| 100% | SHAMROCKSHAKE | 13 | Green frozen treat offered by McDonald's every March in honor of 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 41% | CHICAGORIVER | 12 | Midwest body of water traditionally dyed green on March 17 in honor of 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 30% | SHAMROCKSHAKE | 13 | Minty frozen treat at McDonald's every March |
| 30% | ICECREAM | 8 | Frozen treat in a cone: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ALIBABA | 7 | Defeater of 40 thieves, in a legend: 2 wds. |
| 28% | MARSHAP | 7 | ___ Johnson State Park, NYC park renamed in honor of a gay rights activist: 2 wds. |
| 27% | INGRIDBERGMAN | 13 | Portrayer of Humphrey Bogart's former lover in 40-Across: 2 wds. |
| 26% | PRINCESSLEIA | 12 | Rebel Alliance fighter captured by 42-Across in 1983's "Return of the Jedi": 2 wds. |
| 26% | JOHNSINGLETON | 13 | Director of 18-Across and 40-Across who passed away in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 26% | ARMANDGAMACHE | 13 | Québec Chief Inspector in the mystery series by 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 25% | RYANSEACREST | 12 | Longtime (and returning) host of 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 25% | ZACHARYGORDON | 13 | Child actor who played 40-Across in the first three "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" films (2 wds.) |
| 25% | JOHNFOGERTY | 11 | Singer/songwriter whose song 17-Across was honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010 (2 wds.) |
| 25% | KIMMULKEY | 9 | Coach of the 40-Across who is the only coach in women's college basketball to win national championships with two teams (2 wds.) |
| 25% | PRINCEALI | 9 | Song sung by 17-Across and 39-Across in 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 24% | EMMAWATSON | 10 | Actress who plays Margaret "Meg" March in Greta Gerwig's "Little Women": 2 wds. |
| 24% | MEDALOFFREEDOM | 14 | Honor bestowed on 19-Across by Barack Obama in 2009 (3 wds.) |
| 24% | MEDALOFFREEDOM | 14 | Honor bestowed on 31-Across by Barack Obama in 2011 (3 wds.) |
| 24% | ESKIMOPIES | 10 | Chocolate-coated frozen treats: 2 wds. |
| 24% | BETTEMIDLER | 11 | American star of stage and screen celebrated by the Kennedy Center Honors in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 24% | PERSE | 5 | In and of itself: 2 wds. |
| 24% | SALADS | 6 | Menu items that McDonald's no longer offers in America, as of 2020 |
| 24% | KELLYCLARKSON | 13 | "Before Your Love" singer who was the first winner of 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 24% | TESSMONAGHAN | 12 | Reporter-turned-investigator in a series of novels by 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 24% | PETERLORRE | 10 | Villain portrayer in 40-Across: 2 wds. |
| 23% | CLAIRERANDALL | 13 | Time-traveling nurse played by Caitriona Balfe in the STARZ adaptation of 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 23% | MEDALOFFREEDOM | 14 | Presidential honor awarded to 18-Across in 2012 by Barack Obama: 3 wds. |
| 23% | RAMONATHEPEST | 13 | One in a series of books by 46-Across about a girl starting kindergarten: 3 wds. |
| 23% | WALTLONGMIRE | 12 | Sheriff of the fictional county of Absaroka, Wyoming, who is featured in 20 books by 40-Across and a 2012-2017 television series (2 wds.) |
| 23% | MEMORIALDAY | 11 | Federal holiday in the U.S. in honor of the people who laid down their lives while serving in the armed forces: 2 wds. |