| 100% | KATEUPTON | 9 | The 15-Across cover model in 2012 and 2013: 2 wds. |
| 56% | JOHNNYMANZIEL | 13 | First freshman to win the 15-Across, in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 51% | KATHERINEWEBB | 13 | 2012 Miss Alabama USA featured in the 2013 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ARCHIEGRIFFIN | 13 | Only player to win the 15-Across twice, in 1974 and 1975: 2 wds. |
| 46% | KATEUPTON | 9 | Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover model who's #8 on the 2013 Maxim Hot 100 List: 2 wds. |
| 46% | ROSEANNEBARR | 12 | Former sitcom star who ran for president in 2012 on the Peace and Freedom Party ticket: 2 wds. |
| 45% | GREENDAY | 8 | 15-Across and 47-Across punk band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015 (2 wds.) |
| 45% | LUCYLIU | 7 | 15-Across, 20-Across, and 36-Across actress who voices Master Viper in the "Kung Fu Panda" films (2 wds.) |
| 45% | ZACEFRON | 8 | 15-Across, 9-Down, and 22-Down actor who plays Troy Bolton in the "High School Musical" movies (2 wds.) |
| 45% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | Small forward who, in 2012, won both an NBA title with the Heat and an Olympic gold medal: 2 wds. |
| 44% | JAMESMCBRIDE | 12 | 15-Across and 47-Across writer who won the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction for "The Good Lord Bird" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | MORGANWALLEN | 12 | 15-Across, 38-Across, and "7 Summers" singer who won the iHeartRadio Music Awards Best New Country Artist in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 43% | BADMONKEY | 9 | 2024 Apple TV+ series starring Michelle Monaghan, 15-Across, and 26-Across based on the 2013 novel by 33-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | DWYANEWADE | 10 | Teammate of 41-Across for Miami's NBA championships in 2012 and 2013 (2 wds.) |
| 42% | GLORIASTEINEM | 13 | Feminist journalist played by 15-Across and Alicia Vikander in a 2020 biopic based on the memoir "My Life on the Road" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | CHANNINGTATUM | 13 | "Magic Mike" actor who plays a cover model in 27-Across (2 wds.) |
| 42% | CAROLBURNETT | 12 | Actress and comedian awarded the 44-Across in 2013 (2 wds.) |
| 42% | CHASEHEADLEY | 12 | Yankees third baseman who, in 2012, won a Gold Glove, a Silver Slugger Award and was also the NL RBI leader, playing for the Padres : 2 wds. |
| 41% | MORGANFREEMAN | 13 | Actor who portrayed 15-Across in the 2009 film "Invictus": 2 wds. |
| 41% | THEXFILES | 9 | Paranormal TV series featuring the characters 15-Across, 21-Across, and 41-Across that debuted in 1993 (2 wds.) |
| 41% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | Heat forward who won the NBA Most Valuable Player award in 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013: 2 wds. |
| 41% | CRADLEOFLOVE | 12 | 42-Across hit song that was covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1991 (3 wds.) |
| 41% | TOMBRADY | 8 | MVP quarterback for the 15-Across in 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 40% | DAVIDMCCORMACK | 14 | Forward for the 48-Across who scored 15 points and had 10 rebounds in the 2022 NCAA men's basketball championship game (2 wds.) |
| 40% | MIGUELCABRERA | 13 | Slugger who won the 34-Across in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 40% | NEWTSCAMANDER | 13 | Character played by 15-Across in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them": 2 wds. |
| 40% | SUZANNESOMERS | 13 | 15-Across and "Step by Step" star who passed away in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 39% | BREAKINGBAD | 11 | AMC crime drama named best dramatic series of 2011, 2012, and 2013 by the Writers Guild of America: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JOEFLACCO | 9 | Former Ravens and Broncos quarterback and 2013 Super Bowl MVP who signed with the Jets in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LINDARONSTADT | 13 | 15-Across and 48-Across singer recognized at the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors (2 wds.) |