| 100% | FIGURESKATING | 13 | Sport featured in 19-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 63% | JACKSONBROWNE | 13 | "Doctor, My Eyes," 19-Across, and 32-Across singer who turned 75 in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 63% | MACAULAYCULKIN | 14 | Child actor who starred in 19-Across and 47-Across: 2 wds. |
| 63% | STANLEYTUCCI | 12 | 19-Across and 32-Across actor who plays Dr. Abraham Erskine in "Captain America: The First Avenger" (2 wds.) |
| 60% | KRISTINHANNAH | 13 | Bestselling novelist of 19-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 59% | SHOELESSJOE | 11 | Nickname of "Black Sox" outfielder Jackson who's a character in 18-Across and 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 58% | THESHEFFIELDS | 13 | Family (father Maxwell and children Maggie, Brighton, and Grace) featured in 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 58% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Group featuring 32-Across and 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 57% | NICOLEKIDMAN | 12 | "Lion" actress who costars with Reese Witherspoon and Shailene Woodley in 32-Across: 2 wds |
| 57% | GEORGESMILEY | 12 | Fictional British intelligence officer featured in 16-Across and 48-Across (2 wds.) |
| 56% | GRANDCANYON | 11 | Arizona national park featured in "Thelma and Louise": 2 wds. |
| 55% | EMMAWOODHOUSE | 13 | "Handsome, clever, and rich" Jane Austen heroine played by 19-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 55% | PETERSELLERS | 12 | Actor who played Pres. Merkin Muffley, Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake, and the title character in 32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | CIVILWAR | 8 | Conflict featured in "Gettysburg" and "Lincoln": 2 wds. |
| 54% | EASTERSUNDAY | 12 | Jay Chandrasekhar film about a Filipino-American family starring Jo Koy, 19-Across, and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 54% | MIAWASIKOWSKA | 13 | Actress who played the daughter of 14- and 32-Across in "The Kids Are All Right": 2 wds. |
| 54% | GROUNDHOGDAY | 12 | 1993 film set on February 2 starring 19-Across, 32-Across, and Bill Murray (2 wds.) |
| 54% | JOSHOCONNOR | 11 | "Emma" actor who played 32-Across in seasons 3 and 4 of "The Crown": 2 wds. |
| 54% | HORSERACING | 11 | Equestrian sport featured in most of 36-Across's books (2 wds.) |
| 53% | FREDRIKBACKMAN | 14 | Swedish author of 19-Across and 44-Across: 2 wds. |
| 53% | FATHERSDAY | 10 | Occasion to honor the Seniors in 18-Across and 32-Across (and others) (2 wds.) |
| 53% | EASYRAWLINS | 11 | Fictional war veteran and private investigator featured in 14 novels by 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 53% | SUDDENLYSUSAN | 13 | Sitcom starring 15-Across and 32-Across that premiered in 1996 (2 wds.) |
| 53% | EWANMCGREGOR | 12 | Actor who played 29-/32-Across in the 1990s and 2000s: 2 wds. |
| 53% | ALECGUINNESS | 12 | Actor who played 29-/32-Across in the 1970s and 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 52% | RONALDREAGAN | 12 | 40th US president featured on postage stamps in both 2005 and 2011: 2 wds. |
| 52% | ELVISPRESLEY | 12 | "Jailhouse Rock" singer featured on postage stamps in both 1993 and 2015: 2 wds. |
| 52% | GEORGIAOKEEFFE | 14 | "Black Iris" modernist painter featured on postage stamps in both 1996 and 2013: 2 wds. |
| 52% | SISTERBONIFACE | 14 | Wine-making Roman Catholic nun with a PhD in forensic science who first appeared on 19-Across and is now featured in a spin-off series starring 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 52% | COSMOKRAMER | 11 | Character played by Michael Richards in "Seinfeld", who is 32-Across's neighbor and is often called a "hipster doofus": 2 wds. |