| 100% | ARCHIEMANNING | 13 | College Football Hall of Famer whose sons Peyton and Eli both won the NFL Man of the Year award named for 18-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | JANEHARPER | 10 | 18-Across and 33-Across writer whose novel "The Dry" won the British Book Award for Crime & Thriller Book of the Year 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | JACKIESLATER | 12 | Pro Football Hall of Famer whose son Matthew has won three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots (2 wds.) |
| 36% | POSTMALONE | 10 | 18-Across, 27-Across, and 34-Across rapper whose "Rockstar" won the 2018 Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Song and the 2018 MTV Video Music Award for Song of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 36% | TONYDUNGY | 9 | Pro Football Hall of Famer who won the 49-Across as a player for the Steelers and as a head coach for the Colts (2 wds.) |
| 36% | MIKEDITKA | 9 | Pro Football Hall of Famer who won the 49-Across as a player for the Cowboys and as a head coach for the Bears (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ARCHIEMANNING | 13 | Former American football quarterback who is the father of Peyton and Eli, both of whom have won two Super Bowls: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ROGERSTAUBACH | 13 | Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback who won the 1971 Bert Bell Award (NFL Player of the Year) (2 wds.) |
| 35% | WALTERPAYTON | 12 | Pro Football Hall of Famer whose son Jarrett was the MVP of the 2004 Orange Bowl (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ANYTHINGGOES | 12 | 1934 show with music and lyrics by 39-Across whose 1987 and 2011 revivals both won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical (2 wds.) |
| 34% | CELINEDION | 10 | Singer whose 1996 album "Falling into You" won Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Pop Album (2 wds.) |
| 33% | MARSHALLFAULK | 13 | Former Rams running back named the AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year for 1999, 2000, and 2001: 2 wds. |
| 33% | DAKPRESCOTT | 11 | Dallas Cowboys quarterback who won the 2022 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award: 2 wds. |
| 33% | VIJAYSINGH | 10 | Golfer who won both PGA Tour Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards: 2 wds. |
| 33% | TIGERWOODS | 10 | Golfer who won both PGA Tour Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards: 2 wds. |
| 32% | KILLINTIME | 10 | Album by 45-Across featuring the singles 18-Across and 26-Across that won the 1989 Album of the Year Academy of Country Music Award (2 wds.) |
| 32% | LEIGHBARDUGO | 12 | 18-Across and 29-Across writer whose novel "Ninth House" won the 2019 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fantasy (2 wds.) |
| 32% | CHRISEVERT | 10 | Tennis player who won the AP Athlete of the Year award in 1974, 1975, 1977, and 1980: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SERENAWILLIAMS | 14 | Tennis player who won the AP Athlete of the Year award in 2002, 2009, 2013, and 2015: 2 wds. |
| 31% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | Singer-songwriter whose "1989" won 2016's Grammy Award for Album of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 31% | JIMTHORPE | 9 | NFL player who won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympics, and a charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 31% | TOMFLORES | 9 | Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist who won the 49-Across as a player for the Chiefs and as a head coach for the Raiders (2 wds.) |
| 31% | BENWALLACE | 10 | Retired Pistons center who won consecutive Defensive Player of the Year Awards twice, in 2003 and 2006: 2 wds. |
| 31% | COOPERKUPP | 10 | 2021 NFL Offensive Player of the Year who caught two touchdown passes in the 2022 Super Bowl for 21-Across and was named Super Bowl MVP (2 wds.) |
| 31% | BOJACKSON | 9 | Former NFL player to be named All-Star in both football and baseball who is considered one of the greatest RBs ever: 2 wds. |
| 30% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | "Better Man" songwriter who won the 2017 CMA Award for Song of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 30% | DAKPRESCOTT | 11 | Dallas Cowboys quarterback who won the 2022 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award (2 wds.) |
| 30% | KURTWARNER | 10 | Arizona Cardinals quarterback awarded the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award in 2008 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | 15-Across, 30-Across, and "Lilies of the Field" star who was the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor (2 wds.) |
| 30% | YOUMIGHTTHINK | 13 | The Cars Top 10 hit whose video features 44-Across as a housefly (and was the first to win the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year) (3 wds.) |