| 100% | JOSHUATREE | 10 | National park at the junction of the Mojave and the Colorado deserts in 52-Across (2 wds.) |
| 45% | RENEEFLEMING | 12 | Opera singer who sang the national anthem at the Super Bowl in 2014 and received the National Medal of Arts in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 44% | MARILYNHORNE | 12 | Opera singer who performed at Clinton's 1993 inauguration and received the National Medal of Arts in 1992: 2 wds. |
| 42% | CHANNELISLANDS | 14 | National park about 70 miles off the coast of 52-Across (2 wds.) |
| 41% | SEQUOIA | 7 | National park in the south of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in 52-Across |
| 41% | ALICIAKEYS | 10 | Singer of the national anthem at the Super Bowl in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MAEJEMISON | 10 | The first Black female astronaut and winner of a National Achievement Scholarship in 1973: 2 wds. |
| 39% | BEVERLYSILLS | 12 | Opera singer who chaired Lincoln Center and received the National Medal of Arts in 1990: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MIKETYSON | 9 | American former boxer who became the youngest heavyweight champion in history in 1986 at the age of 20 years and 4 months: 2 wds. |
| 39% | PAULWALKER | 10 | "The Fast and the Furious" actor who is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills: 2 wds. |
| 38% | JORDINSPARKS | 12 | Season 6 "American Idol" winner who sang the National Anthem at the 2008 Super Bowl in her hometown of Phoenix: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ARETHAFRANKLIN | 14 | "Queen of Soul" who sang the National Anthem at the 2006 Super Bowl in her hometown of Detroit: 2 wds. |
| 37% | HOLLANDTAYLOR | 13 | "Two and a Half Men" actress who came out of the closet in 2015 at age 72: 2 wds. |
| 37% | RALPHELLISON | 12 | 14-Across and 28-Across novelist who was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1985 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | JOSEPHCOTTEN | 12 | Actor who played a reporter and friend of the title character in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 37% | GLADYSKNIGHT | 12 | Leader of the Pips who sang the National Anthem at the 2019 Super Bowl in her hometown of Atlanta: 2 wds. |
| 37% | REGGIEMILLER | 12 | Shaquille and ___ were the only two players in both the gold medal-winning national teams of 1994 and 1996: 2 wds. |
| 37% | REDWOOD | 7 | National park on the northern coast of 52-Across that's home to the tallest trees in the world |
| 37% | RALPHELLISON | 12 | African-American writer of 14-Across and 28-Across awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1985 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | VICKILAWRENCE | 13 | Costar of 39-Across and singer of "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia": 2 wds. |
| 37% | JORDANROMERO | 12 | Mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest at the age of 13 and later became the youngest climber in the world to complete the Seven Summits: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ALICEPAUL | 9 | Suffragist and National Woman's Party leader who was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1979: 2 wds. |
| 36% | COMICBOOK | 9 | Setting for each of the places in 15-, 21-, and 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | JANANOVOTNA | 11 | Winner of the Ladies' Singles and Doubles championships at Wimbledon in 1998 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | BURTREYNOLDS | 12 | "Smokey and the Bandit" actor who turned down the role of Edward in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | CANDYLAND | 9 | Board game with the Peppermint Stick Forest and the Gumdrop Mountain in the National Toy Hall of Fame (2 wds.) |
| 36% | DOCTORWHO | 9 | BBC sci-fi series in which 31-Across plays the 10th and 14th incarnations of the title character: 2 wds. |
| 35% | CHRISPRATT | 10 | Actor from "Passengers", who plays the role of Andy Dwyer in "Parks and Recreation": 2 wds. |
| 35% | ALGREEN | 7 | The Reverend ___ (soul singer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame): 2 wds. |
| 35% | BILLIEEILISH | 12 | "Bad Guy" singer who received the Grammys for both Album of the Year and Best New Artist in 2020: 2 wds. |