| 100% | ADOANNIE | 8 | Flirtatious young woman who sings 40-Across in 15-Across (2 wds.) |
| 50% | JULIAROBERTS | 12 | "Pretty Woman" actress who played young mother Shelby in "Steel Magnolias": 2 wds. |
| 50% | ELIZABETHBANKS | 14 | "The Hunger Games" actress who voices Pam Mallard in 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 50% | KUMAILNANJIANI | 14 | "The Big Sick" star who voices Mack Mallard in 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | SANDRABULLOCK | 13 | "Speed" actress who played Lieutenant Lenina Huxley in 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | JUDELAW | 7 | "Cold Mountain" actor who stars in 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | UMATHURMAN | 10 | "Pulp Fiction" actress who stars in 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ETHANHAWKE | 10 | "Training Day" actor who stars in 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | CURLYMCLAIN | 11 | Cowboy who sings "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" in 15-Across (2 wds.) |
| 49% | MARAWILSON | 10 | "Matilda" star who voices The Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home, a character on 15-/51-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | VITOCORLEONE | 12 | Character who has the title role in 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 48% | CHARLIEDAY | 10 | "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" actor who plays a detective in 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 48% | CHRISEVANS | 10 | "Avengers: Endgame" actor who plays a cult leader in 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 47% | TIMLINCECUM | 11 | Giants starting pitcher who won the NL Cy Young Award in 2009 with only 15 wins: 2 wds. |
| 47% | TOMHARDY | 8 | "The Dark Knight Rises" actor who plays "Mad" Max Rockatansky in 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 47% | NICHOLASHOULT | 13 | "X-Men: Days of Future Past" actor who plays Nux in 15-Across: 2 wds.. |
| 47% | SONNYLISTON | 11 | Heavyweight champion who lost that title to 40-Across in 1964: 2 wds. |
| 47% | OAKESFEGLEY | 11 | "Pete's Dragon" actor who plays young Theo in 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 46% | DELTABURKE | 10 | "Designing Women" actress who won the Miss Florida title in 1974, becoming the youngest pageant holder: 2 wds. |
| 46% | MEGHANTRAINOR | 13 | 20-year-old pop phenom who sings 15-/44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 46% | SANDRABULLOCK | 13 | "The Blind Side" Best Actress Oscar winner who starred in 15-Across, 24-Across, 31-Across, and 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 46% | MORGANFREEMAN | 13 | Actor who portrayed 15-Across in the 2009 film "Invictus": 2 wds. |
| 46% | DONNYHATHAWAY | 13 | Singer of 15-Across who also sang duets with Roberta Flack: 2 wds. |
| 45% | RUTHWARE | 8 | British novelist who wrote the bestsellers "The Woman in Cabin 10," 15-Across, and 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 45% | VIOLADAVIS | 10 | "How to Get Away With Murder" actress who stars in 40-Across: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ZACEFRON | 8 | Actor who plays a protégé of 15-Across in "The Greatest Showman": 2 wds. |
| 45% | DIANAROSS | 9 | 15-Across, 21-Across, and 40-Across singer who digitally released her new remix collection "Supertonic: Mixes" in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 45% | LEAMICHELE | 10 | "Glee" star who played the main character in the 2022 Broadway revival of 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | MISSDAISY | 9 | Title character whom 15-Across chauffeured around in a 1989 film: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ALEXRODRIGUEZ | 13 | Mariners shortstop who, in 1998, became the youngest player to that point to hit 40 homers and steal 40 bases: 2 wds. |