| 100% | VANPELT | 7 | Last name of Linus and Lucy in 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | VANPELT | 7 | Linus and Lucy's last name in "Peanuts" |
| 46% | GREENGABLES | 11 | Name of the Cuthbert farmstead in Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic novel that 18-Across is based on: 2 wds. |
| 45% | LARRYMCMURTRY | 13 | 18-Across, 44-Across, and "The Last Picture Show" novelist/screenwriter who lived his whole life in the small Texas town of Archer City (1936-2021) (2 wds.) |
| 44% | TONYCURTIS | 10 | Portrayer of Joe and Josephine in 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | JACKLEMMON | 10 | Portrayer of Jerry and Daphne in 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | BRUCEJENNER | 11 | Former name of the Olympic decathlon gold medalist featured on Wheaties boxes in 1977 and 2012: 2 wds. |
| 43% | BENNET | 6 | Last name of Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice |
| 43% | PARR | 4 | Last name of the family in "Incredibles 2" |
| 43% | WASHBURNE | 9 | Last name of Zoe and Hoban in sci-fi show Firefly |
| 43% | ADLER | 5 | Last name of Grace in Will and Grace sitcom |
| 43% | BOND | 4 | Lead character's last name in 15-, 18-, 32-, and 44-Across |
| 42% | WONDERWOMAN | 11 | DC superheroine who goes by the name of Princess Diana, and appears in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice": 2 wds. |
| 40% | LADYTENNISSTARS | 15 | Names hidden in 17-, 25-, 51- and 65-Across (twice in the last of these) |
| 40% | ONO | 3 | Last name of the woman in the Beatles song "The Ballad of John and Yoko" |
| 40% | EARP | 4 | Last name of lawmen Wyatt and Virgil in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral |
| 40% | SARGE | 5 | Name of the WWII Army Jeep in "Cars" and "Cars 2" |
| 40% | BABBITT | 7 | Last name of 30- and 35-Across |
| 39% | EUGENIODERBEZ | 13 | "Instructions Not Included" actor who stars in 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | GIBB | 4 | Last name of the brothers in the 19-Across |
| 39% | FIONAAPPLE | 10 | "Criminal" singer whose last name is a shade of green: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ANNAFARIS | 9 | "Scary Movie" actress who stars in 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TOMHIDDLESTON | 13 | "The Avengers" actor who starred in 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BUSH | 4 | Last name of former First Daughters Jenna and Barbara, who now live four blocks apart in New York City |
| 38% | HARLEYQUINN | 11 | DC supervillain who goes by the name of Harleen Frances Quinzel, and appears in "Suicide Squad": 2 wds. |
| 38% | SHAQUILLEONEAL | 14 | 7'1" NBA Hall of Famer and commentator whose first and last names rhyme: 2 wds. |
| 38% | GRACEKELLY | 10 | Actress and princess of Monaco whose last name is a shade of green: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MIKETROUT | 9 | MLB center fielder whose last name is a kind of fish: 2 wds. |
| 38% | THEODORGEISEL | 13 | Real name of "The Cat in the Hat" author Dr. Seuss: 2 wds. |
| 38% | DEVILLE | 7 | Last name of twin toddlers Phil and Lil on 15-Across |