| 100% | KRISHUMPHRIES | 13 | Brooklyn Nets player and husband of 15-Across for 72 days in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 39% | CHARLIEHUSTLE | 13 | Nickname of 15-Across in his playing days: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SERGEANTMAJOR | 13 | Army reserve title of 15-Across before his promotion in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 37% | LORETTADEVINE | 13 | Star of 15-Across who won an Emmy for a guest performance in "Grey's Anatomy": 2 wds. |
| 36% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | Star of 15- and 34-Across who won an Oscar for "Lilies of the Field": 2 wds. |
| 36% | KYRIEIRVING | 11 | Brooklyn Net and 6-time All-Star who was the #1 NBA draft pick in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ARCHIEGRIFFIN | 13 | Only player to win the 15-Across twice, in 1974 and 1975: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DWYANEWADE | 10 | Teammate of 41-Across for Miami's NBA championships in 2012 and 2013 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ERICIDLE | 8 | Cocreator and lyricist of 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 33% | FAMILYGUY | 9 | Seth MacFarlane animated series featuring the voices of 15-Across, 26-Across, and 34-Across that debuted in 1999 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | MELBLANC | 8 | The voice of 15-Across and many other Looney Tunes characters: 2 wds. |
| 32% | RICHARDBURTON | 13 | Costar (and later, husband) of 15-/21-Across: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ZACEFRON | 8 | Actor who plays a protégé of 15-Across in "The Greatest Showman": 2 wds. |
| 32% | LADYGAGA | 8 | Singer of 15-Across, 9-Down, and 22-Down who will appear in the 2018 remake of "A Star Is Born" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | TOBIASMENZIES | 13 | 15-Across and 30-Across actor who won an Emmy for playing Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on "The Crown" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | PHILDONAHUE | 11 | Husband of 13-Across who won nine Emmys for hosting his daytime talk show: 2 wds. |
| 31% | TOMHIDDLESTON | 13 | "Loki" star who was a schoolmate of 15-Across and 32-Across at Eton College: 2 wds. |
| 29% | BRITNEYSPEARS | 13 | Singer of 15-Across and 50-Across known as the "Princess of Pop" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | BRUNOMARS | 9 | Singer of 15-Across and 29-Across who was born October 8, 1985 (2 wds.) |
| 29% | COMICBOOK | 9 | Setting for each of the places in 15-, 21-, and 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 29% | BRANDONTAYLOR | 13 | Alabama-born writer of 15-Across and 26-Across/27-Across (2 wds.) |
| 29% | BEVERLYCLEARY | 13 | Children's author of 18-Across and 30-Across who has a public school named for her in Portland, Oregon (2 wds.) |
| 29% | PEYTONMANNING | 13 | Former NFL quarterback who did not play in 2011 due to multiple surgeries and won the Comeback Player of the Year in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 29% | USSENTERPRISE | 13 | Starship of 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 29% | JIMHENSON | 9 | Creator of 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 29% | LITTLEBIGTOWN | 13 | 15-Across and 54-Across band that won the 2017 Country Music Association Award for Vocal Group of the Year (3 wds.) |
| 28% | DANIELHANDLER | 13 | Real name of 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 28% | MISSPIGGY | 9 | Pink star of 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 28% | MANDYPATINKIN | 13 | Former star of 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 28% | JOZYALTIDORE | 12 | Soccer player who achieved a hat trick for the USMNT in 2009 and 2013: 2 wds. |