| 100% | ESTES | 5 | Kefauver who ran with 39 Across in 1956 |
| 46% | ABRAHAM | 7 | With 39-Across, president who proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day in 1863 |
| 45% | JOHN | 4 | With 39-Across, "Snowpiercer" actor who starred as John Merrick in 16-Across |
| 45% | MICHELLE | 8 | With 39-Across, "Hairspray" actress who plays Betty Ford in "The First Lady" |
| 45% | SEA | 3 | With 39-Across, pirate witch who was a foe of Popeye in early comics |
| 44% | LEMAY | 5 | Curtis who ran with Wallace in 1968 |
| 43% | NATALIE | 7 | With 39-Across, "Black Swan" actress who went bald for her role in "V for Vendetta" |
| 43% | MICHELLE | 8 | With 39-Across, "Manchester by the Sea" Oscar nominee who played the title dancer in 45-Across |
| 43% | AES | 3 | Candidate who ran with Estes Kefauver as his veep |
| 42% | TIMOTHEE | 8 | With 39-Across, "Wonka" actor who costars with Zendaya in the 2021 and 2024 "Dune" films: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ARTHUR | 6 | With 39-Across, "The Crucible" playwright who was blacklisted for his leftist views in the Joseph McCarthy period |
| 39% | DISH | 4 | One who ran away with the spoon, in a nursery rhyme |
| 39% | LAB | 3 | With 39-Across, rodent used in experiments |
| 38% | WHITEHOUSE | 10 | With 50 Across, to whom Tom Hanks gave a 39 Across in 2017 |
| 38% | TARAJIPHENSON | 13 | "Empire" actress who co-stars with 18-Across in 39-Across (3 wds.) |
| 38% | STEPHEN | 7 | With 17 Across, justice who announced his retirement in 2022 |
| 38% | THERESAMAY | 10 | With 39 and 56 Across, how a Tory and a pundit might differ in decisiveness |
| 37% | TRACYMORGAN | 11 | "30 Rock" actor who co-stars with 29-Across in 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | TENZINGNORGAY | 13 | Sherpa who summited 26-Across with 39-Across in 1953 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | RICHARD | 7 | With 19 Across, billionaire who took a notable vacation in July 2021 |
| 37% | WARREN | 6 | With 35-Across, actor who played Clyde, one of the title characters on the run in 1967's "Bonnie and Clyde" |
| 37% | JUSTIN | 6 | With 39-Across, "Peaches" singer who performs on 31-Across |
| 37% | SNO | 3 | With 39-Across, small chocolate candy sold in movie theaters |
| 36% | JOYCE | 5 | With 39-Across, character played by 18-Across in "Stranger Things" |
| 36% | AARONJUDGE | 10 | Yankees slugger who broke 17-Across's single-season home run record with 62 home runs in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | TORONTO | 7 | With 39 Across, Canadian baseballer |
| 36% | HOLDTHESETRUTHS | 15 | With 39 Across, ''We'' follower |
| 36% | TRAVISHAFNER | 12 | Former Indians slugger who tied 14-Across's record with six grand slam home runs in the 2006 season: 2 wds. |
| 36% | RYAN | 4 | Gosling who costars with Harrison Ford in "Blade Runner 2049" |
| 35% | TRIVIAL | 7 | With 39 Across, search party activity |