| 100% | BRIGHAMYOUNG | 12 | Religious leader pardoned by James Buchanan in 1858: 2 wds. |
| 41% | SONNYCORLEONE | 13 | Character played by James Edmund Caan in "The Godfather": 2 wds. |
| 41% | PATTYHEARST | 11 | Actress/heiress pardoned by Bill Clinton in 2001: 2 wds. |
| 38% | JACKJOHNSON | 11 | Heavyweight boxer posthumously pardoned by Donald Trump in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MALCOLMX | 8 | Civil rights leader played by Denzel Washington in a 1992 biopic: 2 wds. |
| 35% | TRACEYULLMAN | 12 | "The ___ Show," variety show created by James L. Brooks, where "The Simpsons" was adapted from, which is in its 29th season: 2 wds. |
| 34% | TRUELIES | 8 | 1994 action comedy film directed by James Cameron: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THETERMINATOR | 13 | 1984 sci-fi action film directed by James Cameron: 2 wds. |
| 32% | AVATAR | 6 | 2009 sci-fi adventure film directed by James Cameron: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THEABYSS | 8 | 1989 sci-fi adventure film directed by James Cameron: 2 wds. |
| 32% | JANELLEMONAE | 12 | "Moonlight" actress who plays Marie Buchanan in "Harriet": 2 wds. |
| 32% | LONDONBRIDGES | 13 | Tenth novel in the Alex Cross series by James Patterson: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SEANCONNERY | 11 | First James Bond in the movies: 2 wds. |
| 30% | PHOEBEBUFFAY | 12 | Character played by Lisa Kudrow in "Friends": 2 wds. |
| 30% | SWIMCAP | 7 | Headgear worn by Michael Phelps in competition: 2 wds. |
| 30% | THEHAJ | 6 | Novel written by Leon Uris in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 29% | STLEO | 5 | A famous religious leader who met with Attila the Hun: 2 wds |
| 29% | SPINGARNMEDAL | 13 | NAACP award received by Paul Robeson in 1945: 2 wds. |
| 29% | RIVERTAM | 8 | Sword wielder played by Summer Glau in "Serenity": 2 wds. |
| 29% | CAPEFEAR | 8 | 1962 thriller remade by Martin Scorsese in 1991: 2 wds. |
| 29% | DANIELCRAIG | 11 | He plays James Bond in 38-Across: 2 wds. |
| 29% | DOLORESHUERTA | 13 | Civil rights leader, played by Rosario Dawson in the 18-Across biopic, who received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 29% | JAMESBRADDOCK | 13 | Boxer portrayed by Russell Crowe in "Cinderella Man": 2 wds. |
| 29% | RUBINCARTER | 11 | Boxer portrayed by Denzel Washington in "The Hurricane": 2 wds. |
| 28% | ARUT | 4 | In ___ (trapped by habit) (2 wds.) |
| 28% | IMAM | 4 | Religious leader in a turban |
| 28% | ABBOT | 5 | Religious leader in a monastery |
| 28% | POPE | 4 | Religious leader in "Angels & Demons" |
| 28% | POPE | 4 | Religious leader in Vatican City |
| 28% | RABBI | 5 | Religious leader in a synagogue |