| 100% | STEINBERG | 9 | David ___, crossword creator who became the crossword editor of a major newspaper at 15 |
| 40% | CLEVELAND | 9 | Neighbor of the Griffins on 15-Across who became the title character of a spinoff series |
| 35% | MEHTA | 5 | Maestro Zubin who became the music director of the L.A. Philharmonic at age twenty-six |
| 35% | MAGNUS | 6 | 2016 documentary film about chess prodigy Carlsen who became a Grandmaster at the age of 13 |
| 33% | FRANCIS | 7 | ___ Heaney, crossword creator who was the Express Division Winner of Lollapuzzoola in 2015 |
| 33% | TOM | 3 | ___ Brady, NFL quarterback who suffered a major knee injury and went on to become the Comeback Player of the Year in 2009 |
| 33% | PHILMICKELSON | 13 | Winner of the 2021 PGA Championship who, at age 50, is the oldest player to win a major golf tournament (2 wds.) |
| 33% | HINGIS | 6 | Martina who became the youngest-ever Wimbledon doubles winner, at age 15 |
| 33% | NORMANLEAR | 10 | Producer of 2019's "Live in Front of a Studio Audience" re-creations who became, at 97, the oldest-ever Emmy winner: 2 wds. |
| 33% | BABERUTH | 8 | 15-Across great known as the "Sultan of Swat" who was honored with a "Day" at Yankee Stadium on April 27, 1947 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | CHUCKBARRIS | 11 | TV program creator and host who wrote the memoir "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind": 2 wds. |
| 32% | HEADLINES | 9 | Newsy announcements at the top of a newspaper |
| 31% | BEN | 3 | Actor Gazzara who played the title role of 15-Across in a 1975 film |
| 31% | ROD | 3 | Actor Steiger who played the title role of 15-Across in a 1959 biopic |
| 31% | ANSWERS | 7 | They're often at the back of a crossword book |
| 31% | PATRICK | 7 | ___ Brewer from "Schitt's Creek" who takes a reluctant David Rose on a hike and proposes to him at the top of the trail |
| 31% | GEORGEWILL | 10 | Newspaper columnist who wrote the book "Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball" |
| 31% | NALA | 4 | Lioness who becomes queen at the end of "The Lion King" |
| 31% | DIVA | 4 | One who might receive roses at the end of a performance |
| 31% | ERNIEELS | 8 | Golfer who became the youngest-ever winner of the South African Amateur Championship at age 17 |
| 31% | ROGET | 5 | Subject of the 2007 biography subtitled "The Man Who Became a Book" |
| 30% | LOIS | 4 | Smith who, in 2021, at the age of ninety, became the oldest winner of an acting Tony |
| 30% | GILMOUR | 7 | David ___, English instrumentalist who was a member of the rock band "Pink Floyd" |
| 30% | ALLEN | 5 | ___ Ginsberg, poet who wrote "Howl" and a major figure of the Beat Generation |
| 30% | DREAMER | 7 | Someone who fantasizes a lot, like the title character of 15-/47-Across |
| 30% | IVANIV | 6 | Person who became the Grand Prince of Moscow at the age of three and first Tsar of all Russia at age 16 |
| 30% | CZECH | 5 | Nationality of a poet and playwright who became the first president of his country |
| 30% | LISASIMPSON | 11 | Animated girl who was in the finals of a crossword puzzle tournament: 2 wds. |
| 30% | EDDIEREDMAYNE | 13 | "The Theory of Everything" star who was a schoolmate of 15-Across and 47-Across at Eton College: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SOFTIE | 6 | One who's liable to cry at the end of a romantic comedy, e.g. |