| 100% | GEORGEKITTLE | 12 | San Francisco 49ers tight end featured on "Receiver": 2 wds. |
| 49% | JERRYRICE | 9 | San Francisco 49ers wide receiver who was MVP of Super Bowl XXIII (2 wds.) |
| 49% | JERRYRICE | 9 | San Francisco 49ers wide receiver who was MVP of Super Bowl 23 (2 wds.) |
| 44% | BILLWALSH | 9 | American football coach who won three Super Bowls for San Francisco 49ers: 2 wds. |
| 43% | STEVEYOUNG | 10 | Left-handed quarterback who won the 1995 Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers: 2 wds. |
| 41% | OJSIMPSON | 9 | No. 32 Running back for the San Francisco 49ers, whose murder case "American Crime Story" revolves around : 2 wds. |
| 41% | KATIESOWERS | 11 | First woman in the NFL to coach in a Super Bowl, for the San Francisco 49ers in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 40% | HARVEYMILK | 10 | San Francisco gay rights martyr who was an inaugural honoree on the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor: 2 wds. |
| 39% | STEVEYOUNG | 10 | NFL quarterback whose number 8 was retired by the San Francisco 49ers (2 wds.) |
| 39% | ROBGRONKOWSKI | 13 | Former Patriots and Buccaneers tight end who was the White Tiger on season 3 of "The Masked Singer": 2 wds. |
| 37% | BENJAMINBRATT | 13 | San Francisco-born actor who played Rey Curtis on "Law & Order" in the 1990s (2 wds.) |
| 37% | JOEMONTANA | 10 | Hall of Fame quarterback who won all four Super Bowls he started with the San Francisco 49ers (2 wds.) |
| 37% | BAYAREA | 7 | Region around San Francisco: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ILEFT | 5 | "___ My Heart in San Francisco": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ILEFT | 5 | Tony Bennett's "___ My Heart in San Francisco": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ROBGRONKOWSKI | 13 | Patriots tight end with five Pro Bowl selections: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ALEXSMITH | 9 | Chiefs quarterback who was picked #1 overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2005 NFL draft: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DELMONTE | 8 | Canned food company based in San Francisco: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BAYAREA | 7 | Northern California region that includes San Francisco: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BRYSONTILLER | 12 | "Don't" singer featured on 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 35% | TRAVISKELCE | 11 | Kansas City Chiefs tight end whose 93 yards led all receivers in the 2024 Super Bowl (2 wds.) |
| 35% | DAVANTEADAMS | 12 | Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver featured on Netflix's "Receiver": 2 wds. |
| 34% | RAPBATTLES | 10 | Competitive spoken hip-hop performances featured on 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DADDYYANKEE | 11 | Puerto Rican rapper featured on the 2017 hit "Despacito": 2 wds. |
| 34% | ANTONIOGATES | 12 | Former Chargers tight end with eight Pro Bowl selections: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SUPERBOWLRING | 13 | 15a won one a year before retiring as a player for San Francisco 49ers: 3 wds. |
| 34% | CABLECAR | 8 | San Francisco vehicle (2 wds.) |
| 34% | ROBGRONKOWSKI | 13 | Tight end who caught 90 regular-season touchdown passes from Tom Brady: 2 wds. |
| 34% | STEVIEWONDER | 12 | "Superstition" singer featured on "That's What Friends Are For": 2 wds. |
| 34% | BUDDYVALASTRO | 13 | Name of the head baker featured on 1-/5-Across: 2 wds. |