| 100% | ALIBABA | 7 | Defeater of 40 thieves, in a legend: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ONTOUR | 6 | Performing concerts in a series of locations: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ACTSOUT | 7 | Pantomimes, in a game of charades: 2 wds. |
| 48% | NOTIT | 5 | Call in a game of tag: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ONICE | 5 | Cooling in a bucket, as a bottle of champagne: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ICEBUCKET | 9 | Container used in a viral Internet "challenge" of 2014: 2 wds. |
| 47% | SPINCLASS | 9 | Gym activity in a room full of stationary bikes: 2 wds. |
| 46% | EARLYBIRD | 9 | Catcher of the worm, in a proverb: 2 wds. |
| 46% | JIMMYCARTER | 11 | President who comedically appeared in a 1994 episode of "Home Improvement": 2 wds. |
| 45% | TOGO | 4 | Opposite of "for here," in a restaurant: 2 wds. |
| 45% | DATASET | 7 | Collection of information in a spreadsheet: 2 wds. |
| 45% | JOHNNYENGLISH | 13 | Fictional spy portrayed by Rowan Atkinson in a series of parody films: 2 wds. |
| 45% | PUBCRAWL | 8 | Tour of many bars in a single evening: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ERYKAHBADU | 10 | "Tyrone" singer who competed against Jill Scott in a 2020 episode of "Verzuz": 2 wds. |
| 44% | IDO | 3 | Words of affirmation in a marriage ceremony: 2 wds. |
| 44% | NOTIT | 5 | Playground declaration in a game of tag (2 wds.) |
| 44% | RICHARDNIXON | 12 | President who comedically appeared in a 1968 episode of "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: 2 wds. |
| 44% | DAVIDBLAINE | 11 | Popular magician known for such stunts as being frozen in a block of ice: 2 wds. |
| 43% | BEERTAP | 7 | Keg attachment in a 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | YOUREIT | 7 | Cry in a game of tag (2 wds.) |
| 43% | BABA | 4 | Ali, who told of 40 thieves in Arabian tale |
| 43% | ZACHARYGORDON | 13 | Child actor who played 40-Across in the first three "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" films (2 wds.) |
| 43% | KIRKFRANKLIN | 12 | "Stomp" singer and choir director who competed against Fred Hammond in a 2020 episode of "Verzuz": 2 wds. |
| 43% | FIGHTCLUB | 9 | Group in a 1999 movie whose first rule of membership is not to talk about it: 2 wds. |
| 43% | OFSORTS | 7 | In a way: 2 wds. |
| 43% | KINDOF | 6 | In a way: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ATWAR | 5 | Not in a state of peace, like countries: 2 wds. |
| 42% | APIG | 4 | ___ in a poke: 2 wds. |
| 42% | PROUDMARY | 9 | Girl in a Tina Turner song from the soundtrack of "What's Love Got to Do with It": 2 wds. |
| 42% | SWIMTEAM | 8 | Squad of athletes who compete in a pool: 2 wds. |