| 100% | KIRITEKANAWA | 12 | New Zealand-born soprano who played opera singer Nellie Melba in a "Downton Abbey" episode: 3 wds. |
| 32% | MARYJBLIGE | 10 | Singer who played Evillene in "The Wiz Live!": 3 wds. |
| 31% | SAMMYDAVISJR | 12 | "The Candy Man" singer who played a con man disguised as a priest in "The Cannonball Run": 3 wds. |
| 31% | DIANATAURASI | 12 | Phoenix Mercury star who plays a Goon Squad member in "Space Jam: A New Legacy": 2 wds. |
| 31% | DICKVANDYKE | 11 | Actor who played Bert, a singing and dancing chimney sweep, in 39-Across: 3 wds. |
| 31% | KATHYBATES | 10 | Actress who plays a marijuana dispensary owner in the new Netflix comedy "Disjointed": 2 wds. |
| 31% | HAMMOND | 7 | Joan —, New Zealand-born soprano, violinist and golfer who died in 1996 |
| 30% | DAMIANLILLARD | 13 | Portland Trail Blazers star who plays a Goon Squad member in "Space Jam: A New Legacy": 2 wds. |
| 30% | ANTHONYDAVIS | 12 | Los Angeles Lakers star who plays a Goon Squad member in "Space Jam: A New Legacy": 2 wds. |
| 30% | JEREMYPIVEN | 11 | "Entourage" actor who plays a tech innovator in the new CBS drama "Wisdom of the Crowd": 2 wds. |
| 30% | KIRSTENDUNST | 12 | "The Power of the Dog" actress who plays a journalist in the new movie "Civil War": 2 wds. |
| 30% | LIZAMINNELLI | 12 | Singer/actress who won a Best Actress Oscar for playing Sally Bowles in "Cabaret" (2 wds.) |
| 30% | OLIVIARODRIGO | 13 | "Drivers License" singer who won a Best New Artist Grammy in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 30% | AMYNUTTALL | 10 | Singer-actress who played Ethel Parks in ITV drama series Downton Abbey |
| 30% | TOMMYLEEJONES | 13 | Actor who played Samuel Gerard, the man who leads a team of U.S. Marshals in 18a: 3 wds. |
| 30% | ALAN | 4 | & 20D New Zealand-born actor who played Jim Robinson in Australian television soap Neighbours |
| 29% | TOMMYLEEJONES | 13 | Actor who plays a lost astronaut in 8-Down (3 wds.) |
| 29% | KATYPERRY | 9 | "Roar" singer who had a guest appearance in "HIMYM" in the episode "Oh Honey" : 2 wds. |
| 29% | MEGHANTRAINOR | 13 | "All About That Bass" singer who won a Best New Artist Grammy in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 29% | DAVECHAPPELLE | 13 | "Undercover Brother" actor who plays Noodles in "A Star Is Born": 2 wds. |
| 29% | ROBERTDOWNEYJR | 14 | "Iron Man" actor who played Doctor Dolittle in a 2020 film: 3 wds. |
| 29% | MANDYMOORE | 10 | "I See the Light" singer who voiced Tabitha Vixx in "The Simpsons" episode, "Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play": 2 wds. |
| 29% | JAMIELEECURTIS | 14 | "Halloween" actress who plays a principal in "Spare Parts": 3 wds. |
| 29% | TAYLORSWIFT | 11 | Singer who was nominated for a Grammy for Best New Artist in 2008 but lost to Amy Winehouse: 2 wds. |
| 29% | DONNIEWAHLBERG | 14 | New Kids on the Block singer who played Detective Danny Reagan on 48-Across and will reprise the role in a new series in 2025 (2 wds.) |
| 29% | BILLIEEILISH | 12 | "Bad Guy" singer who won a record five Grammy Awards in 2020, including Best New Artist (2 wds.) |
| 29% | ALICEBRAGA | 10 | "The New Mutants" actress who plays a revolutionary in "The Suicide Squad": 2 wds. |
| 29% | KIERANCULKIN | 12 | "Succession" actor who plays Benji in the new movie "A Real Pain": 2 wds. |
| 29% | MAXVONSYDOW | 11 | Swedish-born actor who played Father Lankester Merrin in 18-Across: 3 wds. |