| 100% | JONATHANTOEWS | 13 | Center and captain for 38-Across since 2007 (2 wds.) |
| 57% | JONATHANTOEWS | 13 | Center and captain who won the Stanley Cup three times with 38-Across (2 wds.) |
| 51% | COREYCRAWFORD | 13 | Goalie for 38-Across since 2009 (2 wds.) |
| 41% | WHOOPIGOLDBERG | 14 | Comedian who's cohosted "The View" since 2007: 2 wds. |
| 35% | TIMDUNCAN | 9 | Longtime Spurs center and five-time NBA champion who wore number 21: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ONTAPE | 6 | Recorded and available for evidence, maybe: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BEVERLYSILLS | 12 | Brooklyn-born soprano who went on to chair Lincoln Center and the Metropolitan Opera: 2 wds. |
| 34% | EASTEREGG | 9 | Item dyed and hidden for a spring holiday: 2 wds. |
| 34% | CURBYOUR | 8 | With 38-Across, 2000-2024 HBO sitcom that centers around a comedy writer and his friends: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SIDNEYCROSBY | 12 | Penguins center and third back-to-back winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy (2016-2017): 2 wds. |
| 34% | MARIOLEMIEUX | 12 | Penguins center and second back-to-back winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy (1991-1992): 2 wds. |
| 34% | BEVERLYSILLS | 12 | Opera singer who chaired Lincoln Center and received the National Medal of Arts in 1990: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MARKTWAINPRIZE | 14 | Annual award for humor bestowed on six women since 1998, including 12-Across, 26-Across, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (2018) (3 wds.) |
| 33% | COMEDYCENTRAL | 13 | Network for 15-Across and 20-Across: 2 wds. |
| 33% | JUSTINROSE | 10 | Golfer who was the runner-up in 38-Across in 2015, 2017, and 2025 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | JOEMANTEGNA | 11 | Actor who has played David Rossi on 47-Across since 2007 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | COLEPORTER | 10 | American composer known for 17-Across and 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 33% | TWOANDA | 7 | With 38-Across, CBS hit sitcom since 2003: 3 wds. |
| 33% | UNIONSTATION | 12 | Backup band for 39-Across since 1987 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ALLFOR | 6 | ___ one and one for ... ("Three Musketeers" motto): 2 wds. |
| 32% | RALPHFIENNES | 12 | Actor who co-stars with 38-Across and Bill Murray in "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | NBATEAMS | 8 | Knicks and Celtics, for example: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ARMBONES | 8 | Ulna and radius, for example: 2 wds. |
| 32% | POOLTOYS | 8 | Noodles and floaties, for example: 2 wds. |
| 32% | TBONEBURNETT | 12 | Music legend who produced 14-Across and won a 2007 Grammy for Robert Plant and 47-Across's first collaboration, "Raising Sand" (3 wds.) |
| 32% | WHOOPIGOLDBERG | 14 | "The View" co-host since 2007 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | LOVEAGAIN | 9 | Rom-com starring 38-Across and Priyanka Chopra Jonas with the tagline "Destiny has a plan" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ISA | 3 | "There ___ time and place for everything": 2 wds. |
| 32% | JANETS | 6 | *Reno and 38-Across, for two |
| 32% | AHAB | 4 | Captain for Stubb and Fedallah |