| 100% | LEAKOUT | 7 | Escape from a crack in a pipe: 2 wds. |
| 51% | IMA | 3 | "___ Barbie girl, in the Barbie world ..." (lyrics from a 1997 song): 2 wds. |
| 51% | XOUT | 4 | Strike from a list, in a way (2 wds.) |
| 50% | MAGGIESMITH | 11 | English actress from "Downton Abbey" who was made a Dame in 1990: 2 wds. |
| 50% | SEXYSADIE | 9 | Girl in a Beatles song from the "White Album": 2 wds. |
| 49% | CHICKENRUN | 10 | 2000 stop-motion movie about a rooster trying to help hens escape from a farm: 2 wds. |
| 48% | SWEETVIRGINIA | 13 | Girl in a Rolling Stones song from "Exile on Main St.": 2 wds. |
| 48% | ROBINWILLIAMS | 13 | He played Mork from Ork in a "Happy Days" spin-off: 2 wds. |
| 48% | GALAXYQUEST | 11 | 1999 sci-fi comedy in which Alan Rickman played an actor from a cult TV show: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ELLENDEGENERES | 14 | Comedian who starred in a self-titled sitcom from 1994 to 1998: 2 wds. |
| 48% | STEVEHARVEY | 11 | Comedian who starred in a self-titled sitcom from 1996 to 2002: 2 wds. |
| 48% | RACHELMADDOW | 12 | MSNBC host who earned a doctoral degree in politics from Oxford University: 2 wds. |
| 48% | GRANDBUDAPEST | 13 | A 2014 comedy film "The ___ Hotel" by Wes Anderson in which actress from 18a plays a chef: 2 wds. |
| 47% | JACKIECHAN | 10 | Actor from Hong Kong who worked in Bruce Lee's movies before becoming a star: 2 wds. |
| 47% | YOURHONOR | 9 | Showtime drama about a judge trying to protect his son from mobsters in New Orleans: 2 wds. |
| 47% | JAMESFRANCO | 11 | "127 Hours" actor who earned a master's in writing from Columbia University: 2 wds. |
| 47% | GLORYDAYS | 9 | The fifth single from Springsteen's album mentioned in 17a, about a man recollecting good times: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ANNAKENDRICK | 12 | Actress who had a song from "Pitch Perfect" chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ANNEHATHAWAY | 12 | Actress who had a song from "Les Misérables" chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ANGELAMERKEL | 12 | German chancellor who earned a doctoral degree in quantum chemistry from the German Academy of Sciences: 2 wds. |
| 47% | SHAQUILLEONEAL | 14 | Basketball great who earned a doctoral degree in human resource development from Barry University: 2 wds. |
| 47% | MAYIMBIALIK | 11 | "The Big Bang Theory" actress who earned a doctorate in neuroscience from 33-Down: 2 wds. |
| 47% | OFSORTS | 7 | In a way: 2 wds. |
| 47% | KINDOF | 6 | In a way: 2 wds. |
| 46% | HOLYGRAIL | 9 | Hit single from Jay-Z's 12th album, featuring vocals from Justin Timberlake, which won a Grammy in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 46% | TRACYCHAPMAN | 12 | Singer whose song "Fast Car," from her self-titled debut album, was a #6 hit in 1988: 2 wds. |
| 46% | VONRYANS | 8 | 1965 film "___ Express", starring Frank Sinatra, where a group of Allied prisoners escape from Germany: 2 wds. |
| 46% | ATEOUT | 6 | Had a meal in a restaurant: 2 wds. |
| 46% | APIG | 4 | ___ in a poke: 2 wds. |
| 46% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | Actor who had a song from "A Star Is Born" chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2018: 2 wds. |