| 100% | FUNKIEST | 8 | A word for music with the most catchy bass |
| 46% | RAPGOD | 6 | Eminem track with the Guinness World Record for "most words in a hit single" |
| 46% | SPAHN | 5 | Pitcher Warren with the most lifetime wins for a southpaw |
| 45% | MESSI | 5 | Professional soccer player with the most goals for a single club (Barcelona) |
| 45% | RAPGOD | 6 | Boastful Eminem title with the Guinness world record for "most words in a hit single" (1,560) |
| 43% | RAPGOD | 6 | Eminem song which holds the world record for most words in a hit single with an average of 4.28 words per second: 2 wds. |
| 43% | GAMEOFTHRONES | 13 | Show with the record for most Emmys won in a single year (12) |
| 42% | PLAYOFF | 7 | With 15 Across, growth for many a player pursuing the Stanley Cup |
| 41% | VOLVO | 5 | Brand with the record for a single car driven the most miles (3+ million and counting) |
| 41% | FILM | 4 | Another word for "movie," and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "pilm" |
| 41% | LIABILITY | 9 | Single by 53-Across on 45-Across with the lyric "You're a little much for me" |
| 40% | FLAG | 4 | Word with "ship" to refer to the best or most important thing owned by a company |
| 40% | MAS | 3 | "Live ___" (Taco Bell slogan with the Spanish word for "more") |
| 39% | PLEASURE | 8 | A word for enjoyment that rhymes with treasure |
| 39% | YAP | 3 | A word for talk that rhymes with tap |
| 39% | SNIP | 4 | A word for cut that rhymes with clip |
| 39% | SLICK | 5 | A word for glossy that rhymes with click |
| 39% | BERRY | 5 | Word with "Smurf" to mean a red fruit that is a source of nutrition for the Smurfs |
| 39% | SHAM | 4 | A word for a fake that rhymes with cam |
| 39% | VILE | 4 | A word for very unpleasant that rhymes with pile |
| 39% | SALTIEST | 8 | Filled with the most four-letter words |
| 38% | STAR | 4 | A word for a performer, like what's in the sky |
| 38% | GLENNCLOSE | 10 | Actress with the most Oscar nominations without a win |
| 38% | NINOROTA | 8 | Composer who shared a Best Music, Original Dramatic Score Oscar with Carmine Coppola for The Godfather, Part II |
| 38% | ADIEU | 5 | Word for a person on the go? |
| 38% | ONE | 3 | (With "the") Word for a soulmate |
| 38% | DANCINGQUEEN | 12 | 39-Down song with the lyrics "Where they play the right music, getting in the swing / You come to look for a king" |
| 37% | AGENTNOUN | 9 | In grammar, a word for the performer of a verb |
| 37% | NINO | 4 | & 5D Composer who shared a Best Music, Original Dramatic Score Oscar with Carmine Coppola for The Godfather, Part II |