| 100% | NOLTE | 5 | Player of the 28-Across in "Jefferson in Paris" |
| 64% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, on 28 Across |
| 61% | BOBDENVER | 9 | Player of the title role in 37-Across |
| 56% | NICKNOLTE | 9 | Jefferson player in "Jefferson in Paris" |
| 56% | DIAZ | 4 | Player of the bad teacher in "Bad Teacher" |
| 55% | SYMS | 4 | Player of the Queen Mother in "The Queen," 2006 |
| 55% | STREEP | 6 | Player of the Iron Lady in "The Iron Lady" |
| 54% | ALCOTT | 6 | Creator of the characters added in 17-, 28-, 44- and 57-Across |
| 54% | VONSYDOW | 8 | Player of the evil Blofeld in "Never Say Never Again" |
| 53% | DAVID | 5 | With 34-Across, Red Sox pitcher who won the MLB Comeback Player of the Year Award in 2018 |
| 53% | PERRONET | 8 | Jean-Rodolphe —, 18th-century French architect; designer of the Pont de la Concorde across the River Seine in Paris |
| 52% | UMA | 3 | Player of The Bride in "Kill Bill" films, familiarly |
| 52% | ELF | 3 | One of the four players in "Gauntlet" |
| 52% | JAYLENBROWN | 11 | 28-Across guard who was named Most Valuable Player of the 2024 NBA Finals (2 wds.) |
| 52% | INTERIORDESIGNER | 16 | Elle Decor reader ... or any of the names hidden in 18-, 28-, 52- and 66-Across? |
| 51% | PELE | 4 | Joint winner of FIFA's Player of the Century award in 2000 |
| 51% | NAPHEESACOLLIER | 15 | WNBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2024 |
| 51% | OLLIE | 5 | The other half of 28 Across |
| 51% | LORRE | 5 | Player of the villain in "The Man Who Knew Too Much" |
| 50% | MAGELLAN | 8 | Explorer of a route across the Pacific in 1521 |
| 50% | HERA | 4 | One of the two losers in the Judgment of Paris |
| 50% | YIDDISH | 7 | Source of the six longest Across answers in this puzzle |
| 50% | LEA | 3 | Player of Caroline in "Caroline and the City" |
| 49% | SIXTIMEWINNER | 13 | Unique claim of the U.S. Open player whose name is hidden in 34-Across |
| 49% | TOMMYJOHN | 9 | Dodger pitcher, A.L. Comeback Player of the Year in 1976 |
| 49% | PELE | 4 | Soccer great who was named Player of the Century in 2000 |
| 49% | ERIC | 4 | With 1-Down, player of the Hulk in 2003's "Hulk" |
| 49% | ICHIRO | 6 | With 41-Across, Japanese baseball player who was named both AL Rookie of the Year and AL MVP in 2001 |
| 49% | ELIJAHWOOD | 10 | Player of Frodo in "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 49% | JAMESMCAVOY | 11 | "X-Men: Apocalypse" star who played the title character of 28-Across in a 2015 movie: 2 wds. |