| 100% | UPTONSINCLAIR | 13 | Muckraker whose 1906 novel "The Jungle" exposed conditions in Chicago's meatpacking industry: 2 wds. |
| 41% | JACOBRIIS | 9 | Muckraker whose 1890 photography book "How the Other Half Lives" exposed conditions in New York City slums: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NEILGAIMAN | 10 | Author whose YA novel "The Graveyard Book" won the Newbery Medal in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 35% | NELLIEBLY | 9 | Muckraker whose 1887 exposé "Ten Days in a Mad-House" exposed conditions at New York's Women's Lunatic Asylum: 2 wds. |
| 30% | DWAYNEJOHNSON | 13 | "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" actor whose $124 million earned him the #2 spot in Forbes's ranking: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ANNAMAZZOLA | 11 | Author whose novel "The Unseeing" won the 2018 Edgar Award in the Best Paperback Original category: 2 wds. |
| 29% | SINCLAIR | 8 | Upton —, US author of 1906 novel The Jungle |
| 29% | LIONCUB | 7 | King of the jungle's youngster: 2 wds. |
| 28% | WHITESOX | 8 | Chicago MLB team that won the World Series in 1906, 1917, and 2005 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | AGATHACHRISTIE | 14 | British writer whose novel "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" was published in 1920 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | EDITHWHARTON | 12 | American writer whose novel "The Age of Innocence" was published in 1920 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | SCOTTODELL | 10 | Writer whose children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins" won a Newbery Medal in 1961 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | PDJELICLARK | 11 | Writer whose "A Master of Djinn" won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2022 (3 wds.) |
| 28% | RICHARDPOWERS | 13 | American novelist whose novel "The Overstory" won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 28% | THEADDRESS | 10 | Novel by 39-Across set in New York City's apartment building The Dakota (2 wds.) |
| 28% | ELMORELEONARD | 13 | Crime writer whose 1990 novel is the inspiration for 13-Down: 2 wds. |
| 27% | DWAYNEJOHNSON | 13 | "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" actor who plays Davis Okoye in "Rampage" (2 wds.) |
| 27% | BLACKPANTHER | 12 | Superhero movie whose soundtrack topped the Billboard charts in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 27% | LESMISERABLES | 13 | Musical drama whose soundtrack topped the Billboard charts in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 27% | HOFF | 4 | Harry S —, English author whose 1934 debut novel Trina was published in the US as It Happened in PRK |
| 27% | OCD | 3 | Condition depicted in John Green's novel "Turtles All the Way Down" (Abbr.) |
| 27% | WELCOME | 7 | "___ to the Jungle," 1987 song whose riff by Slash was composed in his mom's basement |
| 26% | FAMILYMATTERS | 13 | 1989 American sitcom about the Winslow family living in Chicago starring Jaleel White: 2 wds. |
| 26% | KANSASCITY | 10 | Missouri metropolis whose Chiefs beat the Eagles in the 2023 Super Bowl: 2 wds. |
| 26% | SHEREKHAN | 9 | Tiger voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch in Netflix's "Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle": 2 wds. |
| 26% | TONESANDI | 9 | Australian singer whose "Dance Monkey" was the #2 song on Spotify in 2020: 3 wds. |
| 26% | KERMITTHEFROG | 13 | Muppet whose balloon first appeared in the 1977 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: 3 wds. |
| 26% | SUICIDESQUAD | 12 | Comic book movie whose soundtrack topped the Billboard charts in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 26% | JOHNGRISHAM | 11 | Writer whose novel "The Brethren" topped "The New York Times" Fiction Best Seller List for nine weeks in 2000 (2 wds.) |
| 26% | GEORGEFOREMAN | 13 | "Rumble in the Jungle" boxer who came out of retirement in 1987 and later won the heavyweight title: 2 wds. |