| 100% | OHIOSTATE | 9 | Big Ten East football team who played the University of Washington in the 2019 49-Across (2 wds.) |
| 47% | JOELEDGERTON | 12 | "Loving" actor who plays the University of Washington rowing coach in "The Boys in the Boat" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | CALLUMTURNER | 12 | "Fantastic Beasts" actor who plays a University of Washington rower in "The Boys in the Boat" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | CACTUSLEAGUE | 12 | Nickname of the baseball teams who play Spring Training exhibition games in 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 40% | SAMROCKWELL | 11 | Actor who plays the father in the 2015 remake of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | CRAIGT | 6 | With 32-Across, "Coach" star who played the father in the 1982 version of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MARKWAHLBERG | 12 | Actor from "The Italian Job", who plays the lead role of Cade Yeager in 30-Across : 2 wds. |
| 40% | NICKSABAN | 9 | University of Alabama football coach who's the highest paid public employee in Alabama: 2 wds. |
| 40% | JIMHARBAUGH | 11 | University of Michigan football coach who's the highest paid public employee in Michigan: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SEANASTIN | 9 | "The Lord of the Rings" actor who played Notre Dame football player Rudy Ruettiger in "Rudy": 2 wds. |
| 40% | RALPHFIENNES | 12 | "Schindler's List" actor who plays the Duke of Oxford in "The King's Man": 2 wds. |
| 40% | DENNISQUAID | 11 | "Flight of the Phoenix" actor who plays the title role in 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | STEVESPURRIER | 13 | Former NFL coach who coached the University of South Carolina football team from 2005 to 2015 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | SIMULIU | 7 | "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" actor who plays Leo in 47-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | WILLSMITH | 9 | "Men in Black" actor who played the role of Oscar in the animated film "Shark Tale": 2 wds |
| 39% | MIAWASIKOWSKA | 13 | Actress who played the daughter of 14- and 32-Across in "The Kids Are All Right": 2 wds. |
| 39% | JIMHARBAUGH | 11 | NFL coach who coached the University of Michigan football team between 2015 and 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | JAMIEMOYER | 10 | Pitcher in the Mariners Hall of Fame who played to age 49, in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 39% | CHANNINGTATUM | 13 | Actor who plays one of the studio's stars in 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | DANIELKALUUYA | 13 | Actor who plays Slim, one of the title characters on the run in 2019's "Queen & Slim": 2 wds. |
| 39% | GENESTALLINGS | 13 | Former NFL coach who coached the University of Alabama football team from 1990 to 1996 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | EWANMCGREGOR | 12 | "Christopher Robin" actor who plays Dan Torrance in the 2019 film adaptation of 37-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | JIMPARSONS | 10 | "The Big Bang Theory" actor who played Michael in "The Boys in the Band": 2 wds. |
| 39% | JULIECHRISTIE | 13 | "Shampoo" actress who played Lara in the 1965 film version of 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | KRYSTENRITTER | 13 | "Jessica Jones" actress who plays Lucy in the "Echoes" spin-off of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LINDAHAMILTON | 13 | Actress who plays 30-Across in the 2019 sequel to 15-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | ROBINWRIGHT | 11 | Actor from "Forrest Gump", who plays the wife of the character played by 18-Across in "House of Cards": 2 wds. |
| 38% | DEANSMITH | 9 | University of North Carolina basketball coach who led the US men's basketball team to Olympic gold in 1976: 2 wds. |
| 38% | GERALDFORD | 10 | 38th US president (1974-1977) who was on the varsity football team at the University of Michigan: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BRYANCRANSTON | 13 | "Trumbo" actor who plays the owner of the Big Top Mall in "The One and Only Ivan" (2 wds.) |