| 100% | LIONELRICHIE | 12 | He sang the first line on 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ROBWILSON | 9 | The first male model on "The Price Is Right" (he joined the show in October 2012): 2 wds. |
| 45% | ROBERTYOUNG | 11 | He starred as the title character on 28-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | He sang the theme for the 1973 James Bond film "Live and Let Die": 2 wds. |
| 43% | FULLNAME | 8 | First line on a formal application (2 wds.) |
| 43% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | He sang "Hey Jude" during halftime at the 2005 Super Bowl: 2 wds. |
| 43% | TONYRANDALL | 11 | He played the fussy Felix Unger on 27-/30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | JACKKLUGMAN | 11 | He played the sloppy Oscar Madison on 27-/30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | BRUNOMARS | 9 | He sang "Just the Way You Are" during halftime at the 2014 Super Bowl: 2 wds. |
| 42% | WILLIE | 6 | With 32-Across, country legend who sang "On the Road Again": 2 wds. |
| 41% | AMELIAEARHART | 13 | Aviation pioneer who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic: 2 wds. |
| 41% | NEILARMSTRONG | 13 | Apollo 11 mission commander and the first person to walk on the Moon: 2 wds. |
| 41% | LARAPULVER | 10 | "Spooks" actress who played 32-Across on the BBC series "Sherlock" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | REBAMCENTIRE | 12 | Grammy-winning country star who plays a singer on 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | RITAMORENO | 10 | Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony winner who stars on 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | PAMGRIER | 8 | "Jackie Brown" actress who costars as neighbor Constance on 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | LAKEBELL | 8 | "Boston Legal" actress who stars with Dax Shepard on 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | JAIRODRIGUEZ | 12 | 32-Across actor, formerly the culture expert on "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy": 2 wds. |
| 40% | PATRICKSWAYZE | 13 | He played the dance instructor in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | NATALIEDORMER | 13 | "Game of Thrones" actress who played 32-Across on the CBS series "Elementary" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | THEROCK | 7 | First contestant on 15-Across, aka Dwayne Johnson: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DOUGWILSON | 10 | Interior designer on 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | SETHGREEN | 9 | He provides the voice of Chris on "Family Guy": 2 wds. |
| 39% | NEILARMSTRONG | 13 | Astronaut whose birthday it is today, who became the first man to set foot on the Moon: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JOANRIVERS | 10 | Comedian who was the first woman to host a late-night talk show on a major network: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SPENCERTRACY | 12 | Actor who played the lawyer based on Clarence Darrow in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ROBERTREDFORD | 13 | He won the Best Director Oscar for the first film he directed, 1980's "Ordinary People": 2 wds. |
| 38% | WILLARNETT | 10 | "Arrested Development" actor who voices the title character on 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | KEVINCOSTNER | 12 | He won the Best Director Oscar for the first film he directed, 1990's "Dances With Wolves": 2 wds. |
| 38% | MICHAELPENA | 11 | He plays Officer Navidad Ramirez in 32-Across: 2 wds. |