| 100% | NICKCASSAVETES | 14 | Director of "The Notebook," whose father directed "A Woman Under the Influence": 2 wds. |
| 53% | SOFIACOPPOLA | 12 | Director of "Lost in Translation," whose father directed "The Godfather": 2 wds. |
| 53% | JASONREITMAN | 12 | Director of "Ghostbusters: Afterlife," whose father directed "Ghostbusters": 2 wds. |
| 49% | FORDCOPPOLA | 11 | Francis ___, Oscar-winning director of "The Godfather" whose father and daughter have also won the award: 2 wds. |
| 44% | GENA | 4 | Rowlands of "A Woman Under the Influence" |
| 44% | GENA | 4 | Actress Rowlands of "A Woman Under the Influence" |
| 44% | EMERALDFENNELL | 14 | "Promising Young Woman" writer/director whose first name is a shade of green: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ANDREWCUOMO | 11 | Governor of New York, whose father was also the governor once: 2 wds. |
| 43% | DARLINGI | 8 | 2024 Tyler, the Creator hit whose title includes a term of endearment: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ROBERTZEMECKIS | 14 | Oscar-winning director of "Forrest Gump" who also directed "Romancing the Stone": 2 wds. |
| 42% | JACKSPARROW | 11 | Rakish captain in "Pirates of the Caribbean" whose last name is a kind of bird: 2 wds. |
| 42% | LITTLEEVA | 9 | Pop singer whose version of "The Loco-Motion" inspired a dance craze in the 1960s: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ROBREINER | 9 | Director of 33-Across who will write a foreword for the book by 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | TREVORNOAH | 10 | "The Daily Show" star whose surname is a person in the book of Genesis: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ELLEFANNING | 11 | "Maleficent" actress whose first name sounds like a letter of the alphabet: 2 wds. |
| 41% | STEVEMCQUEEN | 12 | "Bullitt" star, or the director of "12 Years a Slave": 2 wds. |
| 41% | OSCARISAAC | 10 | "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" actor whose surname is a person in the book of Genesis: 2 wds. |
| 41% | VENUSWILLIAMS | 13 | American women's tennis champ whose sister Serena is also a legend in the sport: 2 wds. |
| 41% | GEORGEMILLER | 12 | Director whose birthday it is today, who directed the 1979 film "Mad Max": 2 wds. |
| 41% | RUPERTSANDERS | 13 | Director of the "Ghost in the Shell" movie, who has also directed "Snow White and the Huntsman" previously : 2 wds. |
| 41% | PAINHUSTLERS | 12 | 2023 Netflix crime comedy with Catherine O'Hara as the mother of a woman marketing opioids: 2 wds. |
| 41% | SAMRAIMI | 8 | Director of 31-/48-Across who also directed the 2002-2007 "Spider-Man" films: 2 wds. |
| 41% | FREDANDREWS | 11 | A "Riverdale" character who is the father of 31a, played by actor Luke Perry: 2 wds |
| 40% | CHICAGOBULLS | 12 | NBA team whose name includes the symbol of a sign of the zodiac (Taurus): 2 wds. |
| 40% | MINNESOTATWINS | 14 | MLB team whose name includes the symbol of a sign of the zodiac (Gemini): 2 wds. |
| 40% | DETROITLIONS | 12 | NFL team whose name includes the symbol of a sign of the zodiac (Leo): 2 wds. |
| 40% | CHUBBYCHECKER | 13 | Rock singer whose version of "The Twist" inspired a dance craze in the 1960s: 2 wds. |
| 40% | JAYLENO | 7 | Former "Tonight Show" host whose first name sounds like a letter of the alphabet: 2 wds. |
| 40% | VICTORFLEMING | 13 | Director of the 1939 epic historical romance film "Gone With the Wind": 2 wds. |
| 39% | GRACIEABRAMS | 12 | "That's So True" singer whose father J.J. directed "Star Wars: The Force Awakens": 2 wds. |