| 100% | BINGCROSBY | 10 | Crooner who sings "I've Got Plenty to Be Thankful For" in the Thanksgiving scene of 17-Across (2 wds.) |
| 45% | HOLIDAYINN | 10 | 1942 musical film with the song "I've Got Plenty to Be Thankful For" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | KARYNPARSONS | 12 | Actress who played the snobbish cousin of 17-Across in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," which is rumored to be getting a reunion: 2 wds. |
| 40% | FRANKSINATRA | 12 | Actor in the Best Picture winner "From Here to Eternity" who was nominated for seven Album of the Year Grammys: 2 wds. |
| 39% | CAROLEKING | 10 | "You've Got a Friend" singer/pianist who was the first woman to win a Grammy for Song of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ROBERTFROST | 11 | 17-Across and 26-Across writer who is the only person to win four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry (2 wds.) |
| 36% | JASONALDEAN | 11 | 17-Across and 30-Across country singer who was named ACM's Artist of the Decade for the 2010s (2 wds.) |
| 36% | JANELLEMONAE | 12 | Actress in the Best Picture winner "Moonlight" who was nominated for an Album of the Year Grammy in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 36% | RICHARDHARRIS | 13 | Actor in the Best Picture winner "Unforgiven" who was nominated for an Album of the Year Grammy in 1968: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BILLIEEILISH | 12 | Singer-songwriter who sings "What Was I Made For?" on "Barbie: The Album" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | 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. |
| 34% | MEGANCAVANAGH | 13 | Actress who sang "It Had to Be You" in a memorable bar scene in the 1992 film "A League of Their Own" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | BINGCROSBY | 10 | Crooner who may be best known for singing 34-Across: 2 wds. |
| 34% | KIMMULKEY | 9 | Coach of 41-Across who is the only coach in women's college basketball to win national championships with two teams (2 wds.) |
| 33% | TONYBENNETT | 11 | Crooner who sang a duet with Lady Gaga on the standard "Cheek to Cheek" at the 2015 Grammys: 2 wds. |
| 33% | AIMAT | 5 | Get ready to shoot in the direction of: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MIGHTYMOUSE | 11 | Rodent superhero who sings "Here I come to save the day!": 2 wds. |
| 33% | GINGERROGERS | 12 | Actress who sings the title song with co-star Cornel Wilde in the 1947 film "It Had to Be You" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | RAMIMALEK | 9 | Actor who became the first one of Egyptian heritage to win an Oscar for Best Actor in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 33% | KIKI | 4 | Dee who sings "I've Got the Music in Me" |
| 32% | BOBMARLEY | 9 | Singer whom 15-Across claims to be the reincarnation of: 2 wds. |
| 32% | NANCYSINATRA | 12 | "These Boots Were Made for Walkin'" singer who sang on an episode of "The Sopranos": 2 wds. |
| 32% | MICHELLEOBAMA | 13 | First Lady who sang "This Is for My Girls" with Missy Elliott in "Carpool Karaoke": 2 wds. |
| 32% | EDDIEREDMAYNE | 13 | "The Theory of Everything" actor who was nominated for a 2024 Tony for playing the Emcee in "Cabaret": 2 wds. |
| 32% | ARIANAGRANDE | 12 | 17-Across and 39-Across singer who was named Billboard's 2018 Woman of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 31% | JAMIEMOYER | 10 | Pitcher in the Mariners Hall of Fame who played to age 49, in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SOPHIECRUZ | 10 | Young American activist who is known for ensuring continuance of the DAPA program and was featured in the short "Free Like the Birds": 2 wds. |
| 31% | TOMHANKS | 8 | American actor who was in the music video of Carly Rae Jepsen's "I Really Like You": 2 wds. |
| 30% | BRUCEWILLIS | 11 | American actor who was in the music video of Gorillaz "Stylo": 2 wds. |
| 30% | JESSEPLEMONS | 12 | "The Irishman" actor who is nominated for an Oscar for his role in "The Power of the Dog" (2 wds.) |