| 100% | ISLANUBLAR | 10 | The fictional Central American island in Costa Rica which is the setting for 26a: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JURASSICPARK | 12 | American film by Steven Spielberg which is about monstrous dinosaurs on a fictional island: 2 wds. |
| 37% | CRISTIEKERR | 11 | American golfer who was #1 in the LPGA for five weeks in 2010: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JOHNNYTREMAIN | 13 | 1957 Walt Disney film starring Luana Patten which is set during the American Revolution: 2 wds. |
| 36% | WINTERSBONE | 11 | 2010 film set in the Ozarks for which 15-/48-Across received an Oscar nomination: 2 wds. |
| 36% | BIGMACHINE | 10 | ___ Records, American record label for the likes of Tim McGraw, through which 16a will be released: 2 wds. |
| 36% | WINTERSBONE | 11 | 2010 film set in the Ozarks for which 15-/48-Across received her first Oscar nomination: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DREWBARRYMORE | 13 | American singer SZA's song which is titled after a "Charlie's Angels" actress who also makes a cameo in the music video: 2 wds. |
| 35% | TINATURNER | 10 | American singer whose Maracana Stadium concert in 1988 is the third highest-attended ticketed concert for a single artist: 2 wds. |
| 35% | RICHARDPRYOR | 12 | "Silver Streak" star who was awarded the very first Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 1998: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ARLEN | 5 | Fictional town in Texas that is the setting for "King of the Hill" |
| 35% | LYNYRDSKYNYRD | 13 | American rock band formed in 1964 that still performs live and is best known for popularizing the Southern rock genre: 2 wds. |
| 35% | GREYSANATOMY | 12 | ABC's medical drama TV series starring Ellen Pompeo that is set in the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DANIELDERONDA | 13 | Last novel completed by George Eliot which is the only known novel by her set in the contemporary Victorian society of her time: 2 wds. |
| 35% | LIZAMINNELLI | 12 | American actress whose birthday it is today and is known for her widely acclaimed role as Sally Bowles in the musical film "Cabaret": 2 wds. |
| 35% | RALPHFIENNES | 12 | "The English Patient" actor, who plays officer Amon Goth in 33a, a role for which he was nominated for the Oscars: 2 wds. |
| 34% | GAMEOFTHRONES | 13 | Fantasy drama set in the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos which will air its final season this year (2019): 3 wds. |
| 34% | RYCOODER | 8 | American guitarist famous for slide guitar work, who was also named in "The 100 Greatest Guitarists": 2 wds. |
| 34% | SOPHIECRUZ | 10 | Young American activist who is known for ensuring continuance of the DAPA program and was featured in the short "Free Like the Birds": 2 wds. |
| 34% | GWENJORGENSEN | 13 | American distance runner and two-time ITU World Champion who was the first to win a triathlon gold for USA in the Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 34% | KATHRYNSMITH | 12 | American football coach who has been actively involved as a full-time female coach in NFL history and has most recently served for the Buffalo Bills: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MOUNTMCKINLEY | 13 | The former name of Denali, the tallest peak in North America which is situated in Alaska: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DAVEGROHL | 9 | American musician who was the drummer for Nirvana and lead vocalist of Foo Fighters: 2 wds. |
| 34% | JANETWEISS | 10 | American musician who was the drummer for bands like Sleater-Kinney and Wild Flag: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ONEMORE | 7 | "___ Time," 2023 movie about a person stuck in the same day ... which is also a hint for 18a, 30a, 35a, 4d, and 39d: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MEGWHITE | 8 | American musician who was the drummer for rock duo The White Stripes: 2 wds. |
| 33% | FIFTHHARMONY | 12 | "Havana" hitmaker Camila Cabello was a part of this American girl group which came in third in the second season of "The X Factor": 2 wds. |
| 33% | KATYPERRY | 9 | American Music Award winner for "Dark Horse" who was the halftime headliner at the Super Bowl in 2015 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | TROJANWAR | 9 | Conflict during which the "Iliad" is set: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MIXEDMARTIAL | 12 | ___ arts, extreme sport which was the central theme of "Never Back Down": 2 wds. |