| 100% | GAYLE | 5 | King of "CBS This Morning" |
| 73% | GAYLE | 5 | King on "CBS This Morning" |
| 73% | ZAHN | 4 | Paula of "CBS This Morning" |
| 62% | GAYLE | 5 | King of morning TV |
| 62% | GAYLE | 5 | King of morning television? |
| 56% | PAAR | 4 | Onetime host of CBS's "The Morning Show" |
| 55% | TERRIER | 7 | The Airedale is the king of this breed |
| 55% | GAYLEKING | 9 | Anchor on "CBS This Morning" (which celebrates the 100th anniversary of the crossword puzzle on today's episode): 2 wds. |
| 54% | ROCKNROLL | 9 | Elvis Presley is the king of this music genre |
| 54% | THEJUNGLE | 9 | Lions are said to be the kings of this |
| 53% | WESTERN | 7 | Louis L'Amour is the king of this book genre |
| 53% | STUART | 6 | James I was the first king of this royal dynasty |
| 52% | PRESLEY | 7 | This king of rock sang about a Blue Christmas |
| 52% | NORAH | 5 | "CBS This Morning" host O'Donnell |
| 52% | GORILLA | 7 | King Kong is this kind of animal |
| 51% | NORAH | 5 | "CBS This Morning" co-anchor O'Donnell |
| 51% | CRAB | 4 | The Alaskan king is this kind of animal |
| 51% | FIDDLERS | 8 | Old King Cole called for three of these |
| 51% | MERMAN | 6 | Disney's King Triton is one of these |
| 51% | THEEARLYSHOW | 12 | Program replaced by "CBS This Morning" |
| 50% | GOBLIN | 6 | David Bowie played this type of king in Labyrinth |
| 50% | WARTHOG | 7 | Pumbaa from The Lion King is one of these |
| 50% | NORAHODONNELL | 13 | Anchor on "CBS This Morning": 2 wds. |
| 50% | CHARLIEROSE | 11 | Anchor on "CBS This Morning": 2 wds. |
| 49% | TREX | 4 | "King" of this puzzle? |
| 49% | ELVIS | 5 | The King (subject of four "sightings" elsewhere in this puzzle) |
| 49% | WARTHOG | 7 | Pumbaa is this kind of animal in The Lion King |
| 48% | BERTIE | 6 | King Edward VII of the UK known by his family as this nickname |
| 48% | XXXX | 4 | Burleson of "CBS Mornings" |
| 48% | COFFEE | 6 | Some people need a big cup of this in the morning |