| 100% | DIRECTION | 9 | British band created by Simon Cowell: One __ |
| 53% | FACTOR | 6 | "The X ___" (reality show created by Simon Cowell) |
| 53% | AGT | 3 | American reality show created by Simon Cowell: Abbr. |
| 53% | AGT | 3 | American talent show created by Simon Cowell: Abbr. |
| 52% | TALENT | 6 | "America's Got ___" (TV competition created by Simon Cowell) |
| 52% | XFACTOR | 7 | Competition show created by Simon Cowell, with "The" (2 wds.) |
| 45% | THEXFACTOR | 10 | Music competition series created by Simon Cowell that featured 53-Across as a host in 2012 and 2013 (3 wds.) |
| 39% | IDOL | 4 | "American ___" (TV show created by Simon Fuller) |
| 39% | XFACTOR | 7 | The __, TV talent show devised by Simon Cowell |
| 37% | THEWHO | 6 | British band led by Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend |
| 36% | TEXT | 4 | Message created by one who's all thumbs |
| 35% | THE | 3 | With 32-Across, British band that created 31-Across |
| 34% | ALI | 3 | Fictional character created by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, ___ G |
| 34% | HOWBIZARRE | 10 | One-hit-wonder by the New Zealand band OMC |
| 33% | AMERICANIDOL | 12 | Singing TV show since 2002, created by Simon Fuller and hosted by Ryan Seacrest: 2 wds. |
| 32% | COLDPLAY | 8 | British rock band fronted by Chris Martin |
| 32% | AGT | 3 | NBC's entertainment show that has Simon Cowell as one of the judges: Abbr. |
| 31% | AMERICA | 7 | Fictional superhero Captain ___ from Marvel Comics which was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby |
| 31% | TIM | 3 | ''Tiny'' one created by Dickens |
| 31% | PAULPOTTS | 9 | British tenor portrayed by James Corden in 2013 biopic One Chance |
| 30% | SLOWHANDS | 9 | Hit 2017 single by One Direction band member Niall Horan: 2 wds. |
| 30% | STRIPTHATDOWN | 13 | Hit 2017 single by One Direction band member Liam Payne: 3 wds. |
| 30% | BACKTOYOU | 9 | Hit 2017 single by One Direction band member Louis Tomlinson: 3 wds. |
| 30% | NOW | 3 | "How You Like Me ___?" (hit song by the British rock band The Heavy) |
| 30% | MACARENA | 8 | Song by the #1 band on VH1's "100 Greatest One Hit Wonders" |
| 29% | DIRECTION | 9 | One ___, British boy band that was formed on the reality show "The X Factor" in 2010 |
| 29% | ZOO | 3 | "At the ___" single by Simon & Garfunkel written by Paul Simon as one of his tributes to New York City |
| 29% | JAMESBOND | 9 | Fictional British spy 007 created by Ian Fleming |
| 28% | BOAC | 4 | State-owned airline created in 1939 by a merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways |
| 28% | EMF | 3 | British band with "Unbelievable" |