| 100% | WALSH | 5 | He hosted "America's Most Wanted" and is now hosting Investigation Discovery's "In Pursuit with John ___" |
| 43% | WALSH | 5 | John ___, who created and hosted "America's Most Wanted" |
| 36% | WALSH | 5 | John ___, host of "America's Most Wanted" |
| 36% | WALSH | 5 | "America's Most Wanted" host John |
| 36% | WALSH | 5 | "America's Most Wanted" host John ___ |
| 33% | JADEN | 5 | Will Smith's son who co-starred with him in "The Pursuit of Happyness" |
| 33% | CONVERSATIONS | 13 | "___ With Myself," a compilation of Nelson Mandela's writing, many of which were written while he was in prison |
| 33% | BOLIVIA | 7 | Paraguay and __ are landlocked in S. America |
| 32% | BOCK | 4 | Bagpipe once played in central Europe, now most likely to be heard in the Czech Republic's Strakonice and Domazlice areas |
| 31% | WARREN | 6 | With 33-Across, he was Clyde in "Bonnie and Clyde" |
| 30% | MILEY | 5 | With 32-Across, "Party in the U.S.A." singer who was both the host and musical guest on 2013 and 2015 "SNL" episodes |
| 30% | MIKE | 4 | With 4-Down, he and his pet tiger were featured in "The Hangover" |
| 30% | WALSH | 5 | "America's Most Wanted" host |
| 29% | MEGANTHEE | 9 | With 46-Across, "Savage" rapper who both hosted and was the musical act in a 2022 "SNL" episode: 2 wds. |
| 29% | AMOS | 4 | He's in a ''Food That Built America'' episode with Fields |
| 28% | PHONE | 5 | Communication device, which now comes in "Smart" variants with many added features like camera and internet |
| 28% | TYRA | 4 | ___ Banks, an actress and model who is set to host America's Got Talent |
| 28% | LAUREN | 6 | With 33-Across, "Good Girls" actress and comedian who won $500,000 for charity on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" in 2020 |
| 28% | SPORT | 5 | Football (soccer in America) is the world's most popular ___ |
| 28% | PEPSI | 5 | "Ola! I'm a dupe of cola! I was invented in 1893 as "Brad's drink" and now I go head-to-head with Coca-Cola" |
| 28% | UMA | 3 | Actress Thurman who costarred with John Travolta in "Pulp Fiction" and "Be Cool" |
| 28% | ORANGE | 6 | Putting an ___ in stockings, Christmas tradition of using a citrus fruit as stocking stuffers that is now replaced with gadgets and toys |
| 28% | PINTO | 5 | Gallo ___, dish with rice and beans as a base that may be served with breakfast in Central America |
| 28% | PAUL | 4 | He played with John, George, and Ringo |
| 28% | ELLA | 4 | ___ Fitzgerald, singer dubbed the "First Lady of Song" with 14 Grammy Awards and is considered one of the most influential figures in jazz |
| 27% | GENEHACKMAN | 11 | He was Clyde's brother Buck in "Bonnie and Clyde": 2 wds. |
| 27% | BIBLE | 5 | With 4-Down, much of the Southeast U.S. is in it |
| 27% | BACKSTREETBOYS | 14 | Boy band formed in 1993 with a popular eponymous debut album and are famous for their song "I Want It That Way": 2 wds. |
| 27% | SALIERI | 7 | "All I ever wanted was to sing to God. He gave me that longing and then made me mute" speaker in "Amadeus" |
| 27% | SAD | 3 | "___ Songs (Say So Much)," a hit by Elton John, that he has performed live with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart |