| 100% | STANLEE | 7 | Cocreator of the Hulk and Spider-Man: 2 wds. |
| 72% | STANLEE | 7 | Cocreator of Iron Man and Spider-Man: 2 wds. |
| 66% | STANLEE | 7 | Cocreator of the Fantastic Four and the X-Men: 2 wds. |
| 52% | MIKEJUDGE | 9 | Cocreator of 14-, 23-, and 40-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | GERIHALLIWELL | 13 | Birth name of the Spice Girl who released the solo single "It's Raining Men," and was nicknamed "Ginger Spice": 2 wds. |
| 49% | STLOUIS | 7 | Home of the Cardinals and the Rams: 2 wds. |
| 49% | BILLGATES | 9 | Founder of Microsoft and currently the world's richest man: 2 wds. |
| 49% | GIUSEPPEVERDI | 13 | Italian composer of the operas "Aida" and "Rigoletto": 2 wds. |
| 49% | IVANTURGENEV | 12 | Russian writer of the novel "Fathers and Sons": 2 wds. |
| 48% | WILLIAMHURT | 11 | "Kiss of the Spider Woman" Oscar winner and star of 15-Across and 43-Across who turns 70 tomorrow (2 wds.) |
| 47% | RICHARDWAGNER | 13 | German composer of the operas "The Flying Dutchman" and "Siegfried": 2 wds. |
| 47% | TOMSTOPPARD | 11 | Author of the absurdist play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead": 2 wds. |
| 47% | JOHNGREEN | 9 | Author of the bestsellers "Paper Towns" and "Everything Is Tuberculosis": 2 wds. |
| 47% | LALAW | 5 | Courtroom drama of the 1980s and 1990s: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 47% | AUGUSTWILSON | 12 | Playwright of the month who wrote "Fences" and "The Piano Lesson": 2 wds. |
| 47% | LADYGAGA | 8 | Singer of the #1 hits "Just Dance" and "Born This Way": 2 wds. |
| 46% | EUGENEIONESCO | 13 | 20th-century writer of the French plays "Rhinoceros" and "The Bald Soprano": 2 wds. |
| 46% | EDGARWRIGHT | 11 | Director of the "Cornetto Trilogy" and 2025's "The Running Man" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | DANIELCORMIER | 13 | Holder of the UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight titles simultaneously in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 46% | SAMUELBECKETT | 13 | 20th-century writer of the French plays "Waiting for Godot" and "Endgame": 2 wds. |
| 46% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | Director and star of "The Monuments Men" (2 wds.) |
| 46% | BILLCONDON | 10 | Director of the live-action version of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast": 2 wds. |
| 46% | DORISDAY | 8 | Blonde star of the 1956 Hitchcock film "The Man Who Knew Too Much": 2 wds. |
| 46% | JLO | 3 | Nickname of the singer known for "All I Have" and "On the Floor": 2 wds. |
| 46% | JEANPAULSARTRE | 14 | 20th-century writer of the French plays "No Exit" and "The Flies": 2 wds., hyph. |
| 46% | SHIRLEYBASSEY | 13 | Singer of the James Bond theme songs "Goldfinger," "Diamonds Are Forever," and "Moonraker": 2 wds. |
| 46% | RICKSANCHEZ | 11 | Genius but cynical scientist, one of the lead characters in "Rick and Morty" : 2 wds. |
| 46% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | Former Cavaliers forward named MVP of the 2012, 2013, and 2016 NBA Finals: 2 wds. |
| 45% | BILLYJOEL | 9 | Singer of the 1973 pop song "The Piano Man," which sounds like a waltz: 2 wds. |
| 45% | NORMANMAILER | 12 | Author of the classic 1948 World War II novel "The Naked and the Dead": 2 wds. |