| 100% | WASHINGTON | 10 | University attended by both 17- and 29-Across |
| 53% | ETON | 4 | School attended by both 111-Across and his creator |
| 48% | YALE | 4 | University attended by George Bush and Bill Clinton |
| 46% | FISK | 4 | Nashville university attended by W.E.B. DuBois and John Lewis |
| 40% | EXETER | 6 | University attended by J. K. Rowling |
| 39% | WRATHOFMAN | 10 | 2021 action thriller directed by 17-Across and starring 26-Across (3 wds.) |
| 38% | TEA | 3 | Mad ___ Party (event attended by Alice and the March Hare) |
| 38% | PIECESOFHER | 11 | Netflix series starring 17-Across, 29-Across, and Bella Heathcote based on a novel by Karin Slaughter (3 wds.) |
| 38% | SURFERGIRL | 10 | 1963 studio album by 29-Across with the hit singles 17-Across, "Little Deuce Coupe," and "In My Room" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | PILLBOXHAT | 10 | Topper made popular by 17- and 36-Across |
| 36% | EASTSIDE | 8 | 2018 hit by Benny Blanco, Halsey, and 17-Across |
| 36% | LOVELIES | 8 | 2018 hit by 17-Across and Normani: 2 wds. |
| 36% | PRINCEALI | 9 | Song sung by 17-Across and 39-Across in 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | LSUTIGERS | 9 | 2023 NCAA women's basketball champions led by 30-Across/32-Across and coached by 17-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | WILLANDGRACE | 12 | Former sitcom duo played by 31- and 17-Across: 3 wds. |
| 35% | VITOCORLEONE | 12 | Mafia don played by both 14-Across and 28-Across in the "Godfather" franchise: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DELIVERY | 8 | Performed by both a mailman and midwife |
| 35% | OLDLACE | 7 | "17-Across and ___" (1939 play made into a movie directed by Frank Capra) |
| 34% | TRIPLECROWN | 11 | Batting feat that 17- and 29-Across achieved twice each: 2 wds. |
| 34% | TWOPARTYSYSTEMS | 15 | Political configurations suggested by the answers (and their circled letters) at 17-, 24-, 50- and 61-Across? |
| 34% | MLB | 3 | League for 17-, 29-, and 37-Across: Abbr. |
| 34% | WASHINGTON | 10 | University where 17-Across and 28-Across both played college basketball, and the only school to produce both the WNBA and NBA #1 draft picks in the same year |
| 34% | PAN | 3 | Word defined by 17- and 59-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 34% | GERM | 4 | Bug "caught" by 17- and 59-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 33% | CAMBRIDGE | 9 | University city in both Massachusetts and England |
| 33% | BUSBOYCOTT | 10 | 17 Across protest inspired by 36 Across |
| 33% | SEE | 3 | Program by a California university offering free online courses to students and educators (abbr.) |
| 33% | SMARTLESS | 9 | Popular comedy podcast hosted by Will Arnett, 17-Across, and 29-Across |
| 33% | MIT | 3 | Cambridge univ. attended by I. M. Pei and Richard Feynman |