| 100% | DUST | 4 | Biblical symbol of both the origin and conclusion of life |
| 41% | ASIA | 4 | Locale of both the 2018 and 2020 Olympics |
| 40% | COSMOLOGY | 9 | Study of the origin and evolution of the universe |
| 40% | ALLENKLEIN | 10 | US manager of both the Beatles and the Rolling Stones |
| 38% | ASIA | 4 | Locale of both the highest and lowest points on the earth's surface |
| 38% | ALT | 3 | Key to both the left and right of a PC's space bar |
| 38% | SAVATE | 6 | Form of boxing using both the hands and feet |
| 38% | FIST | 4 | Symbol of the Black Lives Matter movement |
| 38% | SOUTHPOLE | 9 | The destination of both Amundsen and Scott |
| 38% | ETYMOLOGY | 9 | The study of word origins and meanings |
| 38% | REBECCA | 7 | The Biblical mother of Jacob and Esau |
| 38% | RAE | 3 | She played Mrs. Garrett on both "Diff'rent Strokes" and "The Facts of Life" |
| 37% | OSIRIS | 6 | God of life and the afterlife |
| 37% | ETTA | 4 | James in both the Blues and Rock & Roll Halls of Fame |
| 37% | IRANIAN | 7 | Like the origins of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement |
| 37% | EDEN | 4 | Origin of the Tigris and the Euphrates, in Genesis |
| 37% | ORGAN | 5 | The heart and liver are both examples of this |
| 37% | ROSEPETAL | 9 | Symbol of time elapsed in "Beauty and the Beast" |
| 37% | ROSEPETAL | 9 | Symbol of time passing in "Beauty and the Beast" |
| 37% | ELMS | 4 | Symbols of hope during the American and French Revolutions |
| 37% | EXTROVERT | 9 | Outgoing life and soul of the party |
| 37% | ETTA | 4 | James in both the Blues and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame |
| 37% | ETTA | 4 | James in both the Rock and Roll and Blues halls of fame |
| 37% | CASEYSTENGEL | 12 | Wearer of uniform #37, retired by both the Yankees and the Mets |
| 37% | PETERLORRE | 10 | Co-star of both The Constant Nymph (1943) and Congo Crossing (1956) |
| 36% | ANKH | 4 | Egyptian symbol sometimes called the key of life |
| 36% | FACTS | 5 | Tootie and Mrs. Garrett show The __ of Life |
| 36% | COCKEREL | 8 | Avian symbol of the Revolution and French Republic |
| 36% | ABBA | 4 | "Mamma Mia" quartet... or the rhyme scheme of both the top and bottom halves of this grid |
| 36% | LIBERTY | 7 | Life, __ and the pursuit of Happiness |