| 100% | WILBUR | 6 | Fern Arable's critter pal in 30-Across |
| 33% | ACA | 3 | 30-Across, in Mexico |
| 33% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | 30-Across actor who plays Danny Ocean in "Ocean's Eleven" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | SANDRABULLOCK | 13 | 30-Across actress who plays Debbie Ocean in "Ocean's 8" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | EDNATURNBLAD | 12 | Tracy's mother in 30-Across, played by Harvey Fierstein: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ANDREAGASSI | 11 | American tennis star who became 30-Across's coach in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 31% | JASONMOMOA | 10 | Actor who plays Aquaman in 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 31% | BENAFFLECK | 10 | Actor who plays Batman in 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 31% | RACHELZEGLER | 12 | Actress who plays Maria in 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ARIANADEBOSE | 12 | Actress who plays Anita in 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 31% | SVEN | 4 | Kristoff's reindeer pal in "Frozen" |
| 31% | LION | 4 | Dorothy's "cowardly" pal in Oz |
| 30% | SYDNEYPOLLACK | 13 | Noted director who acted in 30-Across with 35-Across |
| 30% | HUMBLE | 6 | Last word spun in 30-Across to describe 45-Across |
| 30% | ARIANAGRANDE | 12 | Pop singer playing Penny Pingleton in 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ANTONY | 6 | Mark ___ (30-Across's role in 48-Across) |
| 30% | ROLLO | 5 | Nancy's wealthy pal in the comics |
| 30% | BETTY | 5 | Veronica's gal pal in "Archie Comics" |
| 30% | BFF | 3 | Fave pal, in 67-Across |
| 30% | REN | 3 | Stimpy's pal in cartoons |
| 30% | MATER | 5 | Lightning's pal in "Cars" |
| 30% | STAN | 4 | Ollie's pal in comedy |
| 30% | STACY | 5 | With 30-Across, "The Bourne Legacy" actor who plays John Gotti's mentor in "Gotti" |
| 30% | XANDY | 5 | With 30-Across, what most numbers in the clues of this year's puzzles represent |
| 30% | JANETLEIGH | 10 | "Psycho" actress who played Rosie DeLeon in 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ANSELELGORT | 11 | "Baby Driver" actor who plays Theo in 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ROBERTYOUNG | 11 | "Father Knows Best" actor who starred in 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 30% | ARK | 3 | Critter couple's transport, in the Bible |
| 29% | BAMBI | 5 | Thumper's deer pal in a Disney film |
| 29% | TIMON | 5 | Pumbaa’s meerkat pal in “The Lion King” |