| 100% | CINDYADAMS | 10 | Gossip columnist and animal rights activist who is still producing work for the New York Post after more than 40 years |
| 24% | WARD | 4 | Charlie ___, former basketball player for the New York Knicks who was also an exceptional football player |
| 24% | JOHNLEWIS | 9 | Congressperson and civil rights activist who was awarded the 2016 27-Across (2 wds.) |
| 24% | LAURYNHILL | 10 | "Everything Is Everything" singer who received the Grammys for both Album of the Year and Best New Artist in 1999: 2 wds. |
| 23% | CARTLAND | 8 | English author Barbara, who wrote "The Wicked Marquis", and is referenced in the Guinness World Records for most novels published in a year |
| 23% | VED | 3 | Indian author ___ Mehta, a staff writer for The New Yorker for more than 30 years |
| 23% | DALAILAMA | 9 | Spiritual leader and human rights activist who was awarded the 2015 27-Across (2 wds.) |
| 23% | JOHNWILLIAMS | 12 | Composer who has worked with Spielberg on many films like "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," and is also the composer for 33a: 2 wds. |
| 23% | WHITE | 5 | *He created a famous pig, and wrote for The New Yorker for more than fifty years |
| 22% | MIKEBOSSY | 9 | New York Islanders great who holds the NHL record for most consecutive 50-goal seasons (9) |
| 22% | SAUCEGARDNER | 12 | New York Jets cornerback who was the 2022 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 22% | MARTINSCORSESE | 14 | New Hollywood director who won an Oscar for "The Departed," and is the most-nominated director alive in terms of Oscars: 2 wds. |
| 22% | AARONJUDGE | 10 | New York Yankees outfielder who was the Associated Press Athlete of the Year in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 22% | CAITLYNJENNER | 13 | Transgender rights activist who was named Glamour Woman of the Year in 2015: 2 wds. |
| 22% | EDGARALLANPOE | 13 | American writer who is famous for his work "The Pit and the Pendulum": 3 wds. |
| 22% | BUCKSHOWALTER | 13 | New York Mets skipper who was honored as the 2022 National League Manager of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 22% | MANTLE | 6 | Mickey —, New York Yankees MLB player who holds the record for most World Series home runs |
| 22% | THURMANMUNSON | 13 | New York Yankees catching great who was the MLB's AL Rookie of the Year in 1970 (2 wds.) |
| 22% | DWIGHTGOODEN | 12 | Pitcher for the 1986 World Series champion New York Mets who was nicknamed "Dr. K": 2 wds. |
| 22% | SBS | 3 | Abbr. for the phenomenon when nonspecific symptoms are reported by many people in new homes and offices |
| 22% | JUSTINPUGH | 10 | New York Giants offensive lineman who was shifted into the position from offensive tackle and excelled in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 22% | TOM | 3 | ___ Gola, former New York Knicks player who is among those with the most triple-doubles in NBA history |
| 21% | POE | 3 | Who wrote "It was many and many a year ago, / In a kingdom by the sea ..." |
| 21% | FISH | 4 | Animal group that's been around for more than 500 million years |
| 21% | YANKEES | 7 | New York ___, MLB team and member of the AL East division that is the team with the most World Series titles |
| 21% | EEL | 3 | California river known more for salmon and trout than the fish it's named after |
| 21% | GRETATHUNBERG | 13 | Young Swedish environmental activist who is known for urging action on global warming and was nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize: 2 wds. |
| 21% | LISE | 4 | ___ Meitner, Austrian-Swedish physicist who is known for her work on nuclear fission and has an element named after her |
| 21% | PAGESIX | 7 | New York Post gossip section named for its location |
| 21% | GRANDDAME | 9 | Journalist Liz Smith who worked for WaPo, Cosmo, Newsday and Fox News was known as "The ___ of Dish" |