| 100% | THECAPITOL | 10 | Only place in 33a where the residents live extravagantly and for whose entertainment the competitions are held: 2 wds. |
| 34% | NIPSEYHUSSLE | 12 | Rapper and community activist whose 2019 memorial service was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles (2 wds.) |
| 33% | LYNYRDSKYNYRD | 13 | American rock band formed in 1964 that still performs live and is best known for popularizing the Southern rock genre: 2 wds. |
| 33% | CASUMARZU | 9 | Sardinian sheep milk cheese that is banned in US as it contains live maggots and can be consumed only while the maggots are still alive: 2 wds. |
| 33% | THEYARDBIRDS | 12 | English rock band formed in 1963 that still performs live and is known for starting the careers of Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck: 2 wds. |
| 33% | LIZAMINNELLI | 12 | American actress whose birthday it is today and is known for her widely acclaimed role as Sally Bowles in the musical film "Cabaret": 2 wds. |
| 33% | BRANDONROY | 10 | NBA player for the Portland Trail Blazers, whose career was ended by several in-game knee injuries and lack of cartilage: 2 wds. |
| 33% | BENKINGSLEY | 11 | Actor whose birthday it is today who won an Academy Award for playing Gandhi in the titular film and was knighted in 2002: 2 wds. |
| 32% | JACKNICKLAUS | 12 | He was nicknamed "The Golden Bear" of golf and holds a record for the highest number of wins in Masters Tournament with six titles: 2 wds. |
| 31% | HARRYSTYLES | 11 | Singer whose "As It Was" won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 31% | NISSANSTADIUM | 13 | Venue in Yokohama, Japan where the final match of 2019 Rugby World Cup will be held: 2 wds. |
| 31% | DUSTINDIAMOND | 13 | "Saved by the Bell" actor whose surname is a place for baseball: 2 wds. |
| 31% | COMICBOOK | 9 | Setting for each of the places in 15-, 21-, and 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 31% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | Singer and bass guitarist for the Beatles who was knighted in 1997: 2 wds. |
| 31% | OTISWILLIAMS | 12 | Only surviving original member of 34-Across, whose memoir is the basis for 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 31% | FLORIDA | 7 | Rapper and singer whose name comes from the state he was born in: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SANDRABULLOCK | 13 | Actress who was EW's only two-time Entertainer of the Year, in 2009 and 2013: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SCOTTEASTWOOD | 13 | Actor who stars in "The Fate of the Furious", and whose father is Clint Eastwood: 2 wds. |
| 30% | TIMRAINES | 9 | Outfielder whose #30 was retired by the Expos in 2004 and then unretired by the Nationals: 2 wds. |
| 30% | RICHARDPETTY | 12 | Racing driver who competed in NASCAR, and holds the joint record for most NASCAR Championship wins: 2 wds. |
| 30% | WHITNEYHOUSTON | 14 | "Saving All My Love for You" singer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame whose last name is a city in Texas (2 wds.) |
| 30% | ANDREABOCELLI | 13 | Italian classical singer whose album "Cinema" was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album in the 2017 Grammy Awards : 2 wds. |
| 30% | JAMESGARFIELD | 13 | 20th President of the United States, who was shot after being in office for only 200 days: 2 wds. |
| 30% | AUGUSTWILSON | 12 | Playwright whose "Fences" and "The Piano Lesson" won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1987 and 1990: 2 wds. |
| 29% | RALPHFIENNES | 12 | "The English Patient" actor, who plays officer Amon Goth in 33a, a role for which he was nominated for the Oscars: 2 wds. |
| 29% | LEANNRIMES | 10 | Singer whose "How Do I Live" spent 32 weeks in the Billboard Top 10 in 1997 and 1998: 2 wds. |
| 29% | MAURICESTOKES | 13 | 1950s NBA player for the Cincinnati/Rochester Royals whose career was ended by an in-game head injury: 2 wds. |
| 29% | WILLFERRELL | 11 | "Elf" actor and "Saturday Night Live" star who won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 29% | COCOCHANEL | 10 | French fashion designer and namesake of the brand that was founded in 1909 and is known for its perfume No. 5: 2 wds. |
| 29% | REGGIEMILLER | 12 | Shaquille and ___ were the only two players in both the gold medal-winning national teams of 1994 and 1996: 2 wds. |