| 100% | EVAN | 4 | Stage musical that won the Obie Award, "Dear ___ Hansen" |
| 53% | XANADU | 6 | Movie musical that won the first Worst Director Razzie Award |
| 49% | KISSMEKATE | 10 | Cole Porter show that won the 1949 Tony Award for Best Musical |
| 49% | EVAN | 4 | "Dear ___ Hansen" (Broadway musical that won six Tony Awards) |
| 49% | EVAN | 4 | "Dear ___ Hansen" (Broadway musical that won six 2017 Tony Awards) |
| 48% | EVAN | 4 | "Dear ___ Hansen" (Broadway musical that won six Tony Awards in 2017) |
| 47% | HADESTOWN | 9 | Anaïs Mitchell work based on Orpheus and Eurydice that won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Musical |
| 45% | EVITA | 5 | 1979 musical that won the Tony |
| 45% | GREENBOOK | 9 | American comedy-drama film that won the 2019 Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: 2 wds. |
| 45% | KISSMEKATE | 10 | 1948 show with music and lyrics by 39-Across that won the first Tony Award for Best Musical (3 wds.) |
| 43% | TONY | 4 | Broadway award that Elton John won for Best Original Score for the musical "Aida" |
| 42% | EVAN | 4 | "Dear ___ Hansen" (winner of the 2017 Tony Award for Best Musical) |
| 42% | LINE | 4 | "A Chorus ___," Broadway musical that won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1976 |
| 41% | CSO | 3 | Musical gp. that won two Grammy Awards for Riccardo Muti for the recording of "Messa da Requiem" |
| 41% | ESSEN | 5 | German city that won the 2017 European Green Capital Award |
| 41% | MRX | 3 | Peter Straub novel that won the 1999 Bram Stoker Award |
| 40% | AMERICANAH | 10 | Adichie novel that won the 2013 National Book Critics Circle Award |
| 40% | CUJO | 4 | 1981 novel by Stephen King that won the British Fantasy Award |
| 40% | EVAN | 4 | "Dear __ Hansen": Tony Award-winning musical |
| 40% | EVAN | 4 | "Dear ___ Hansen" (Tony Award-winning musical) |
| 40% | THUNDERBAY | 10 | William Kent Krueger mystery that won the 2008 Dilys Award (2 wds.) |
| 40% | DUNE | 4 | Frank Herbert work that won the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel |
| 39% | POSTCARDS | 9 | Novel by 29-Across that won the 1992 PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction |
| 39% | KICKFAIR | 8 | Kickformore by ___, German program that won the 2021 Laureus Sport for Good Award |
| 39% | HOW | 3 | "___ to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," Broadway musical that won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1962 |
| 39% | BEFORETHEFALL | 13 | Noah Hawley novel that won the 2017 Edgar Award for Best Novel (3 wds.) |
| 39% | THELOCKARTIST | 13 | Steve Hamilton novel that won the 2011 Edgar Award for Best Novel (3 wds.) |
| 39% | MORNINGPHASE | 12 | Beck album that won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album: 2 wds. |
| 39% | THERESISTANCE | 13 | Muse album that won the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MIGOS | 5 | "Culture II" hip hop group that won the 2019 BET Award for Best Group |