| 100% | PHILCOLLINS | 11 | Left-handed drummer on "In the Air Tonight": 2 wds. |
| 59% | JIMMYFALLON | 11 | "The Tonight Show" host on the air starting in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 57% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | Male "Up in the Air" star featured on the cover of Vogue in June 2000: 2 wds. |
| 56% | PHILCOLLINS | 11 | His 1981 hit "In the Air Tonight" reentered the Billboard charts in 2020 thanks to a viral reaction video: 2 wds. |
| 52% | ANIP | 4 | "There's ___ in the air" ("It's chilly"): 2 wds. |
| 51% | PHILCOLLINS | 11 | Known for his song "In the Air Tonight", this English singer led the rock band Genesis before going solo: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ITSOPEN | 7 | "Come on in, the door's not locked!": 2 wds. |
| 51% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | American actor from "Up in the Air" who is a former UN messenger of peace and is a part of the "Not on Our Watch" organization: 2 wds. |
| 50% | CONANOBRIEN | 11 | "The Tonight Show" host on the air 2009-2010: 2 wds. |
| 50% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, on a menu: 2 wds. |
| 50% | ALA | 3 | In the manner of, on a menu: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ANNAKENDRICK | 12 | "Up in the Air" actress who played Beca in 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | "Up in the Air" star who cofounded the Casamigos tequila company: 2 wds. |
| 49% | JAYLENO | 7 | "The Tonight Show" host on the air 1992-2009 and 2010-2014: 2 wds. |
| 48% | CABLECAR | 8 | Vehicle in the air (2 wds) |
| 47% | ICEFOG | 6 | Ice crystals suspended in the air (2 wds) |
| 47% | ATOLL | 5 | "Too much work in the office is taking ___ on his health.": 2 wds. |
| 47% | DEBBIEREYNOLDS | 14 | "Singin' in the Rain" actress who died on December 28, 2016: 2 wds. |
| 46% | ANNAKENDRICK | 12 | Actress of "Up in the Air" who rose to prominence with 1998 Broadway musical "High Society": 2 wds. |
| 46% | DUEUP | 5 | In the on-deck circle (2 wds.) |
| 46% | UPNEXT | 6 | In the on-deck circle (2 wds.) |
| 46% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, on menus (2 wds.) |
| 46% | PETERUSTINOV | 12 | Actor who played Hercule Poirot in the 1978 film "Death on the Nile": 2 wds. |
| 45% | ANNETTEBENING | 13 | "American Beauty" actress who plays Euphemia in the upcoming movie "Death on the Nile": 2 wds. |
| 44% | ONLATE | 6 | Airing in the wee hours (2 wds.) |
| 44% | OPRAHWINFREY | 12 | Left-handed actress in "The Butler": 2 wds. |
| 44% | ZAZIEBEETZ | 10 | "Atlanta" actress who plays Stagecoach Mary in the western movie "The Harder They Fall" on Netflix: 2 wds. |
| 44% | TIREMARKS | 9 | Rubber left on the road: 2 wds. |
| 44% | KOREYWISE | 9 | Exonerated suspect portrayed by 33-Across in the miniseries "When They See Us" on 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 43% | EMMYAWARD | 9 | Honor won twice by 18-Across in the 1950s for playing Schultzy on "The Bob Cummings Show": 2 wds. |