| 100% | MALCOLMX | 8 | Biopic directed by 49-Across featuring 49-Across as Shorty, a childhood friend of the title civil rights activist (2 wds.) |
| 44% | DOLORESHUERTA | 13 | Civil rights leader, played by Rosario Dawson in the 18-Across biopic, who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MEDGAREVERS | 11 | Civil rights activist who was a posthumous recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2024: 2 wds. |
| 38% | CARMENSANDIEGO | 14 | Netflix animated adventure series featuring the voice of 49-Across as the title character (2 wds.) |
| 38% | JOSEPHCOTTEN | 12 | Actor who played a reporter and friend of the title character in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | MINORITYLEADER | 14 | Original title of a nonfiction work by 45-Across republished as "Lead from the Outside" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | CESARCHAVEZ | 11 | Civil rights leader, played by Michael Peña in a 2014 biopic, who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994: 2 wds |
| 35% | CROOKLYN | 8 | Semi-autobiographical film directed by 49-Across featuring 49-Across as Snuffy, a local bully |
| 35% | DIANENASH | 9 | Civil rights activist who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BILLYMADISON | 12 | Adam Sandler comedy featuring a cameo by actor Steve Buscemi as the title character's former classmate (2 wds.) |
| 34% | THEHELP | 7 | 2011 drama featuring Octavia Spencer as a maid in civil rights-era Mississippi: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MALCOLMX | 8 | Civil rights leader played by Denzel Washington in a 1992 biopic: 2 wds. |
| 34% | HAPPYGILMORE | 12 | Adam Sandler sports comedy featuring a cameo by director Dennis Dugan as commissioner of the pro golf tour (2 wds.) |
| 34% | DAYBREAKS | 9 | 2016 studio album by 47-Across featuring a cover of the jazz standard "Peace" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | IWALKTHELINE | 12 | 1956 hit single by 39-Across adapted as the title of an Oscar-winning biopic about 39-Across and June Carter (4 wds.) |
| 33% | CLOCKERS | 8 | Crime thriller directed by 49-Across featuring 49-Across in a cameo as a Con-Ed worker named Big Chucky |
| 32% | LORENZOSOIL | 11 | 1992 film featuring 31-Across as the mother of a boy with a rare disease (2 wds.) |
| 32% | TRUEBLOOD | 9 | HBO horror series that featured a cameo by Charlaine Harris, author of the source material: 2 wds. |
| 32% | DWIGHTSCHRUTE | 13 | A character from "The Office" played by Rainn Wilson, who is the nemesis and eventual friend of 42a: 2 wds |
| 32% | MINIATUREGOLF | 13 | A putt-putt game which is the junior of the PGA version, which features props such as windmills: 2 wds |
| 32% | HANDMAIDSTALE | 13 | With "The," Hulu drama that featured a cameo by Margaret Atwood, author of the source material: 2 wds. |
| 32% | DONKEYKONG | 10 | Classic arcade game released by Nintendo in 1981 that features the adventures of a gorilla character: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THEHANGOVER | 11 | Movie about three friends getting drunk and wasted in Las Vegas, featuring a cameo by the boxer Mike Tyson: 2 wds. |
| 32% | FALLINGMAN | 10 | 2007 book by 44-Across about a survivor of the 9/11 attacks: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SHUTTERISLAND | 13 | 2010 psychological thriller directed by Martin Scorsese that follows the story of a U.S. Marshal's investigation of a psychiatric facility: 2 wds. |
| 32% | NORMADESMOND | 12 | Character portrayed by actress Patti LuPone in the musical "Sunset Boulevard" which was based on a 1950 film of the same title: 2 wds. |
| 32% | LONELYBOY | 9 | Hit song by Paul Anka which was also used as the title of the documentary made on him: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MONSTERSINC | 11 | Animated film featuring 42-Across as the voice of a green, one-eyed scarer assistant named Mike Wazowski (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ROGUEONE | 8 | "Star Wars" prequel film featuring the voice of 28-Across as a droid named K-2SO (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ASTROBOY | 8 | Manga-based animated film featuring the voice of 28-Across as a robot named Mr. Squeegee (2 wds.) |