| 100% | GENEWILDER | 10 | Frequent collaborator of Richard Pryor |
| 57% | LENNON | 6 | Frequent collaborator of McCartney |
| 56% | TINAFEY | 7 | Frequent collaborator of Amy Poehler |
| 54% | WES | 3 | Frequent collaborator of Owen, Tilda, and Bill |
| 49% | RIZZLER | 7 | The ___ (friend and frequent collaborator of A.J. and Big Justice) |
| 44% | WES | 3 | Frequent cinematic collaborator of Bill, Tilda, and Jason |
| 43% | CARLYSIMON | 10 | Frequent collaborator of 42-Across who has said her song "You're So Vain" is not about him (2 wds.) |
| 41% | CAROLEKING | 10 | Frequent collaborator of 42-Across who wrote the song "You've Got a Friend" as a response to 18-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | PEORIAN | 7 | Richard Pryor, birthwise |
| 37% | PEELE | 5 | Frequent collaborator with Kaluuya |
| 37% | ELMO | 4 | Collaborator of Mr. Noodle |
| 37% | GILEVANS | 8 | Frequent collaborator with Miles Davis |
| 36% | ENO | 3 | Collaborator of Bowie and Byrne |
| 36% | WIZ | 3 | Richard Pryor title role, with "the" |
| 36% | ELLA | 4 | Frequent collaborator with Louis and Duke |
| 36% | THETOY | 6 | 1982 Richard Pryor comedy |
| 36% | THETOY | 6 | 1982 Richard Pryor flick |
| 36% | ONO | 3 | Lennon's frequent collaborator |
| 35% | DRE | 3 | Occasional collaborator of Snoop |
| 35% | ELEANOR | 7 | Mother of Richard I |
| 35% | LIONHEART | 9 | Nickname of Richard I |
| 35% | EVIL | 4 | Richard Pryor film, See No __, Hear No __ |
| 35% | DRE | 3 | Frequent collaborator with Snoop Dogg, for short |
| 35% | WES | 3 | Frequent collaborator with Jason, Tilda, and Bill |
| 35% | THETOY | 6 | Comic 1982 Richard Pryor film |
| 35% | CAHN | 4 | Frequent Styne collaborator |
| 35% | LEONE | 5 | Frequent Morricone collaborator |
| 35% | HART | 4 | Richard Rodgers collaborator |
| 35% | SPIRO | 5 | One of Richard's veeps |
| 35% | HOLST | 5 | British contemporary of Richard Strauss |