| 100% | VAZQUEZ | 7 | Tabare —, president of Uruguay from 2005-10 and 2015-20 |
| 91% | VAZQUEZ | 7 | Tabare —, president of Uruguay from 2005-10 and since 2015 |
| 40% | ABBAS | 5 | Mahmoud __, president of Palestine from 2005 |
| 39% | PAUL | 4 | & 1D President of the World Bank Group from 2005-07 |
| 38% | CLEVELAND | 9 | Grover —, president of the US from 1885-89 and 1893-97 |
| 35% | ORTEGA | 6 | Daniel —, president of Nicaragua from 1985-90 and since 2007 |
| 35% | PUTIN | 5 | Vladimir —, president of Russia from 2000-08 and since 2012 |
| 35% | BATISTA | 7 | Fulgencio —, president of Cuba from 1940-44 and 1952-59 |
| 34% | EVO | 3 | President Morales of Bolivia who resigned last year and received political asylum from Mexico and Argentina |
| 34% | POU | 3 | Luis Lacalle ___, President of Uruguay |
| 33% | KELLYOSBOURNE | 13 | Daughter of Ozzy and Sharon who cohosted 54-Across from 2010 to 2015: 2 wds. |
| 32% | JOMOKENYATTA | 12 | President of Kenya from 1964-78 |
| 32% | HAMIDKARZAI | 11 | President of Afghanistan from 2004-14 |
| 32% | SUHARTO | 7 | President of Indonesia from 1967-98 |
| 32% | ANWARSADAT | 10 | President of Egypt from 1970-81 |
| 32% | YOUCANCALLMEAL | 14 | 1986 hit song for Paul Simon ... or an instruction from the starts of 20-, 34- and 41-Across? |
| 32% | JOHNFKENNEDY | 12 | President of the US from 1961-63 |
| 31% | DEATHLYHALLOWS | 14 | Set of legendary objects from the Harry Potter series found at the ends of 20-, 34- and 41-Across |
| 31% | RENECOTY | 8 | President of the French Republic from 1954-59 |
| 31% | JACOBZUMA | 9 | President of South Africa from 2009 to 2018 |
| 31% | BILLCLINTON | 11 | President of the United States from 1993-2001 |
| 31% | SARKOZY | 7 | President of France from 2007 to 2012: Nicolas __ |
| 31% | SARKOSY | 7 | President of France from 2007 to 2012: Nicolas __ |
| 31% | ADOLESCENT | 10 | One between 10 and 20, say |
| 31% | GAL | 3 | Inner woman of 20- and 53-Across and 10- and 29-Down |
| 31% | CHECK | 5 | Common element of 20- and 56-Across and 10- and 27-Down |
| 31% | SELIG | 5 | Bud, Commissioner Emeritus of Baseball and former Commissioner from 1998-2015 |