| 100% | ROBERTLANGDON | 13 | Harvard iconography expert featured in the Dan Brown novel "Angels & Demons": 2 wds. |
| 38% | DAVINCI | 7 | Dan Brown's best-selling novel "The ___ Code": 2 wds. |
| 35% | MARKRYLANCE | 11 | "Bridge of Spies" star featured in the 2017 WWII film "Dunkirk": 2 wds. |
| 34% | KATHERINEWEBB | 13 | 2012 Miss Alabama USA featured in the 2013 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 33% | IMA | 3 | "___ Believer," song covered by Smash Mouth that was featured in the "Shrek" franchise: 2 wds. |
| 33% | DEATHVALLEY | 11 | California national park featured in "Star Wars" (as the planet Tatooine): 2 wds. |
| 33% | GARYSINISE | 10 | "CSI: NY" actor who plays guitar in the Lt. Dan Band: 2 wds. |
| 32% | WAKEME | 6 | "___ Up Before You Go-Go," hit song by pop duo Wham! which featured in the movie "Zoolander": 2 wds. |
| 32% | EVALONGORIA | 11 | "Desperate Housewives" actress featured in season 4 of "Only Murders in the Building": 2 wds. |
| 32% | KUMAILNANJIANI | 14 | "Silicon Valley" actor featured in season 4 of "Only Murders in the Building": 2 wds. |
| 32% | RICHARDKIND | 11 | "Spin City" actor featured in season 4 of "Only Murders in the Building": 2 wds. |
| 32% | GLASSHOUSES | 11 | Most recent novel in the mystery series by 40-Across featuring 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 31% | VANGOGH | 7 | Painter featured in the "Doctor Who" episode "Vincent and the Doctor" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ITSOK | 5 | "___", song by Tom Rosenthal, featured in the trailers of "Comet" and "Anesthesia" : 2 wds. |
| 31% | COLDWAR | 7 | Conflict featured in many spy novels (2 wds.) |
| 31% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | Male "Up in the Air" star featured on the cover of Vogue in June 2000: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SWEENEYTODD | 11 | Barber played by Johnny Depp in the movie subtitled "The Demon Barber of Fleet Street": 2 wds. |
| 30% | MIKETYSON | 9 | Heavyweight champ who's been featured in the "Punch-Out!!" boxing video game: 2 wds. |
| 30% | LONDONBRIDGES | 13 | Tenth novel in the Alex Cross series by James Patterson: 2 wds. |
| 30% | NICOLASCAGE | 11 | Oscar winner who stars in the 1998 film "City of Angels" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | COLDWAR | 7 | U.S./USSR conflict featured in many spy novels (2 wds.) |
| 30% | THELOSTSYMBOL | 13 | Thriller written by Dan Brown set in Washington D.C. after the events of "The Da Vinci Code": 3 wds. |
| 30% | CHESSGAME | 9 | Match featured in "The Queen's Gambit": 2 wds. |
| 30% | ORIGIN | 6 | 2017 Dan Brown novel featuring Robert Langdon |
| 29% | DAVINCI | 7 | "The ___ Code," 2003 novel by Dan Brown that was made into a film: 2 wds. |
| 29% | AFTERALL | 8 | In the end: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ATALL | 5 | In the slightest: 2 wds. |
| 29% | RAFESADLER | 10 | Character played by actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster in the British television serial "Wolf Hall" based on Hilary Mantel novels: 2 wds. |
| 29% | MAUI | 4 | Demigod featured in the upcoming movie "Moana 2" |
| 29% | KELLYCLARKSON | 13 | Singer whose hit single "Since U Been Gone" is featured in the Broadway musical "& Juliet" (2 wds.) |