| 100% | PRIMABALLERINA | 14 | Rank achieved by 16-Across in the 1940s: 2 wds. |
| 55% | JOHNNIECOCHRAN | 14 | Defense attorney portrayed by 16-Across in "The People v. O.J. Simpson": 2 wds. |
| 51% | EMBRACEABLEYOU | 14 | Song by 16-Across that was introduced by Ginger Rogers in the musical "Girl Crazy": 2 wds. |
| 46% | CONNIENIELSEN | 13 | Actor playing 36 across in the upcoming movie "Wonder Woman": 2 wds. |
| 45% | SUGARPLUMFAIRY | 14 | Role played by 16-Across in a 1954 production of "The Nutcracker": 3 wds. |
| 45% | INGRIDBERGMAN | 13 | Swedish-born actress who starred in the 1940s movies "Gaslight" and "Casablanca": 2 wds. |
| 45% | JESSICATANDY | 12 | "Driving Miss Daisy" actress who played 15-Across in the original 1940s stage production of "A Streetcar Named Desire": 2 wds. |
| 44% | MAJOR | 5 | Rank achieved by Jay Gatsby in "The Great Gatsby" |
| 44% | PINBALLWIZARD | 13 | Song performed by Elton John in the film adaptation of 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | STARRCARTER | 11 | Character played by Amandla Stenberg in the movie adaptation of 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ARMANDGAMACHE | 13 | Québec Chief Inspector in the mystery series by 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 44% | LORDBROCKTREE | 13 | First book (chronologically) in the "Redwall" series by 50-Across (2 wds.) |
| 44% | THEGOLDBERGS | 12 | ABC sitcom set in the 1980s narrated by 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 44% | LONDONBRIDGES | 13 | Tenth novel in the Alex Cross series by James Patterson: 2 wds. |
| 43% | HEAVENSRIVER | 12 | Fourth novel in the "Bobiverse" science-fiction series by 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | GLASSHOUSES | 11 | Most recent novel in the mystery series by 40-Across featuring 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | SHADOWTYRANTS | 13 | 2018 novel in the Oregon Files series by 18-Across and 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 42% | MARLONBRANDO | 12 | "The Godfather" actor who played 41-Across in the original 1940s stage production of "A Streetcar Named Desire": 2 wds. |
| 42% | STRINGERBELL | 12 | The gangster portrayed by 17-Across in the critically acclaimed TV Drama, "The Wire": 2 wds. |
| 42% | EDDIEMURPHY | 11 | He voiced Donkey in the 1-Across films: 2 wds. |
| 41% | TOMHANKS | 8 | American actor who portrayed 33a in the movie adaptations of the thriller series by 18a: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MAPLELEAFS | 10 | Team with five Stanley Cup wins in the 1940s (2 wds.) |
| 41% | TVDINNER | 8 | Prepackaged meal introduced by Swanson in the 1950s: 2 wds. |
| 41% | IANMCSHANE | 10 | "Deadwood" actor who plays Mr. Wednesday in the Starz adaptation of 29-Across by 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 41% | ETHANHUNT | 9 | A spy and point man for "IMF" in the "Mission: Impossible" series, portrayed by Tom Cruise: 2 wds. |
| 41% | LORETTALYNN | 11 | Country singer played by 44-Across in the 1980 biopic "Coal Miner's Daughter": 2 wds. |
| 41% | MAMABEAR | 8 | Matriarch voiced by 37-Across in "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | AFTERALL | 8 | In the end: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ATALL | 5 | In the slightest: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MORGANFREEMAN | 13 | Actor who portrayed 15-Across in the 2009 film "Invictus": 2 wds. |