| 100% | RANDYNEWMAN | 11 | Recipient of 22 Oscar nominations for Best Original Song and Best Original Score, including songs and scores from 15-Across, 24-Across, and 45-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | ALMOSTTHERE | 11 | "The Princess and the Frog" song that was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song of 2009: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | Best Original Song Oscar winner for "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from the 2019 film "Rocketman": 2 wds. |
| 38% | CYNTHIAERIVO | 12 | Nominee for the Best Actress and Best Original Song Oscars for her work in "Harriet": 2 wds. |
| 38% | CITYOFSTARS | 11 | Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone song from "La La Land" that won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2017: 3 wds. |
| 38% | FIGHTFORYOU | 11 | H.E.R. song from "Judas and the Black Messiah" that won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2021: 3 wds. |
| 37% | WHATWASI | 8 | With 48-Across, Billie Eilish hit from "Barbie" that won an Oscar for Best Original Song: 3 wds. |
| 37% | CHARLIZETHERON | 14 | 15-Across and 29-Across star who won a Best Actress Oscar for "Monster" and who turns 45 today (2 wds.) |
| 36% | LADYGAGA | 8 | Singer/actress whose "Shallow" won an Oscar for Best Original Song: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MARYJBLIGE | 10 | "Mudbound" singer/actress who was nominated for Oscars for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song (3 wds.) |
| 35% | DAFFYDUCK | 9 | Best friend and occasional rival of 15-Across, the iconic black duck from "Looney Tunes": 2 wds. |
| 35% | HOWFARILLGO | 11 | "Moana" song that was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song of 2016: 4 wds. |
| 35% | AWHOLE | 6 | "___ New World," song from "Aladdin" that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1993: 2 wds. |
| 35% | CYNTHIAERIVO | 12 | "Harriet" singer/actress who was nominated for Oscars for Best Actress and Best Original Song (2 wds.) |
| 35% | INTOTHEUNKNOWN | 14 | "Frozen II" song that was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song of 2019: 3 wds. |
| 35% | LIONELRICHIE | 12 | Singer who won the Oscar in 1986 for Best Original Song, "Say You, Say Me": 2 wds. |
| 35% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | Star of 15- and 34-Across who won an Oscar for "Lilies of the Field": 2 wds. |
| 34% | LETIT | 5 | "___ Go," song from the 2013 animated movie "Frozen" which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song: 2 wds. |
| 34% | FIGHTFORYOU | 11 | "Judas and the Black Messiah" song that won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2021 (3 wds.) |
| 34% | STEVIEWONDER | 12 | Singer who won the Oscar for Best Original Song, "Just Called to Say I Love You": 2 wds. |
| 34% | HOLIDAYINN | 10 | 1942 film that won a Best Original Song Oscar for 34-Across: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SHALLOW | 7 | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper song from "A Star Is Born" that won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 2019 |
| 33% | LESLIEODOMJR | 12 | Nominee for the Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Song Oscars for his work in "One Night in Miami ...": 3 wds., abbr. |
| 33% | MYSTERYOFLOVE | 13 | Song from 23-Across/37-Across written by 49-Across nominated for a 2018 Best Original Song Oscar (3 wds.) |
| 33% | IHAVENOTHING | 12 | 34-Across song from 19-Across that was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song (3 wds.) |
| 33% | CLINTEASTWOOD | 13 | "Million Dollar Baby" director who has won 2 Oscars out of 4 nominations for Best Director: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ANTHONYHOPKINS | 14 | Best Actor Oscar winner for both "The Silence of the Lambs" and "The Father": 2 wds. |
| 33% | ADELE | 5 | Singer of "Skyfall," 2012 Oscar winner for Best Original Song |
| 33% | JUSTINHURWITZ | 13 | American composer who won the 2017 Oscar for Best Original Score for the film "La La Land": 2 wds. |
| 33% | FRANKCAPRA | 10 | "It's a Wonderful Life" director who has won 3 Oscars out of 6 nominations for Best Director: 2 wds. |