhere in the world |