| 100% | NOBELPRIZE | 10 | Medal with the dates MDCCCXXXIII-MDCCCXCVI |
| 46% | TWIN | 4 | Sibling with the same birth date |
| 46% | USA | 3 | Country with the most Olympic medals |
| 46% | APPT | 4 | Date with the doc |
| 45% | USA | 3 | Country with the most Olympic medals: Abbr. |
| 45% | NOR | 3 | Nat. with the most medals in Pyeongchang |
| 45% | PHELPS | 6 | Swimmer Michael with the most Olympic medals |
| 45% | NORWAY | 6 | Country with the most 2018 Winter Olympics medals |
| 45% | USA | 3 | Country with the most Olympic medals in softball |
| 44% | USA | 3 | Country with the all-time most Olympic medals: Abbr. |
| 44% | BAHAMAS | 7 | Country with the most Olympic gold medals per capita |
| 43% | CUBA | 4 | Country with the most all-time medals in Olympic baseball |
| 43% | SPITZ | 5 | Swimmer with the most Olympic swimming gold medals before Phelps |
| 42% | MOORE | 5 | Four-time 9-Across champion Maya who won two Olympic gold medals with the United States |
| 41% | TONIMORRISON | 12 | "Beloved" author honored with the National Humanities Medal in 2000: 2 wds. |
| 41% | SOUTHSIDE | 9 | Movie about the Obamas' first date, __ With You |
| 41% | BRITTNEYGRINER | 14 | Basketball player who has won two Olympic gold medals with the United States national team (2 wds.) |
| 41% | NEIL | 4 | ___ Armstrong, astronaut who was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 |
| 41% | PHILIPROTH | 10 | "American Pastoral" author honored with the National Humanities Medal in 2010: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SAINT | 5 | With 51-Across, early adopter of the A.D. dating method |
| 40% | HISTORY | 7 | Subject with all the dates? |
| 40% | VIN | 3 | ___ Scully, retired sportscaster who was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 |
| 39% | JORDANLARSON | 12 | Volleyball player who has won Olympic bronze, silver, and gold medals with the United States national team (2 wds.) |
| 39% | GRACE | 5 | ___ Hopper, computer scientist who was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 2016 |
| 36% | CHUCK | 5 | With 33-Across, "Big Self-Portrait" painter who received the National Medal of Arts in 2000 |
| 36% | JESSYENORMAN | 12 | Opera star with five Grammys who received the Spingarn Medal in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SOTHAT | 6 | With the result |
| 36% | DOWNSTREAM | 10 | With the current |
| 36% | SOAS | 4 | With the intent |
| 36% | ONTO | 4 | With the program |