| 100% | DANIELLESTEEL | 13 | Bestselling novelist of 2018's "In His Father's Footsteps" (2 wds.) |
| 59% | JODIPICOULT | 11 | Bestselling novelist of 2018's "A Spark of Light" (2 wds.) |
| 59% | JOHNGRISHAM | 11 | Bestselling novelist of 2018's "The Reckoning" (2 wds.) |
| 53% | TANAFRENCH | 10 | Bestselling novelist of 18-Across, 31-Across, and 2018's "The Witch Elm" (2 wds.) |
| 48% | TONYBENNETT | 11 | 2018 AP Coach of the Year who shares his name with the singer of "I Left My Heart in San Francisco": 2 wds. |
| 46% | ERIKKILLMONGER | 14 | Villain who seeks revenge for his father's death in "Black Panther": 2 wds. |
| 46% | ARTHURASHKIN | 12 | American scientist who won one half of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on optical tweezers: 2 wds. |
| 46% | CHARLIEHUSTLE | 13 | Nickname of 15-Across in his playing days: 2 wds. |
| 46% | LUISFONSI | 9 | His "Despacito" music video is in the top 10 of YouTube's all-time most-viewed videos: 2 wds. |
| 46% | MARKRONSON | 10 | His "Uptown Funk" music video is in the top 10 of YouTube's all-time most-viewed videos: 2 wds. |
| 45% | JADENSMITH | 10 | Actor who appeared in "After Earth" with his father Will: 2 wds. |
| 45% | EDSHEERAN | 9 | His "Shape of You" music video is in the top 10 of YouTube's all-time most-viewed videos: 2 wds. |
| 45% | WIZKHALIFA | 10 | His "See You Again" music video is in the top 10 of YouTube's all-time most-viewed videos: 2 wds. |
| 45% | GREENBOOK | 9 | 2018 film in which Linda Cardellini played the wife of pianist Don Shirley's driver: 2 wds. |
| 45% | BENSTILLER | 10 | Actor who starred in "Zoolander" alongside his father Jerry: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ERICMCCORMACK | 13 | "Will & Grace" actor who's getting a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 44% | TANAFRENCH | 10 | Bestselling novelist of 18-Across, 31-Across, and 2024's "The Hunter" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | ALOT | 4 | "You're in ___ of trouble!" (Words from an angry father): 2 wds. |
| 44% | DONALDPENN | 10 | Oakland Raiders offensive lineman who was one of the best in his position in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 44% | SERGEANTMAJOR | 13 | Army reserve title of 15-Across before his promotion in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 44% | BARACKOBAMA | 11 | 44th US president who published "Dreams From My Father" in 1995, before his election to Illinois's legislature: 2 wds. |
| 43% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | Actor who starred in and made his directorial debut with 2018's "A Star Is Born": 2 wds. |
| 43% | JOEJACKSON | 10 | Ray Liotta's role in "Field of Dreams," or the father of the King of Pop: 2 wds. |
| 43% | MICHAELPENA | 11 | "Ant-Man" actor who plays Dora's father in "Dora and the Lost City of Gold": 2 wds. |
| 43% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Bestselling novelist of 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | KRISTINHANNAH | 13 | Bestselling novelist of "The Nightingale," 18-Across, and 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | TOMPERROTTA | 11 | Bestselling novelist of "Little Children," 17-Across, and 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | Actor who starred in and made his directorial debut with 2002's "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind": 2 wds. |
| 43% | KEVINHART | 9 | Comic actor whose July 6 birthday was celebrated in his hometown of Philadelphia: 2 wds. |
| 43% | KAZUOISHIGURO | 13 | "The Remains of the Day" author, knighted in 2018: 2 wds. |