| 100% | SHOWMESTATE | 11 | Nickname of Missouri, which celebrates its bicentennial in 2021 (3 wds.) |
| 41% | THEPARENTTRAP | 13 | Nancy Meyers' movie starring Dennis Quaid which celebrates its 20th anniversary this July: 3 wds. |
| 41% | MONTGOMERY | 10 | Capital of Alabama, which celebrates its bicentennial of statehood on December 14, 2019 |
| 38% | ILLINOIS | 8 | State that is celebrating its bicentennial in 2018 |
| 38% | MEANJOEGREENE | 13 | Nickname of the Hall of Fame Steelers player who was in a memorable 1979 Coca-Cola ad: 3 wds. |
| 38% | KAHLILGIBRAN | 12 | Lebanese-born American author of 17-Across, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ALA | 3 | Southern state that celebrates its bicentennial in 2019 (Abbr.) |
| 36% | ORACLEOFOMAHA | 13 | Nickname of 15-Across: 3 wds. |
| 35% | GIRLSWANTGIRLS | 14 | Drake song that hit #2 in 2021: 3 wds. |
| 35% | MRB | 3 | Nickname of George Baxter in "Hazel": 2 wds. |
| 34% | WNBA | 4 | League celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2021 |
| 34% | THECRIMEDOG | 11 | Canine nickname of 18-Across: 3 wds. |
| 34% | AMSTERDAM | 9 | A city in Missouri, which shares its name with the capital of the Netherlands |
| 34% | SAMUELLJACKSON | 14 | "Pulp Fiction" actor who received an honorary Oscar in 2021: 3 wds. |
| 34% | GIRLONFIRE | 10 | 2012 Alicia Keys song that shares its name with the nickname of Katniss in "The Hunger Games": 3 wds. |
| 34% | CHARLIEHUSTLE | 13 | Nickname of 15-Across in his playing days: 2 wds. |
| 33% | FAMILYGUY | 9 | Animated series that celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2024: 2 wds. |
| 33% | STU | 3 | Nickname of a famous mouse in a movie it stars in |
| 33% | THEWONDERYEARS | 14 | 1988-1993 family sitcom rebooted in 2021 for ABC: 3 wds. |
| 33% | KINGOFTHE | 9 | With 50-Across, nickname of 34-Across: 3 wds. |
| 33% | THEKIDLAROI | 11 | Australian rapper whose song "Stay" featuring Justin Bieber went viral in 2021: 3 wds. |
| 33% | SAYHEYKID | 9 | Nickname of Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays, with "the": 3 wds. |
| 32% | AISHATYLER | 10 | "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" host who voices characters in the video games "Halo: Reach," "Gears of War 3," and "Watch Dogs" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname of the 76ers legend with a cameo in "Hustle": 2 wds., abbr. |
| 32% | NEWYEAR | 7 | It's celebrated on the evening of December 31: 2 wds. |
| 32% | LABORDAY | 8 | It's celebrated during the first week of September: 2 wds. |
| 32% | OED | 3 | It added "essential worker" in March of 2021: Abbr. |
| 32% | SUNDAYMORNING | 13 | CBS weekly newsmagazine program celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 31% | EASYONME | 8 | Adele hit that spent 10 weeks at #1 in 2021-2022: 3 wds. |
| 31% | CACTUSLEAGUE | 12 | Nickname of the baseball teams who play Spring Training exhibition games in 30-Across (2 wds.) |