| 100% | CRYSTALBALL | 11 | Nickname of the championship trophy awarded to 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 63% | STANLEYCUP | 10 | Trophy awarded to the winners of the NHL championship (2 wds.) |
| 49% | OLEMISS | 7 | Nickname of the Southern university that's home to the Rebels: 2 wds. |
| 48% | SANDYBRONDELLO | 14 | Head coach of the 16-Across who also led the Phoenix Mercury to their 2014 championship: 2 wds. |
| 45% | EMERALDCITY | 11 | Nickname of Seattle that has a reference to the lush green forest of the area: 2 wds. |
| 44% | EDORGERON | 9 | 2019 SEC Coach of the Year who led the 48-Across to a national championship (2 wds.) |
| 44% | MILKCAN | 7 | Trophy given to the winner of the Fresno State vs. Boise State football game: 2 wds. |
| 43% | TORONTORAPTORS | 14 | Team led by 18-Across and 44-Across to the franchise's first NBA championship (2 wds.) |
| 43% | BUFFALOBOB | 10 | Host of the show featuring 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | HUMANCLONES | 11 | What all of the identical characters on 18-Across are: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MRB | 3 | Nickname of the household head on TV's "Hazel": 2 wds. |
| 41% | KIMMULKEY | 9 | Coach of the 40-Across who is the only coach in women's college basketball to win national championships with two teams (2 wds.) |
| 41% | FROZENFOUR | 10 | Nickname for the last two rounds of the NCAA hockey championship (2 wds.) |
| 41% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname of the 76ers legend with a cameo in "Hustle": 2 wds., abbr. |
| 40% | BYRONSCOTT | 10 | One of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who won three NBA Championships and went on to coach the team for two years: 2 wds. |
| 40% | THEBRICKYARD | 12 | Nickname of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the world's highest-capacity sports venue: 2 wds. |
| 40% | JLO | 3 | Nickname of the singer known for "All I Have" and "On the Floor": 2 wds. |
| 40% | CACTUSLEAGUE | 12 | Nickname of the baseball teams who play Spring Training exhibition games in 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 40% | MRBIG | 5 | Nickname of Carrie's boyfriend on "Sex and the City": 2 wds. |
| 39% | INVENTINGANNA | 13 | Shonda Rhimes miniseries starring 18-Across and 42-Across based on the true story of a con artist who pretended to be an heiress (2 wds.) |
| 39% | GREENGABLES | 11 | Name of the Cuthbert farmstead in Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic novel that 18-Across is based on: 2 wds. |
| 39% | CRAZYEYES | 9 | Nickname of Uzo Aduba's character on "Orange Is the New Black": 2 wds. |
| 39% | RAINMAN | 7 | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1988: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SHEENAEASTON | 12 | Singer of the 1980s hit "Morning Train (9 to 5)": 2 wds. |
| 38% | HAPPYBIRTHDAY | 13 | Today's message from PuzzleSocial to 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | PHILMICKELSON | 13 | Winner of the 2021 PGA Championship who, at age 50, is the oldest player to win a major golf tournament (2 wds.) |
| 38% | SARAHVAUGHAN | 12 | Jazz singer of the 1940s and 1950s nicknamed "The Divine One": 2 wds. |
| 38% | CHRISHARRISON | 13 | Host of the game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire": 2 wds. |
| 38% | ALESSIACARA | 11 | Singer of the 2016 hit "Scars to Your Beautiful": 2 wds. |
| 38% | CHANNINGTATUM | 13 | Actor who plays one of the studio's stars in 18-Across: 2 wds. |