| 100% | RILEYFREEMAN | 12 | Brother of Huey who calls himself "Young Reezy" in "The Boondocks" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | DANIELBALDWIN | 13 | Lesser-known younger brother of Alec, who starred in 1998's "Vampires": 2 wds. |
| 44% | ERICROBERTS | 11 | Lesser-known older brother of Julia, who was featured in 2008's "The Dark Knight": 2 wds. |
| 43% | HARRISONFORD | 12 | "Indiana Jones" actor who stars in "The Call of the Wild" (2020) (2 wds.) |
| 43% | DANSTEVENS | 10 | "Downton Abbey" actor who stars in "The Call of the Wild" (2020) (2 wds.) |
| 42% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | "Candle in the Wind" singer/pianist who's the subject of 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | GEORGEFOREMAN | 13 | "Rumble in the Jungle" boxer who came out of retirement in 1987 and later won the heavyweight title: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ANNEHECHE | 9 | Actress who starred in the 1998 remake of 49-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DARTHVADER | 10 | Primary antagonist in the original trilogy of "Star Wars" who saves his son, Luke Skywalker, by sacrificing his life: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ANEYE | 5 | In the blink of ___: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ALA | 3 | In the style of: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ASTO | 4 | In the matter of: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ALA | 3 | In the manner of: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ASTO | 4 | In the matter of: 2 wds |
| 39% | BRUCEWILLIS | 11 | American actor who was in the music video of Gorillaz "Stylo": 2 wds. |
| 39% | STAGEMOM | 8 | Parent who hangs out in the wings of a theater, perhaps: 2 wds. |
| 39% | FRANKSINATRA | 12 | Actor in the Best Picture winner "From Here to Eternity" who was nominated for seven Album of the Year Grammys: 2 wds. |
| 39% | EDWINA | 6 | ___ Sharma, Kate's younger half sister in "Bridgerton" who becomes the "Diamond of the Season" in season 2 |
| 39% | SIMONEBILES | 11 | Gymnast who became the youngest Presidential Medal of Freedom winner in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LUPITANYONGO | 12 | "Us" actress who stars in the 2024 prequel of 13-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SNOOPDOGG | 9 | "Gin and Juice" rapper who appears as himself in the 2003 video game "True Crime: Streets of LA": 2 wds. |
| 38% | MEMORIALDAY | 11 | Federal holiday in the U.S. in honor of the people who laid down their lives while serving in the armed forces: 2 wds. |
| 38% | NORMANLEAR | 10 | Producer in the Television Hall of Fame who turned 100 years old yesterday (2 wds.) |
| 38% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | "Candle in the Wind" singer who said of his upcoming farewell tour, "It's a way of going out with a bang": 2 wds. |
| 38% | COREYHAWKINS | 12 | "In the Heights" actor who plays Macduff in "The Tragedy of Macbeth" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | COREYHAIM | 9 | "License to Drive" actor who played younger brother Sam in the 1987 vampire movie "The Lost Boys": 2 wds. |
| 38% | DANSTEVENS | 10 | "Downton Abbey" actor who plays Hal in the 2020 remake of "The Call of the Wild": 2 wds. |
| 38% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, on a menu: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ALA | 3 | In the manner of, on a menu: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SUTTONFOSTER | 12 | "Younger" actress who played Princess Winnifred in the 2024 Broadway revival of "Once Upon a Mattress": 2 wds. |