| 100% | BAZLUHRMANN | 11 | Australian director of 19- and 33-Across who's known for films with pop music soundtracks: 2 wds. |
| 38% | KEITHJACKSON | 12 | Sports commentator known for his distinctive voice and career with ABC Sports who is best known for his coverage of college football: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ROBREINER | 9 | Director of 33-Across who will write a foreword for the book by 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | REALITYSTEVE | 12 | Blogger known for "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette" spoilers who predicted 14-Across's replacement of 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | DAVIDOYELOWO | 12 | 19-Across and 33-Across actor who won a 2015 NAACP Image Award for his portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr. in "Selma" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | LUKECOMBS | 9 | 15-Across and 33-Across singer who won the 2019 Country Music Association's New Artist of the Year Award (2 wds.) |
| 36% | MIKENICHOLS | 11 | New Hollywood director of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" who won the Best Director Oscar for his second film, "The Graduate": 2 wds. |
| 34% | TRACYCHEVALIER | 14 | Bestselling writer known for historical fiction such as "Girl With a Pearl Earring," 19-Across, and 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 34% | FRANKDARABONT | 13 | Director of "The Mist" and "The Green Mile" who developed 25-Across: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DIERKSBENTLEY | 13 | Singer of 15-Across and 29-Across who was honored with an Academy of Country Music's Merle Haggard Spirit Award (2 wds.) |
| 34% | TOMMYJOHN | 9 | Pitcher who's known for his successful elbow surgery and played to age 46, in 1989: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SAMRAIMI | 8 | Director of 31-/48-Across who also directed the 2002-2007 "Spider-Man" films: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MIKEFLANAGAN | 12 | Filmmaker known for writing and directing horror films like "Hush" and "Gerald's Game": 2 wds. |
| 33% | SHELLEYFABARES | 14 | Actress and singer who's the niece of 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 32% | GRETAGERWIG | 11 | Director of 2017's "Lady Bird" and 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 32% | JOHNHANCOCK | 11 | Declaration of Independence signer who's known for his huge signature: 2 wds. |
| 32% | TIMBURTON | 9 | Director of the 2005 film "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory": 2 wds. |
| 32% | SARABAREILLES | 13 | Singer-songwriter who wrote music and lyrics for the stage adaptation of the film "Waitress" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | FREDZINNEMANN | 13 | Director of "High Noon" (who won two Oscars, for directing "A Man for All Seasons" and "From Here to Eternity"): 2 wds. |
| 31% | KACEYMUSGRAVES | 14 | 19-Across and 46-Across singer who won four 2019 Grammys, including Album of the Year and Best Country Album for "Golden Hour" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | SHEENAEASTON | 12 | Pop music star who sang "We've Got Tonight" with 36-Across (2 wds.) |
| 31% | VICTORFLEMING | 13 | Director of the 1939 epic historical romance film "Gone With the Wind": 2 wds. |
| 31% | DENVERPYLE | 10 | TV actor known for playing 16-Across and 33-Across who would have turned 100 years old in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 31% | GORDONRAMSAY | 12 | British chef known for his temper, who appears as host or judge in shows like "MasterChef" and "Hell's Kitchen": 2 wds. |
| 31% | SOPHIECRUZ | 10 | Young American activist who is known for ensuring continuance of the DAPA program and was featured in the short "Free Like the Birds": 2 wds. |
| 31% | MICHELLEOBAMA | 13 | First Lady known for her support of military families and healthy eating: 2 wds. |
| 31% | GEORGIAOKEEFFE | 14 | American modernist painter known for her paintings of flowers, bones, and deserts: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ANDYMUSCHIETTI | 14 | Director of "It Chapter Two" who also directed "It" and "Mama": 2 wds. |
| 31% | MARGOTROBBIE | 12 | Australian actress who's earned Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations for her portrayal of Tonya Harding: 2 wds. |
| 31% | JAMESLBROOKS | 12 | Filmmaker who won three Oscars (Best Picture, Director, and Adapted Screenplay) for 1983's "Terms of Endearment": 3 wds. |