| 100% | NDAK | 4 | One of two sts. admitted to the Union 11/2/1889 |
| 50% | TENZINGNORGAY | 13 | Sherpa who was one of the first two people to conquer Mount Everest: 2 wds. |
| 49% | EDMUNDHILLARY | 13 | New Zealand mountaineer who was one of the first two people to conquer Mount Everest: 2 wds. |
| 49% | BUZZALDRIN | 10 | Lunar module pilot on the Apollo 11 mission and one of the first two humans to land on the moon: 2 wds. |
| 47% | BJORNBORG | 9 | One of only two players in the modern era to win five straight 17-Across Gentlemen's Singles Finals (1976-1980): 2 wds. |
| 47% | ROGERFEDERER | 12 | One of only two players in the modern era to win five straight 17-Across Gentlemen's Singles Finals (2003-2007): 2 wds. |
| 47% | GOD | 3 | One of two words added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954 |
| 47% | LONGITUDE | 9 | One of two of the coordinates, from North to South |
| 46% | FINALIST | 8 | One of two teams vying to be the ultimate winner |
| 46% | 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. |
| 45% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | One of the two singers on 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | HAROLD | 6 | One of the two film stoners who "go to White Castle" |
| 44% | FRANKSINATRA | 12 | One of two singers to win 33-Across three times as a solo artist: 2 wds. |
| 44% | STEVIEWONDER | 12 | One of two singers to win 33-Across three times as a solo artist: 2 wds. |
| 44% | WASHINGTON | 10 | One of the first two states to permit marijuana for recreational use |
| 44% | COLORADO | 8 | One of the first two states to permit marijuana for recreational use |
| 44% | SNAKEEYES | 9 | Roll of two ones, to a craps player: 2 wds. |
| 43% | OMAR | 4 | Ilhan ___, one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress |
| 42% | TEX | 3 | One of two sts. with bordering panhandles |
| 42% | OMAR | 4 | Minnesotan Ilhan who is one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress |
| 42% | KANYEWEST | 9 | One half of the rap duo who performed 11-Down: 2 wds. |
| 41% | VENA | 4 | Either one of the two large veins that convey oxygen-depleted blood to the heart |
| 41% | IOWA | 4 | State admitted to the Union after Texas |
| 41% | ONA | 3 | "___ scale of one to ten, how good was the movie?": 2 wds. |
| 40% | TYLER | 5 | President when Texas was admitted to the Union |
| 40% | LEG | 3 | One of two adjoining the hypotenuse |
| 40% | VOCALCORD | 9 | One of two in the larynx |
| 40% | MAST | 4 | One of two on the Titanic |
| 40% | TONSIL | 6 | One of two in the throat |
| 40% | TROPIC | 6 | One of two circling the earth |