| 100% | OREL | 4 | Hershiser who pitched a record 59 consecutive scoreless innings (and whose first name is aptly found in "scoreless") |
| 40% | CENA | 4 | John who plays a mercenary in "Peacemaker," and whose name can be found in "mercenary" |
| 36% | OREL | 4 | Hershiser who once pitched 59 consecutive scoreless innings |
| 35% | BROOKLYNDECKER | 14 | "Grace and Frankie" actress whose first name is also a place in New York City (2 wds.) |
| 33% | LOMAN | 5 | Arthur Miller protagonist whose name is aptly found in "megalomania" |
| 33% | OLIVERREED | 10 | Actor whose first name is the title of a Best Picture he co-starred in, and whose last name is that film's director |
| 32% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the man (born 2/12/1809) who gave the address at 18-Across, issued the 28-Across/45-Across, was the first elected president of the 60-Across Party, and whose name can be found in this puzzle's main diagonal |
| 32% | PONTIAC | 7 | Ottawa leader who fought British advances in the Great Lakes area during the 1700s and whose name was a car brand |
| 31% | ANI | 3 | DiFranco whose first name can be found backward in her song title "Binary" |
| 31% | AUSTINBUTLER | 12 | "Elvis" actor whose first name is also a place in Texas (2 wds.) |
| 31% | SYDNEYSWEENEY | 13 | "Euphoria" actress whose first name is also a city in Australia (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ORLANDOBLOOM | 12 | "Gran Turismo" actor whose first name is also a place in Florida (2 wds.) |
| 31% | SOFIAVERGARA | 12 | "Modern Family" actress whose first name is also a city in Bulgaria (2 wds.) |
| 31% | FLORENCEPUGH | 12 | "Dune: Part Two" actress whose first name is also a city in Italy (2 wds.) |
| 30% | ETA | 3 | Greek letter whose name is found in "theta" and "beta" |
| 29% | JUNECARTERCASH | 14 | "Ring of Fire" songwriter and five-time Grammy winner whose first name is a month of the year (2 wds.) |
| 29% | ADDAMS | 6 | Surname of a family whose members can be found in nine rows in this puzzle ... and whose names contain circled letters that, reading down, spell a word describing them |
| 29% | ORELHERSHISER | 13 | Pitcher who holds the MLB all-time record with 59 straight scoreless innings pitched (2 wds.) |
| 29% | RICE | 4 | Jerry ___, former NFL wide receiver whose last name is a staple grain found in Asian cuisines |
| 29% | ALDA | 4 | Actor whose original name was D'Abruzzo and who went on to play a noted Captain |
| 29% | TED | 3 | Cruz who was born in Alberta and whose mom was a mathematician |
| 29% | PSI | 3 | DC Comics character whose real name is Gayle Marsh and who can trigger incapacitating fear in people |
| 29% | SEALS | 5 | Animals whose habitat can be found in the first three letters of their name |
| 28% | JAYZ | 4 | Professional name of Shawn Corey Carter who is an American rapper and founder of Roc-A-Fella Records: Hyph. |
| 28% | MAYO | 4 | Jerod ___, NFL coach and former linebacker whose last name is a creamy condiment often found spread on a BLT |
| 28% | PENN | 4 | William —, Quaker writer who founded a NE American state, after whose father it is named |
| 28% | TWEEZERS | 8 | Tool whose name is a rock band if you remove the first and last letters |
| 28% | YOYOMA | 6 | Musician whose first name is a toy |
| 28% | RUBEGO/IDLDBERG | 15 | Only person whose first and last name together is listed as an adjective in Merriam-Webster |