| 100% | LALAKERS | 8 | LeBron James has played for them since 2018: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 36% | PIERCEBROSNAN | 13 | Actor from "Mamma Mia!", who has played James Bond in four movies : 2 wds. |
| 34% | LAKER | 5 | LeBron James, since 2018 |
| 34% | ROGERMOORE | 10 | Actor from the TV series "The Saint", who has played the role of James Bond in seven movies : 2 wds. |
| 34% | ANGELESLAKERS | 13 | The team which LeBron James signed up with in 2018 after a stint with his home team, Los ___: 2 wds. |
| 33% | HUGHJACKMAN | 11 | Actor who has played Wolverine since the first "X-Men" film (2 wds.) |
| 32% | TIMOTHYDALTON | 13 | Actor from "Wuthering Heights", who has played James Bond in two films (as well as a third that was never released) : 2 wds. |
| 32% | PHOENIXMERCURY | 14 | Team that 18-Across has played with for her whole career: 2 wds. |
| 32% | NBA | 3 | League where LeBron James plays: Abbr. |
| 32% | NBA | 3 | LeBron James plays for Cleveland Cavaliers in what league? |
| 31% | BENAFFLECK | 10 | Actor who has played Batman since 2016's "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | DAVIDNIVEN | 10 | Actor from "Separate Tables", who has played James Bond in the 1967 "Casino Royale", and was part of the army in real life : 2 wds. |
| 31% | NBA | 3 | The league in which LeBron James plays: Abbr. |
| 31% | DETROITTIGERS | 13 | Team that 15-Across plays for: 2 wds. |
| 31% | INBED | 5 | Having retired for the night: 2 wds. |
| 31% | TROUT | 5 | Mike ___, baseball player who has played for the Los Angeles Angels since 2011 |
| 31% | NBASTARS | 8 | LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Kobe Bryant to basketball: 2 wds. |
| 31% | BAYLORBEARS | 11 | College team 15-/18-Across played for: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MIAMIMARLINS | 12 | Florida team that 18-Across plays for: 2 wds. |
| 30% | IANMCKELLEN | 11 | Actor who has played Magneto since the first "X-Men" film, which was released in July 2000 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | CLEVELAND | 9 | With 41-Across, NBA team in Ohio that 36-Across had played for since 2011 |
| 30% | BOSTONREDSOX | 12 | MLB team that Steve Pearce played for in 2018: 3 wds. |
| 30% | HOUSTONCOMETS | 13 | WNBA team that 15- and 30-Across played for: 2 wds. |
| 30% | PHOENIXMERCURY | 14 | Arizona-based WNBA champions that 16-Across plays for: 2 wds. |
| 29% | NBA | 3 | League for LeBron James: Abbr. |
| 29% | NBA | 3 | Organization for LeBron James: Abbr. |
| 29% | PATRICKSTEWART | 14 | Actor who has played Charles Xavier since the first "X-Men" film (2 wds.) |
| 29% | LAKERS | 6 | Los Angeles ___, NBA team for which LeBron James started playing in 2018 |
| 29% | KEITHEMERSON | 12 | Keyboard legend who played for the rock band The Nice: 2 wds. |
| 29% | REDREDDINGTON | 13 | James Spader plays this antihero on "The Blacklist": 2 wds. |