| 100% | MVP | 3 | Award won four times in the W.N.B.A. by A'ja Wilson |
| 49% | MVP | 3 | A’ja Wilson, in the 2020 W.N.B.A. season |
| 47% | SIGN | 4 | "___ of the Times," hit song by Harry Styles which won a Brit Award in 2018 |
| 46% | EMMY | 4 | Award won multiple times by "Modern Family" and "All in the Family" |
| 44% | EMMY | 4 | Award won four times by Jim Parsons for "The Big Bang Theory" |
| 44% | HUGO | 4 | Science fiction award won by N.K. Jemisin three years in a row |
| 42% | BOSTONSOCIETY | 13 | ___ of Film Critics Award, presented by the organization of the same name, which Nicholson has won four times: 2 wds. |
| 41% | DURANT | 6 | Four-time N.B.A. scoring champion in the 2010s |
| 41% | GRAMMY | 6 | Award notably won in each of the "big four" categories by this puzzle's honoree |
| 41% | OWN | 3 | "___ the Night," country album by Lady Antebellum that won a Grammy Award in 2012 |
| 41% | MVP | 3 | NBA award won four times by LeBron James: Abbr. |
| 41% | TKOS | 4 | Win category in the W.B.A. |
| 40% | BRAD | 4 | ___ Pitt, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" actor who won the SAG award for Best Supporting Actor in 2020 |
| 40% | BESTPLAY | 8 | Award won by "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" |
| 40% | MAKING | 6 | "___ a Fire," song by Foo Fighters that won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance in 2022 |
| 40% | TAKINGTHE | 9 | "___ Long Way," country album by The Chicks that won a Grammy Award in 2007: 2 wds. |
| 39% | BRYANCRANSTON | 13 | "Network" actor who won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | SANTINO | 7 | With 38-Across, "Tootsie" actor who won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical |
| 39% | DANNYBURSTEIN | 13 | "Moulin Rouge!" actor who won the 2020 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (2 wds.) |
| 39% | MIDNIGHTHOUR | 12 | Time in the title of a 1965 Wilson Pickett hit |
| 39% | AWAY | 4 | "Give It ___," 1991 song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers which won a Grammy Award in 1992 |
| 39% | ELAINEMAY | 9 | "The Waverly Gallery" actress who won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | DAVIDALANGRIER | 14 | "A Soldier's Play" actor who won the 2020 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play (3 wds.) |
| 39% | JAMAL | 5 | ___ Crawford, the N.B.A.'s all-time leader in four-point plays |
| 39% | GRAMMY | 6 | Award won by "DAMN." in the category of Best Rap Album |
| 39% | WAITING | 7 | "___ on a War," song by Foo Fighters that won the Grammy Award for Best Rock song in 2022 |
| 39% | BRAD | 4 | ___ Pitt, actor who won an award for the Best Supporting Actor for "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" at the 92nd Academy Awards |
| 38% | SILVERSLUGGER | 13 | Batting award won four times by 17-Across and once by 39-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SONICS | 6 | N.B.A. team coached in the '70s by Bill Russell |
| 38% | SKYFALL | 7 | Hit song by Adele from a James Bond movie which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2013 |