| 100% | ALIBABA | 7 | He opened the forty thieves' den by saying "Open sesame": 2 wds. |
| 45% | ALIBABA | 7 | He said "open sesame" to enter a thieves' den |
| 45% | ALIBABA | 7 | He discovered the password "open sesame": 2 wds. |
| 43% | ALIBABA | 7 | __ and the Forty Thieves, Open Sesame |
| 43% | ALIBABA | 7 | "___ and the Forty Thieves": 2 wds. |
| 39% | IDO | 3 | Union words said by the bride and groom: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ALIBABA | 7 | "Arabian Nights" hero who said "Open sesame": 2 wds. |
| 38% | TEARME | 6 | "___ down," opening number for "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," performed by Hedwig and Yitzhak: 2 wds. |
| 38% | IDO | 3 | Words said at an altar by the Bride and Groom: 2 wds |
| 38% | ANDYMURRAY | 10 | Scottish tennis player defeated by 32-Across in the 2016 Australian Open finals: 2 wds. |
| 37% | WHITENIGHTS | 11 | 1985 film featuring the Oscar-winning song "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie: 2 wds. |
| 37% | THEUNCONSOLED | 13 | 1995 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro for which he won the Cheltenham Prize: 2 wds. |
| 37% | CITYLIGHTS | 10 | 1931 romantic comedy film by Charlie Chaplin for which he composed the music: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SILKSONIC | 9 | "Leave the Door Open" R&B super-duo formed by 16- and 29-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ONEL | 4 | "The ___ lama, he's a priest..." by Ogden Nash: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THEPILGRIMS | 11 | "___ Progress," book by John Bunyan which he worked on while in the Bedfordshire county prison: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ALIBABA | 7 | "___ and the Forty Thieves" (tale from "One Thousand and One Nights") (2 wds.) |
| 35% | WHATSYOUR | 9 | "___ Name," 1977 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that is the opening track on their album "Street Survivors": 2 wds. |
| 35% | SIMONPEGG | 9 | "Shaun of the Dead" star who left Twitter in 2014, saying it just wasn't for him: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BILLCLINTON | 11 | President who probably wishes he never said, "It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' is": 2 wds. |
| 34% | LONELYBOY | 9 | Hit song by Paul Anka which was also used as the title of the documentary made on him: 2 wds. |
| 34% | GANGNAMSTYLE | 12 | 2012 song by Psy that made him the first Korean singer to top the U.K. singles chart: 2 wds. |
| 34% | CIRCLEOF | 8 | "___ Life," opening number for Broadway's "The Lion King" performed by Rafiki and Company: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DANIEL | 6 | He was cast into the lion's den by Nebuchadnezzar |
| 34% | RUSSELLWILSON | 13 | He became the Seahawks' starting quarterback in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ANDREWLUCK | 10 | He became the Colts' starting quarterback in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 34% | JACKNICHOLSON | 13 | He played the Joker in 1989's "Batman": 2 wds. |
| 34% | LETIN | 5 | Open the door to: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ONEIS | 5 | "___ The Loneliest Number," track by Three Dog Night: 2 wds. |
| 33% | EMERILLAGASSE | 13 | He trademarked the phrase "Bam!": 2 wds. |