| 100% | SAMMYDAVISJR | 12 | Dancer famous as the youngest member of the "Will Mastin Trio" and whose cover of "The Candy Man" became a number-one hit: 3 wds. |
| 40% | SHESGOTYOU | 10 | Pop song by 17a which was covered by Loretta Lynn and went on to become a number one country hit: 3 wds. |
| 35% | 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.) |
| 34% | ALWAYSLOVEYOU | 13 | "I Will ___," number-one hit by Whitney Houston recorded for "The Bodyguard" which is a cover of a Dolly Parton song: 3 wds. |
| 33% | NEED | 4 | "All the Man That I ___," number-one hit single by Whitney Houston that is a cover of Linda Clifford's version |
| 33% | BIGBANGTHEORY | 13 | The CBS comedy series "Young Sheldon" was created as a spin-off prequel of the hit sitcom "The ___": 3 wds. |
| 32% | WHITNEYHOUSTON | 14 | Singer and actress who played Rachel Marron in 18a and whose cover of "I Will Always Love You" became a best-selling single: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ONLYTHELONELY | 13 | 1960 Roy Orbison hit that has the same title as, and is featured in, a 1991 John Candy film (3 wds.) |
| 31% | ELVISPRESLEY | 12 | Singer known as the "The King of Rock and Roll" whose first hit singles were with Sun Records (2 wds.) |
| 30% | RYANREYNOLDS | 12 | Movie star whose first major role was one of the guys on the sitcom "Two Guys and a Girl" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | THELIONKING | 11 | 2019 musical drama animated film that tells the story of a young lion cub Simba, whose music was composed by Hans Zimmer: 3 wds. |
| 29% | ZANDERSECHRIST | 14 | 19-Across pitcher who had a 3.12 season ERA and was the winning pitcher of the final game of the 2024 Men's College World Series (2 wds.) |
| 29% | BADROMANCE | 10 | A 2009 hit by Lady Gaga which won two Grammys and has gone on to become one of the best selling singles of all time: 2 wds |
| 29% | SWEETDAY | 8 | "One ___," a song by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, that was Billboard's most successful song of the 1990s: 2 wds. |
| 29% | REDSOX | 6 | Boston ___, MLB team and member of the AL East division that is one of the teams with the most World Series titles: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ANN | 3 | "Barbara ___," number-one hit released by The Beach Boys in 1965 which was a cover of a song by the Regents |
| 28% | ROD | 3 | ___ Stewart, one of only three artists to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame first as a solo artist and then as a member of a band |
| 28% | LUKECOMBS | 9 | Country singer whose cover of 27-Across's "Fast Car" was a #2 hit in 2023: 2 wds. |
| 28% | JAMESMARSDEN | 12 | "27 Dresses" actor who has acted as Marvel superhero in "X-Men" and was also a part of the DC movie "Superman Returns": 2 wds. |
| 28% | THESIXTHSENSE | 13 | Psychological thriller starring Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment that was one of the Top 10 box office hits of 1999 (3 wds.) |
| 28% | SATC | 4 | Show whose episodes include “Valley of the Twenty-Something Guys” and “Plus One Is the Loneliest Number,” for short |
| 28% | HOLEINONE | 9 | The best score one can get in golf, also called ace, and is a very rare occurrence: 3 wds. |
| 27% | CRIMEANDPUNISHMENT | 18 | Magnum opus about a young man, family and the concept of free will [1866, 1965] |
| 27% | JANUARYJONES | 12 | "Mad Men" Emmy nominee whose first name is a month of the year (2 wds.) |
| 27% | CALEBCARR | 9 | Writer whose novels "The Alienist" and "The Angel of Darkness" were adapted as a TV series starring 16-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 27% | BETTERCALLSAUL | 14 | Crime drama set in Arizona and Nebraska that featured Carol Burnett in a recurring role as the mother of a con man (3 wds.) |
| 27% | BRENTMUSBURGER | 14 | Sports commentator who was one the members of "The NFL Today" and is known for coining the phrase "March Madness": 2 wds. |
| 27% | KEEPTHEFAITH | 12 | 1992 Bon Jovi album whose three Top 40 hits were the title track, "Bed of Roses," and "In These Arms" (3 wds.) |
| 27% | OHPRETTYWOMAN | 13 | 1964 Roy Orbison hit that has almost the same title as, and is featured in, a 1990 Julia Roberts film (3 wds.) |
| 27% | THEXFACTOR | 10 | Singer Demi Lovato was a judge in the second and third season of this music-based reality show: 3 wds. |