| 100% | RITT | 4 | Martin —, director of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold |
| 78% | OSKAR | 5 | Werner of "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold" |
| 78% | OSKAR | 5 | Actor Werner of "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold" |
| 71% | ALECLEAMAS | 10 | The Spy Who Came In From the Cold |
| 68% | LECARRE | 7 | John, who wrote The Spy Who Came In from the Cold |
| 66% | JOHNLECARRE | 11 | British novelist who wrote "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" (3 wds.) |
| 64% | JOHNLECARRE | 11 | "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" author, whose ten books have been adapted into films: 3 wds. |
| 58% | ALEC | 4 | The spy in "The Spy Who Came In From the Cold" |
| 56% | SPY | 3 | John le Carré's "The ___ Who Came in From the Cold" |
| 55% | COLD | 4 | "The Spy Who Came In From the ___" (third John le Carré novel to feature George Smiley) |
| 48% | SPY | 3 | He came in from the cold |
| 48% | CHALET | 6 | Place to come in from the cold |
| 47% | LAGERFELD | 9 | Karl ___, former creative director of Chanel who held the position from 1983 until his death in 2019 |
| 47% | SEAL | 4 | "Kiss from a Rose" singer who came in fourth place in the second season of "The Masked Singer" |
| 44% | RYLANCE | 7 | Mark —, Artistic Director of the Globe Theatre in London from 1995-2005 |
| 43% | SPY | 3 | He "came in from the cold" |
| 43% | VICTORFLEMING | 13 | Director of the eight starred films in this puzzle, who was born on 2/23/1889 |
| 42% | SCRUTINY | 8 | Word that comes from the Late Latin word meaning "those who search through piles of rubbish in the hope of finding something of value" |
| 42% | SAM | 3 | NFL draft prospect Michael who came out of the closet in February |
| 41% | SEIJIOZAWA | 10 | Longtime music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra who died in February, 2024 |
| 41% | LUTHER | 6 | Martin —, German leader of the Protestant Reformation who died in 1546 |
| 41% | OXONIAN | 7 | A person who comes from the city of Oxford |
| 41% | MRAZ | 4 | Singer Jason who came in second on Season 32 of “Dancing with the Stars” |
| 40% | ELANA | 5 | ___ Meyers, who in 2015 was part of the first world champion team from the US in women's bobsled |
| 40% | MIRANDALAMBERT | 14 | "Vice" singer who came in third on the first season of "Nashville Star": 2 wds. |
| 40% | DICKSARGENT | 11 | "Bewitched" actor who came out of the closet in 1991 at age 61: 2 wds. |
| 40% | HOFFA | 5 | Jimmy —, President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1957-71 who disappeared in 1975 |
| 40% | GEORGETAKEI | 11 | "Star Trek" actor who came out of the closet in 2005 at age 68: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DONALD | 6 | & 8A Member of the Cambridge Five spy ring who died in 1983 |
| 39% | SCANLON | 7 | Hugh —, president of the AEU from 1968-78 who died in 2004 |