| 100% | BIRD | 4 | Larry ___, 16-Across member from the Celtics |
| 63% | PIPPEN | 6 | Scottie ___, 16-Across member from the Bulls |
| 63% | MALONE | 6 | Karl ___, 16-Across member from the Jazz |
| 63% | JORDAN | 6 | Michael ___, 16-Across member from the Bulls |
| 62% | DREXLER | 7 | Clyde ___, 16-Across member from the Trail Blazers |
| 54% | WHATATIME | 9 | With 16 Across, exclamation from one living in the moment |
| 49% | KCJONES | 7 | Basketball Hall-of-Famer from the Celtics |
| 48% | NANOS | 5 | Tiny devices from the maker of the 16-Across, once |
| 48% | AOC | 3 | NYC Congress member from the Bronx |
| 47% | ESSENE | 6 | Group member from the time of Jesus |
| 47% | AVON | 4 | Place name from the Celtic for ''river'' |
| 45% | PELOSI | 6 | House member from the Bay Area beginning in 1987 |
| 45% | BISHOP | 6 | X-Men member from the future, Lucas or Red __ |
| 44% | AORTA | 5 | It comes from the 33 Across |
| 44% | FRENCHSTEWART | 13 | "3rd Rock From the Sun" cast member |
| 43% | OPP | 3 | Across the street from: Abbr. |
| 43% | KCJONES | 7 | Hall-of-Famer from the 1950s-'60s Celtics |
| 43% | ROCKIN | 6 | With 16 Across, "___ the Christmas Tree" (Brenda Lee) |
| 42% | BEAUTIFULCRAZY | 14 | 2018 hit from the reissue of 16-Across's debut album "This One's For You": 2 wds. |
| 42% | AFROPOP | 7 | Music from across the Atlantic |
| 42% | WAVETO | 6 | Greet from across the room |
| 42% | FRENCHBEANS | 11 | Vegetables from across the Channel? |
| 42% | FRENCHBEANS | 11 | Food from across the Channel? |
| 41% | SUMATRAN | 8 | Dweller across the strait from Singapore |
| 41% | LIPREAD | 7 | "Eavesdrop" from across the room, say |
| 41% | AQABA | 5 | City across the border from Eilat |
| 41% | SUMATRA | 7 | Island across the strait from Singapore |
| 41% | FLIRT | 5 | Smile from across the bar, say |
| 41% | YEMEN | 5 | Nation across the gulf from Somalia |
| 41% | ETS | 3 | Visitors from across the galaxy: Abbr. |