| 100% | THEQUEENOFSOUL | 14 | Nickname for 16-Across: 4 wds. |
| 60% | THEGREATEST | 11 | Nickname for 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 56% | LOUISVILLELIP | 13 | Nickname for 18-Across, with "The": 2 wds. |
| 55% | BLACKMAMBA | 10 | "Snaky" nickname for 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | THEMISSILE | 10 | "Ballistic" nickname for 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | KINGJAMES | 9 | Regal nickname for 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | BLACKMAMBA | 10 | Snaky nickname for 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 54% | TVSTUDIO | 8 | Workplace for 16 Across |
| 53% | RUNFORTHEROSES | 14 | With "The," nickname for the Kentucky Derby (4 wds.) |
| 53% | SOFTSERVE | 9 | Delicious filling for 16 Across |
| 52% | IDNO | 4 | 4-Across, e.g., for short (2 wds.) |
| 52% | THEGREEKFREAK | 13 | Nickname for 19-Across, based on his athleticism and birth country: 3 wds. |
| 52% | BABYYODA | 8 | Popular nickname for an adorable character on 38-Across: 2 wds. |
| 51% | RUNSOUTOFRAIN | 13 | Subtitle for 17-Across: 4 wds. |
| 50% | WINNIECOOPER | 12 | 16-Across role for 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 50% | IRONLADY | 8 | Nickname for Margaret Thatcher: 2 wds. |
| 50% | THEBOSS | 7 | Nickname for Bruce Springsteen: 2 wds. |
| 50% | BERNARDHERRMANN | 15 | 16 Across' composer for seven films |
| 50% | EDITHHEAD | 9 | 16 Across' costumer for 11 films |
| 50% | PHOENIXMERCURY | 14 | Arizona-based WNBA champions that 16-Across plays for: 2 wds. |
| 49% | OLDGLORY | 8 | Nickname for the American flag: 2 wds. |
| 49% | MANOFSTEEL | 10 | Nickname for Superman: 3 wds. |
| 49% | DOWNUNDER | 9 | Nickname for Australia: 2 wds. |
| 48% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for basketball player Julius Erving: 2 wds. |
| 48% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for NBA legend Julius Erving: 2 wds. |
| 48% | MRCUB | 5 | Nickname for Chicago's Ernie Banks (2 wds.) |
| 48% | MURDERERSROW | 12 | Nickname for the first six hitters of the 1927 Yankees lineup (which included 45-Across) (2 wds.) |
| 48% | THEBOSS | 7 | Nickname for Bruce Springsteen (2 wds.) |
| 48% | JACOBYBRISSETT | 14 | He replaced 16-Across as the starting quarterback for the Colts: 2 wds. |
| 48% | LADYDI | 6 | Nickname for Prince Charles' fiancée in 1981: 2 wds. |