| 90% | NELLE | 5 | "Ally McBeal" role for Portia de Rossi, which is also her real-life spouse's name in reverse |
| 29% | AMALA | 5 | Doja Cat's given first name, for which her debut album is named |
| 26% | TAJ | 3 | With 4-Down, mausoleum in India for which an Atlantic City casino was named |
| 25% | AMYPOEHLER | 10 | Actress who played the role of Leslie Knope in "Parks and Recreation", a role she is best-known for: 2 wds. |
| 25% | MARIECURIE | 10 | Polonium was named for her homeland, Poland, in 1898 |
| 24% | EARHART | 7 | Atchison's airport is named for her |
| 23% | HIPHOP | 6 | Music genre for Tupac Shakur that's also known as disco rap, which originated in the Bronx in the mid-1980s: 2 wds. |
| 23% | FLEABAG | 7 | 2019 Emmy-winning show in which the title character is never referred to by her name |
| 23% | BALANCEBEAM | 11 | 17-Across's signature "double-double" dismount in this gymnastics event is named after her: 2 wds. |
| 23% | JULIANNEMOORE | 13 | Actress whose first Oscar nomination was for her role in "Boogie Nights": 2 wds. |
| 23% | FLOOREXERCISE | 13 | 17-Across's signature "double layout half out" move in this gymnastics event is named after her: 2 wds. |
| 23% | EPSON | 5 | Big name in printers which is HP and Canon's rival |
| 22% | PESCI | 5 | Real-life actor Joe who is a character in Broadway's "Jersey Boys" |
| 22% | ROSA | 4 | Parks who's known for her role in the Montgomery bus boycott |
| 22% | ANNE | 4 | Name which in the UK was for royalty whereas the same name, but with one less letter, was for commoners |
| 22% | UTE | 3 | Tribe for which a U.S. state was named |
| 22% | LECAR | 5 | Name under which the Renault 5 was marketed in the U.S. |
| 22% | TYSON | 5 | Cicely who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in Sounder |
| 22% | MOTHERTERESA | 12 | Canonized nun who is known for her work in India and has a "family" name: 2 wds. |
| 22% | TOMMYGUNN | 9 | Rocky's opponent in "Rocky V," played by real-life boxer Morrison (who shares a first name with his character): 2 wds. |
| 22% | CAUL | 4 | Sigmund Freud's birth in 1856 was notable for this, which his mother considered a sign of good luck |
| 22% | PAULBROWN | 9 | The Cincinnati Bengals' ___ Stadium, for which no naming rights have been sold: 2 wds. |
| 22% | TGEISEL | 7 | 38-Across's real name, in brief |
| 22% | IVY | 3 | Vine for which Harvard's league is named |
| 22% | BLANCHEDUBOIS | 13 | 1951 role for 57-Across, for which she won a 38-Across |
| 22% | SCARLETTOHARA | 13 | 1939 role for 57-Across, for which she won a 38-Across |
| 22% | MSJACKSON | 9 | Person who's told "I am for real" in an OutKast song |
| 22% | ASPENS | 6 | "Quaking" trees for which a ski resort in Colorado is named |
| 22% | UNESCO | 6 | Intl. grp. for which 47-Across was named an ambassador |
| 22% | ERIE | 4 | Lake for which Ohio's Lake County is named |