| 100% | MOSTPATENTS | 11 | Record once held by Edison |
| 74% | USEDCD | 6 | Record once held by someone else? |
| 52% | COMMETARY | 9 | Cabinet position once held by Herbert Hoover |
| 52% | MRUNIVERSE | 10 | Bodybuilding title once held by Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| 51% | CAEN | 4 | French city once held by William the Conqueror |
| 51% | VEEP | 4 | Position once held by Mike Pence, for short |
| 51% | SEN | 3 | Title once held by Obama and Biden: Abbr. |
| 50% | CEO | 3 | Position once held by Jack Welch and Lee Iacocca (Abbr.) |
| 50% | DAUPHIN | 7 | Title once held by the French king's eldest son |
| 47% | BLITZENBENZ | 11 | German roadster that once held the world speed record |
| 45% | CAPO | 4 | Rank in the mafia that heads a crew of soldiers, once held by 18-Across |
| 45% | COE | 3 | Runner Sebastian who once held the world record for the mile |
| 44% | WHYBABYWHY | 10 | #1 country song once recorded by Charley Pride |
| 43% | PIERRE | 6 | NASA astronaut, Thuot who once held a US record for longest space walk |
| 43% | THEWHO | 6 | 100+ million-selling band that once held a Guinness record for loudest concert |
| 42% | ALI | 3 | ___ Daei, Iranian soccer player who once held the men's record for international goals scored |
| 41% | ASIA | 4 | Continent that holds the record for being the largest by population |
| 40% | SYR | 3 | Land once partly held by the Crusaders: Abbr. |
| 38% | HARDEN | 6 | James ___, basketballer who holds the record for most triple-doubles by a shooting guard |
| 38% | ALONSO | 6 | Mets slugger Pete who holds the record for most home runs by a rookie |
| 38% | CARDIB | 6 | She holds the record for most #1 Billboard hits by a female rapper (5) |
| 38% | PAAVONURMI | 10 | "Flying Finn" who uniquely once held simultaneous world records in the mile, 5000 m and 10,000 m (1923) |
| 38% | KOBE | 4 | ___ Bryant, former basketballer who holds the record for the most wins by a shooting guard |
| 38% | KAREEM | 6 | ___ Abdul- Jabbar, former basketballer who holds the record for most NBA wins by a player |
| 38% | PAST | 4 | "Remembrance of Things ___," book by Marcel Proust that holds the world record for longest novel |
| 37% | SEWN | 4 | Held by a thread |
| 37% | MOSTWINS | 8 | NCAA tournament record held by Pat Summitt, with 112: 2 wds. |
| 37% | INESCROW | 8 | Held by a third party |
| 36% | CHELIOS | 7 | ★Hockey Hall of Famer Chris who holds the record for most NHL games played by a defenseman |
| 36% | DICK | 4 | "Moby-___," book by Herman Melville that holds the world record for the longest novel translated into emojis |