| 100% | SAMUEL | 6 | Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed the first two kings of the Israelites |
| 40% | MOSES | 5 | Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt into the Promised Land |
| 39% | CYNTHIACOOPER | 13 | Basketball Hall of Famer who was the very first MVP of the WNBA and MVP two times with the 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | TIM | 3 | ___ Van Patten, director who directed the first two episodes of "Game of Thrones" |
| 37% | LAHR | 4 | First actor who sang "If I Were King of the Forest" |
| 36% | JEREMIAH | 8 | Hebrew prophet and author of a Book of the Bible |
| 36% | FOY | 3 | Actress Claire who plays Queen Elizabeth II on the first two seasons of "The Crown" |
| 35% | CLAIREFOY | 9 | Actress who plays Queen Elizabeth II on the first two seasons of "The Crown" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | CZECH | 5 | Nationality of a poet and playwright who became the first president of his country |
| 35% | ANNPRESTON | 10 | American physician and activist who was the first female dean of a medical school in the world: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MATTSMITH | 9 | "Doctor Who" actor who plays Prince Philip for the first two seasons of "The Crown" (2 wds.) |
| 35% | PAULSCHNEIDER | 13 | Actor who played the role of Mark Brendanawicz in "Parks and Recreation", a character that appeared only in the first two seasons: 2 wds. |
| 35% | YUL | 3 | First name of The King and I actor Brynner |
| 35% | CLAIREFOY | 9 | "Wolf Hall" actress who plays Queen Elizabeth II for the first two seasons of "The Crown" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | III | 3 | George __, first king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| 34% | IVANI | 5 | Person who built the first stone Cathedral of the Archangel in Moscow and was also the first person to be buried there |
| 34% | MARIA | 5 | ___ Mitchell, astronomer who was the first female professor of astronomy and the first American to discover a comet |
| 34% | NED | 3 | First name of the man who lives next to Homer and Marge |
| 34% | HARVEST | 7 | The National Apple ___ Festival, a fall season event held during the first two weekends of October, celebrating food, music and crafts |
| 34% | MINOS | 5 | Cretan king who was the son of Zeus and Europa |
| 34% | CHARLES | 7 | Current King who's the father of William and Harry |
| 33% | BART | 4 | Quarterback Starr who was MVP of the first two Super Bowls |
| 33% | RICHARD | 7 | ___ Rodgers, composer with works like "Oklahoma!' and "The Sound of Music" who was the first person to win the EGOT |
| 33% | KELLYCLARKSON | 13 | 16-Across and 45-Across singer who won the first season of "American Idol" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ALAN | 4 | First name of two of the 12 astronauts who have walked on the moon |
| 33% | ALAN | 4 | First name of two of the dozen men who have walked on the Moon |
| 33% | BART | 4 | Packers quarterback Starr who was M.V.P. of the first two Super Bowls |
| 33% | LOMBARDI | 8 | Vince who was the winning coach of the first two Super Bowls |
| 33% | PETEALONSO | 10 | N.Y. Mets rookie first baseman who won the 2019 Home Run Derby and drove in two of the National League's runs in the 2019 13-Across (2 wds.) |
| 33% | AARON | 5 | Judge who was the 2017 AL Rookie of the Year |