| 100% | AARONSORKIN | 11 | Creator/writer of "Sports Night," "The West Wing," and "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2 wds.) |
| 87% | TOMMYSCHLAMME | 13 | Producer/director of "Sports Night," "The West Wing," and "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2 wds.) |
| 75% | WALKANDTALK | 11 | Conversational technique often used in "Sports Night," "The West Wing," and "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (3 wds.) |
| 45% | ALLISONJANNEY | 13 | Actress who won Emmys for her roles on "Mom," "Masters of Sex," and "The West Wing": 2 wds. |
| 42% | LORNEMICHAELS | 13 | TV producer, writer and comedian, who is the creator and producer of SNL: 2 wds. |
| 41% | AMANDAPEET | 10 | "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" co-star |
| 41% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Writer of the children's books that the movies directed by 14-, 20-, and 36-Across were based on: 2 wds. |
| 40% | BYSSHESHELLEY | 13 | Romantic poet Percy, the writer of classic poems such as "Ozymandias", "Ode to the West Wind" and "To a Skylark": 2 wds. |
| 40% | TYRABANKS | 9 | "America's Next Top Model" creator who's been on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue three times: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LENAWAITHE | 10 | Creator/writer of the TV series "The Chi" and "Boomerang" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | STUDIO | 6 | "___ 60 on the Sunset Strip," comedy-drama TV series about the production of a live comedy series starring Matthew Perry |
| 39% | SHONDARHIMES | 12 | Creator and head writer of 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ALANALDA | 8 | "M*A*S*H" and "The West Wing" actor who hosts the podcast "Clear+Vivid": 2 wds. |
| 38% | SHONDARHIMES | 12 | Creator/writer of the TV series "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal" (2 wds.) |
| 38% | STEPHENSTILLS | 13 | American singer and songwriter who is the first artist to be inducted twice on the same night into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TINAFEY | 7 | Actress/writer who was the first woman to be head writer of "Saturday Night Live," and the third woman to host five times (2 wds.) |
| 38% | IVANTURGENEV | 12 | Russian writer of the novel "Fathers and Sons": 2 wds. |
| 37% | MUSCLECAR | 9 | High-performance sports coupe of the 1960s and 1970s: 2 wds. |
| 37% | EUGENEIONESCO | 13 | 20th-century writer of the French plays "Rhinoceros" and "The Bald Soprano": 2 wds. |
| 37% | IWON | 4 | The name of a hit 2014 single by Future and Kanye West: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JOSIAHBARTLETT | 14 | Signer of the Declaration of Independence whose name was borrowed for a character on "The West Wing" (minus the last letter) (2 wds.) |
| 37% | MRBIG | 5 | Nickname of Carrie's boyfriend on "Sex and the City": 2 wds. |
| 37% | VICKILAWRENCE | 13 | Costar of 39-Across and singer of "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia": 2 wds. |
| 37% | TAYLORKITSCH | 12 | "Friday Night Lights" actor who plays Paul Woodrugh on the latest season of "True Detective": 2 wds. |
| 37% | KENYABARRIS | 11 | Creator of "Black-ish" who based the show on his real-life family: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JEANPAULSARTRE | 14 | 20th-century writer of the French plays "No Exit" and "The Flies": 2 wds., hyph. |
| 36% | MOVIEDEAL | 9 | Agreement between a film studio and the holder of intellectual property: 2 wds. |
| 36% | LENADUNHAM | 10 | Star, writer, and co-executive producer of the HBO series "Girls": 2 wds |
| 36% | JENNIFERLOPEZ | 13 | "On the Floor" singer who's an executive producer and judge on "World of Dance": 2 wds. |
| 36% | NORMANLEAR | 10 | Executive producer of 32-Across and creator of the original version of the show: 2 wds. |