| 100% | KINGJAMES | 9 | Regal nickname for 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 72% | KINGJAMES | 9 | Regal nickname for LeBron: 2 wds. |
| 65% | THEGREATEST | 11 | Nickname for 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 63% | BLACKMAMBA | 10 | "Snaky" nickname for 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 63% | THEMISSILE | 10 | "Ballistic" nickname for 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 63% | BLACKMAMBA | 10 | Snaky nickname for 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 60% | LOUISVILLELIP | 13 | Nickname for 18-Across, with "The": 2 wds. |
| 57% | DOWNUNDER | 9 | Nickname for Australia: 2 wds. |
| 56% | OLDGLORY | 8 | Nickname for the American flag: 2 wds. |
| 56% | IRONLADY | 8 | Nickname for Margaret Thatcher: 2 wds. |
| 56% | THEBOSS | 7 | Nickname for Bruce Springsteen: 2 wds. |
| 55% | IRVINGBERLIN | 12 | Composer who wrote the songs for 17-Across (2 wds.) |
| 55% | MRFIXIT | 7 | Nickname for a handyman: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 54% | HONESTABE | 9 | "Trustworthy" nickname for President Lincoln: 2 wds. |
| 54% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for basketball player Julius Erving: 2 wds. |
| 54% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for NBA legend Julius Erving: 2 wds. |
| 53% | LADYDI | 6 | Nickname for Prince Charles' fiancée in 1981: 2 wds. |
| 53% | BIGD | 4 | "Sizable" nickname for Dallas: 2 wds. |
| 53% | THENATIONSATTIC | 15 | Nickname for 17/62-Across |
| 52% | THESTONES | 9 | Nickname for the brand fronted by Mick Jagger: 2 wds. |
| 52% | LADYDI | 6 | Nickname for Prince Charles's fiancée in 1981: 2 wds. |
| 52% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for basketball Hall of Famer Erving: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 52% | LADYDI | 6 | Nickname for Prince Charles's bride in 1981: 2 wds. |
| 52% | LONELYTONIGHT | 13 | 2014 hit song for 17- and 39-Across: 2 wds. |
| 52% | COLEPORTER | 10 | American composer known for 17-Across and 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 52% | SAMADAMS | 8 | Nickname for the beer company that makes Boston Lager: 2 wds. |
| 52% | BIGBEN | 6 | Nickname for the bell in London's Elizabeth Tower: 2 wds. |
| 52% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for Erving in the old N.B.A.: 2 wds. |
| 51% | LADYDI | 6 | 1981 nickname for Prince Charles' then-fiancée: 2 wds. |
| 51% | BIGAPPLE | 8 | The ___ (fruity nickname for New York City): 2 wds. |