| 100% | DARKBLUE | 8 | Color on the spaces for 24- and 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ACADEMYAWARDS | 13 | 18-Across and 42-Across were the first Spanish actress and actor to win these honors: 2 wds. |
| 39% | NATASHALYONNE | 13 | "Orange Is the New Black," 24-Across, and 39-Across star who turns 45 years old on April 4, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | HERCULEPOIROT | 13 | Agatha Christie character in "Death on the Nile" and "Curtain": 2 wds. |
| 39% | BOYBAND | 7 | New Kids on the Block or 'N Sync, for instance: 2 wds. |
| 39% | INVENTINGANNA | 13 | Shonda Rhimes miniseries starring 18-Across and 42-Across based on the true story of a con artist who pretended to be an heiress (2 wds.) |
| 37% | MEANGIRLS | 9 | 2004 Lindsay Lohan movie based partly on the nonfiction book "Queen Bees and Wannabes": 2 wds. |
| 37% | AUDRELORDE | 10 | Poet on the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor whose poems include "Coal" and "Power": 2 wds. |
| 37% | BLURREDLINES | 12 | 2013 Robin Thicke song that was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JAYLENO | 7 | "The Tonight Show" host on the air 1992-2009 and 2010-2014: 2 wds. |
| 37% | GOLDENSLAM | 10 | 42-Across's amazing 1988 feat (singles wins at the Olympics and all four tennis majors) (2 wds.) |
| 37% | RED | 3 | Color on the American and Canadian flags |
| 36% | SAINTLOUIS | 10 | Midwest city on the Mississippi River that hosted the 16-Across and the 32-Across in 1904 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | BUZZALDRIN | 10 | Astronaut who partnered 31a on the moon mission and became the second person to walk on it: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SMOKEYROBINSON | 14 | 42-Across singer/songwriter who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | KATHYGRIFFIN | 12 | "My Life on the D-List" star who won a Grammy for Best Comedy Album in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ONEDANCE | 8 | 2016 Drake song that was #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts for 18 weeks: 2 wds. |
| 36% | TOBIASMENZIES | 13 | 15-Across and 30-Across actor who won an Emmy for playing Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on "The Crown" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | LORNEMICHAELS | 13 | Seth Meyers' executive producer on 24- and 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | CHERRYRED | 9 | Classic, fruity color for lipstick and sports cars: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NEWAMSTERDAM | 12 | NBC's medical drama TV series based on the book "Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital": 2 wds. |
| 35% | NOTSURE | 7 | On the fence: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ATONCE | 6 | On the double: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ATIT | 4 | On the job: 2 wds. |
| 35% | HOMEWARDBOUND | 13 | Song by Simon & Garfunkel written by Paul Simon that originally appeared on the album "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme": 2 wds. |
| 35% | BLACKSWAN | 9 | Ballet film starring Natalie Portman and 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | BLOODTIES | 9 | Crime film starring Clive Owen and 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | BLEU | 4 | Color on the French flag, along with blanc and rouge |
| 35% | PAULANKA | 8 | Canadian singer/songwriter known for the hit songs "Diana" and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ELBOWROOM | 9 | Space for easy movement: 2 wds. |