| 100% | HENRYHUDSON | 11 | English explorer who discovered a large Canadian bay in the early 1600s: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ADAMHADWIN | 10 | Canadian pro golfer who posted a score of 59 in the 2017 CareerBuilder Challenge: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DAVIDBECKHAM | 12 | English soccer star who left a Spanish club to play for the LA Galaxy in 2007: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SELENAGOMEZ | 11 | "Only Murders in the Building" actress who received a kidney transplant in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MAGGIESMITH | 11 | English actress who plays Minerva McGonagall in the "Harry Potter" franchise: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MAGGIESMITH | 11 | Actress in the Harry Potter movies who was royally dubbed a dame in 1990: 2 wds. |
| 33% | BURTONCUMMINGS | 14 | Singer-songwriter in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame who won the 1979 Album of the Year Juno Award for "Dream of a Child" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ROALDAMUNDSEN | 13 | Norwegian explorer who led the first expedition to the South Pole in the early 1900s: 2 wds. |
| 33% | PRINCESSPEACH | 13 | Royal character in the Super Mario games who wears a pink dress with a gold crown: 2 wds. |
| 33% | TIGNOTARO | 9 | Comedian who plays a radio host in the Amazon series "One Mississippi": 2 wds. |
| 32% | HENRYCAVILL | 11 | English actor who plays Geralt of Rivia, the protagonist in the fantasy series "The Witcher": 2 wds. |
| 32% | VASCODAGAMA | 11 | Portuguese explorer who found a sea route from Europe to India in the late 1400s: 3 wds. |
| 32% | KATHYBATES | 10 | Actress who plays a marijuana dispensary owner in the new Netflix comedy "Disjointed": 2 wds. |
| 32% | KEANUREEVES | 11 | Canadian actor who starred in the "Matrix" movie franchise: 2 wds. |
| 32% | RACHELWEISZ | 11 | English-born actress in "The Mummy" who became a US citizen in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ELVISCOSTELLO | 13 | English rock singer who shares a first name with earlier singer Presley: 2 wds. |
| 32% | DONLARSEN | 9 | Yankees pitcher who threw a perfect game in the 1956 World Series: 2 wds. |
| 31% | RYANREYNOLDS | 12 | "Deadpool" actor who owns a stake in the Wrexham Association Football Club: 2 wds. |
| 31% | WILLFERRELL | 11 | "Elf" actor who owns a stake in the Los Angeles Football Club: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ROALDAMUNDSEN | 13 | Norwegian explorer who in 1911 became the first person to reach the South Pole, one month ahead of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MATTHASSELBECK | 14 | Quarterback who was a starter with the Indianapolis Colts in 2015 at age 40: 2 wds. |
| 31% | BRETTFAVRE | 10 | Quarterback who was a starter with the Minnesota Vikings in 2010 at age 41: 2 wds. |
| 31% | RUTHWILSON | 10 | English actress who plays Jane Eyre in a 2006 Susanna White film (2 wds.) |
| 31% | LISASIMPSON | 11 | Animated girl who was in the finals of a crossword puzzle tournament: 2 wds. |
| 31% | GERRITCOLE | 10 | Pitcher who signed a $324 million contract with the Yankees in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 31% | DOLORESHUERTA | 13 | Civil rights leader, played by Rosario Dawson in the 18-Across biopic, who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 31% | DOUGFLUTIE | 10 | Quarterback who was a starter with the San Diego Chargers in 2005 at age 42: 2 wds. |
| 31% | CLINTDEMPSEY | 12 | Ex-player in the English Premier League, who is the leading U.S. goalscorer in the FIFA World Cup, tied with 30a: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | "Candle in the Wind" singer who said of his upcoming farewell tour, "It's a way of going out with a bang": 2 wds. |
| 31% | ADAMSANDLER | 11 | "Happy Gilmore" actor who voiced a vampire in the "Hotel Transylvania" comedies: 2 wds. |