| 100% | GATEWAYARCH | 11 | Monument on the Mississippi River in St. Louis that appears on the collectible quarter of the 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | SAINTLOUIS | 10 | Midwest city on the Mississippi River that hosted the 16-Across and the 32-Across in 1904 (2 wds.) |
| 40% | OHIO | 4 | River that joins the Mississippi in the southeast corner of the 43-Across |
| 38% | GREENGABLES | 11 | Name of the Cuthbert farmstead in Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic novel that 18-Across is based on: 2 wds. |
| 36% | TVSET | 5 | Appliance in front of the couch that you watch shows on: 2 wds. |
| 36% | GATEWAYARCH | 11 | Stainless steel arch in St. Louis, Missouri which is the tallest man-made monument in the Western Hemisphere: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ANNEHATHAWAY | 12 | "Interstellar" actress who appears in one of the stories on 27-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | JOHNSLATTERY | 12 | "Mad Men" actor who appears in one of the stories on 27-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | VIGGOMORTENSEN | 14 | "The Lord of the Rings" actor who bought three horses that appeared in the film trilogy: 2 wds. |
| 35% | CHADOCHOCINCO | 13 | Former name of an NFL player who appeared on "Dancing With the Stars" in 2010: 2 wds. |
| 35% | LONDONBRIDGE | 12 | Fergie song that reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 2006: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MAYAANGELOU | 11 | "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," 18-Across, and 31-Across writer whose image appears on the first coin in the American Women Quarters series (2 wds.) |
| 34% | BOBDYLAN | 8 | "Blowin' in the Wind" singer whose image appears on the cover of the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SEANPENN | 8 | Two time Academy Award winning actor of "Mystic River" who appeared in a guest role on "Two and a Half Men": 2 wds. |
| 34% | MALIBUSTACY | 11 | Doll in a 1994 episode of "The Simpsons" that was based on the "Teen Talk" version of 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 34% | SINEADOCONNOR | 13 | Irish singer who appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in its 25th year (1992) (2 wds.) |
| 34% | YOURSONG | 8 | 1971 Elton John song that appeared in the movie "Moulin Rouge!": 2 wds. |
| 34% | RONKOVIC | 8 | 54-Across's role in "Born on the Fourth of July": 2 wds. |
| 33% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird that appears in the Great Seal on the back of a dollar bill |
| 33% | RINTINTIN | 9 | "Finding ___," movie based on the true story of the rescue dog that went on to appear in over 25 Hollywood movies: 3 wds. |
| 33% | CHUCKBERRY | 10 | Rock-and-roll legend who appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in its 50th year (2017) (2 wds.) |
| 33% | PAULSCHNEIDER | 13 | Actor who played the role of Mark Brendanawicz in "Parks and Recreation", a character that appeared only in the first two seasons: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, on a menu: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ALA | 3 | In the manner of, on a menu: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MADDENNFL | 9 | Video game franchise that featured 15-Across on the cover of the 2011 version: 2 wds. |
| 33% | TOMWOLFE | 8 | Author of the 1979 book about space flight that 34-Across is based on: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MUSEEDORSAY | 11 | Museum in Paris on the bank of the Seine that houses the largest collection of impressionist and post-Impressionist masterpieces in the world: 2 wds. |
| 33% | PETERSBURG | 10 | City in Virginia on the Appomattox River that saw the final campaign of the American Civil War |
| 32% | REDSEA | 6 | Body of water that Moses parts in the Bible: 2 wds. |
| 32% | REDSEA | 6 | Body of water that's parted in the Bible: 2 wds. |