| 100% | PETESAMPRAS | 11 | A retired American tennis legend whose record of 14 titles was only surpassed by Federer in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ROYEMERSON | 10 | Australian tennis player whose record of six Australian Open wins was tied by 32-Across in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 35% | VENUSWILLIAMS | 13 | American women's tennis champ whose sister Serena is also a legend in the sport: 2 wds. |
| 34% | PETE | 4 | I became the number one tennis player in 1993 and my record of 14 Grand Slams was surpassed by Federer in 2009 |
| 31% | RODLAVER | 8 | Retired Australian tennis pro with a record 200 singles titles, who was the third player to achieve the Career Grand Slam: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MARKSPITZ | 9 | American swimmer whose 1972 Olympic record of seven golds was broken by 31a: 2 wds. |
| 29% | STEFFIGRAF | 10 | Her Open Era record of 22 Grand Slam singles titles was broken by 35-Across in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 28% | NED | 3 | Only Springfield resident whose house is destroyed by a hurricane, in an episode of The Simpsons |
| 28% | SERENAWILLIAMS | 14 | American tennis player who holds the most Grand Slam titles and has been an active participant in charity, fashion etc.: 2 wds. |
| 28% | JERRYRICE | 9 | Retired NFL wide receiver whose last name is a kind of grain: 2 wds. |
| 27% | GLENNMILLER | 11 | Big Band bandleader whose recording of "In the Mood" is in the Grammy Hall of Fame (2 wds.) |
| 27% | BANGBANG | 8 | Jessie J/Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj hit of 2014 whose title's only vowels are A's: 2 wds. |
| 26% | INACROWN | 8 | "You Should See Me ___," Billie Eilish song released in 2018 and the title of which was inspired by a scene from "Sherlock": 3 wds. |
| 26% | BARRYLARKIN | 11 | Hall of Fame shortstop whose #11 jersey was retired by the Reds in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 26% | STEVECARLTON | 12 | Hall of Fame pitcher whose #32 jersey was retired by the Phillies in 1989: 2 wds. |
| 26% | SANDYKOUFAX | 11 | Hall of Fame pitcher whose #32 jersey was retired by the Dodgers in 1972: 2 wds. |
| 26% | TRUTHHURTS | 10 | Lizzo hit of 2019 whose title's only vowels are U's: 2 wds. |
| 26% | NEEDEDME | 8 | Rihanna hit of 2016 whose title's only vowels are E's: 2 wds. |
| 26% | PETESAMPRAS | 11 | American tennis star who was ATP Player of the Year six times: 2 wds. |
| 25% | JULIANNEMOORE | 13 | Portrayer of 14-Across' spouse in "The Kids Are All Right": 2 wds. |
| 25% | STANLEE | 7 | Comic book legend whose name is an anagram of the word "leanest": 2 wds. |
| 25% | ROYHALLADAY | 11 | Hall of Fame pitcher whose #32 jersey was retired by the Blue Jays in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 25% | ANAIVANOVIC | 11 | Retired Serbian tennis player whose first name is spelled the same forward and backward: 2 wds. |
| 24% | THELASTSTRAW | 12 | 2009 book that was #3 in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series: 3 wds. |
| 24% | MIAWASIKOWSKA | 13 | Actress who played the daughter of 14- and 32-Across in "The Kids Are All Right": 2 wds. |
| 24% | EDWARDHOPPER | 12 | American realist painter whose "Nighthawks" hangs in the Art Institute of Chicago: 2 wds. |
| 24% | AIR | 3 | "February ___," 2009 song by Lights whose title means a mixture of gases needed for breathing |
| 24% | EMMA | 4 | 1815 classic whose title character is played by Anya Taylor-Joy in a 2020 film |
| 24% | LUKECOMBS | 9 | Country singer whose cover of 27-Across's "Fast Car" was a #2 hit in 2023: 2 wds. |
| 24% | CRUELLA | 7 | Disney-reboot title character whose mother is pushed off a cliff by a pack of Dalmatians |