| 100% | PLUMBER | 7 | One for whom 36-Across has three syllables |
| 85% | CHEMIST | 7 | One for whom 36-Across has four syllables |
| 45% | PROPCOMIC | 9 | One who has a thing for jokes? |
| 44% | CEMENTMASON | 11 | One who has concrete plans for the day? |
| 44% | WIT | 3 | One who has a knack for snappy comebacks |
| 44% | RET | 3 | One who has hung his boots, for short |
| 44% | GRAD | 4 | One who has received a degree, for short |
| 44% | CANNIBAL | 8 | One who might have a guest for dinner? |
| 44% | FAMILYCREST | 11 | The one for the Kennedys has three knights' helmets on it |
| 44% | MEDALIST | 8 | One who has placed top three at the Olympics |
| 44% | CEO | 3 | One who might have a corner office, for short |
| 44% | SIR | 3 | Title for one who has been knighted |
| 43% | NOONE | 5 | Who has won an Oscar for Best Actor three times |
| 43% | MYTH | 4 | "Goldfish have a three-second memory," for one |
| 43% | CIGAR | 5 | 36-Across, for one |
| 42% | LIEVSCHREIBER | 13 | "Spotlight" actor who has been nominated for three Emmys for playing the title role on 43-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | CRUSH | 5 | One whom you secretly have a thing for |
| 41% | MASTERS | 7 | Paralympian Oksana who has won seven gold medals across three different sports |
| 41% | ROCK | 4 | Chris ___, comedian who has won three Grammy Awards for his comedy albums |
| 40% | IOWA | 4 | Corn Belt state whose name has three syllables |
| 40% | DANE | 4 | One for whom "hello" is "hej" |
| 40% | ACTOR | 5 | One for whom work is play? |
| 40% | ACTOR | 5 | One for whom play means work |
| 40% | ILSA | 4 | One for whom Sam ''played it'' |
| 40% | BRIT | 4 | One for whom underwear is pants |
| 40% | BIRD | 4 | One for whom talk is cheep? |
| 40% | EPONYM | 6 | One for whom something is named |
| 39% | ESKIMO | 6 | One for whom Nome may be home |
| 39% | HOSTAGE | 7 | One for whom ransom may be paid |
| 39% | ACTOR | 5 | One for whom a play is work? |