| 100% | PAAR | 4 | Onetime host of "The Tonight Show" |
| 89% | PAAR | 4 | Onetime host of "The Morning Show" and "The Tonight Show" |
| 84% | JAYLENO | 7 | The host of The Tonight Show after Johnny Carson |
| 81% | JAYLENO | 7 | US comedian who succeeded Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show in 1992 |
| 80% | LENO | 4 | Jay —, US comedian who succeeded Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show in 1992 |
| 79% | PAAR | 4 | Early host of the “Tonight Show” |
| 78% | LENO | 4 | Former host of "The Tonight Show" |
| 75% | LENO | 4 | Host of "The Tonight Show" for more than 20 years |
| 75% | LENO | 4 | Former host of "The Tonight Show," Jay ___ |
| 74% | PAAR | 4 | Carson’s predecessor as host of the “Tonight Show” |
| 73% | PAAR | 4 | Onetime host of CBS's "The Morning Show" |
| 73% | LENO | 4 | Jay once of The Tonight Show |
| 73% | LENO | 4 | Host of the greatest number of episodes of "The Tonight Show" |
| 72% | PAAR | 4 | Pre-Carson host of "The Tonight Show" |
| 72% | PAAR | 4 | Jack ___, host of the old "Tonight Show" |
| 72% | JIMMY | 5 | Host Fallon of "The Tonight Show" |
| 71% | ALLEN | 5 | Steve who was the first host of "The Tonight Show" |
| 71% | LENO | 4 | He followed Carson as host of "The Tonight Show" |
| 71% | PAAR | 4 | Jack ___, old host of "The Tonight Show" |
| 71% | LENO | 4 | Jay ___, former host of "The Tonight Show" |
| 71% | PAAR | 4 | Jack ___, former host of "The Tonight Show" |
| 68% | STEVE | 5 | With 58-Across, first host of "The Tonight Show" |
| 67% | MARIEKONDO | 10 | Host of the Netflix show “Sparking Joy” |
| 66% | SIDCAESAR | 9 | Host of the 1950s' "Your Show of Shows" |
| 65% | BUFFALOBOB | 10 | Host of the show featuring 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 65% | JIMMY | 5 | ___ Fallon, "The Tonight Show" host who lent his name to a species of wasps |
| 64% | JANELYNCH | 9 | Host of the game show "Hollywood Game Night": 2 wds. |
| 63% | DREWCAREY | 9 | Host of the game show "The Price Is Right": 2 wds. |
| 63% | PATSAJAK | 8 | Long-standing host of the show Wheel of Fortune |
| 63% | PAAR | 4 | Old host Jack ___ of "The Tonight Show" |