| 100% | DENNING | 7 | Alfred —, judge who was Master of the Rolls from 1962-82 |
| 53% | PETERMAXWELL | 12 | & 12A British composer who was Master of the Queen's Music from 2004-14 |
| 43% | AARON | 5 | Judge who was the 2017 AL Rookie of the Year |
| 42% | AARON | 5 | Slugger Judge who was the 2017 AL Rookie of the Year |
| 42% | AARON | 5 | Slugger Judge who was AP Athlete of the Year in 2022 |
| 41% | AARON | 5 | Yankees slugger Judge who was the 2017 AL Rookie of the Year |
| 41% | HEIDI | 5 | ___ Klum, German model who was one of the judges on "America's Got Talent" from season 8 to 13 |
| 41% | MEL | 3 | ___ B, English singer who was one of the judges on "America's Got Talent" from season 8 to 13 |
| 41% | DAVID | 5 | ___ Hasselhoff, American actor who was one of the judges on "America's Got Talent" from season 1 to 4 |
| 41% | MICKJAGGER | 10 | Lead singer of the Rolling Stones who was knighted in 2003: 2 wds. |
| 41% | PAULAABDUL | 10 | Singer who was one of the original judges on "American Idol" |
| 40% | BAKER | 5 | Master of the rolls |
| 40% | OCHS | 4 | Adolph who was chief of The New York Times from 1896 to 1935 |
| 40% | HANKS | 5 | Actor Tom who is the voice of Woody from "Toy Story" |
| 39% | BLAIR | 5 | Selma ___, "Hellboy" actress who was studied psychology from the University of Michigan |
| 39% | ARCHIE | 6 | Boxer Moore who was the World Light Heavyweight Champion from 1952 to 1962 |
| 39% | SPINDLER | 8 | Michael ___, German businessman who was the CEO of Apple from 1993 to 1996 |
| 39% | SCOTT | 5 | Michael ___, entrepreneur who was the first CEO of Apple from 1977 to 1981 |
| 39% | YODA | 4 | Movie character who is of the same species as Grogu from "The Mandalorian" |
| 38% | ANUBIS | 6 | Jackal-headed Marvel Comics character who is the god of death from Egyptian mythology |
| 38% | PHILMICKELSON | 13 | Three-time winner of the Masters Tournament who is a licensed pilot (2 wds.) |
| 38% | EZRA | 4 | Pound who was a master of the adverse |
| 38% | ORA | 3 | Singer Rita who is a judge on the U.K. edition of "The Masked Singer" |
| 38% | ISAACMIZRAHI | 12 | American fashion designer who is a judge on the "All Stars" edition of 30-Across |
| 38% | LODGE | 5 | John Davis ___, actor turned politician who was the Governor of Connecticut from 1951 to 1955 |
| 38% | ERIC | 4 | ___ Clapton who is a three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 38% | SIRICA | 6 | Judge John who was Time's 1973 Man of the Year |
| 38% | PETE | 4 | Rose who's been banned from the Baseball Hall of Fame |
| 37% | NINA | 4 | García who is the only person to be a judge on every season of "Project Runway" |
| 37% | DAVIDGREGORY | 12 | CNN political analyst who was the moderator of 14-Across from 2008 to 2014: 2 wds. |