| 100% | MLK | 3 | Who said "True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar," for short |
| 36% | TUTU | 4 | Desmond who said "There is nothing more difficult than waking someone who is only pretending to be asleep" |
| 35% | LEAR | 4 | Who said "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!" |
| 35% | GENIE | 5 | To whom you might say "My third wish is for more wishes" |
| 35% | BILLYBUSH | 9 | Former TV star who's contrite for his role in the "Access Hollywood" tape scandal, saying "I'm grateful to be a more conscientious person now": 2 wds. |
| 34% | LEAR | 4 | King who said "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!" |
| 34% | LEAR | 4 | Shakespeare character who says "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!" |
| 34% | LEAR | 4 | Stage character who says "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!" |
| 33% | ACOSTA | 6 | Jim to whom Donald said, "You are a rude, terrible person. You shouldn't be working for CNN." |
| 33% | LEBRON | 6 | James who is more than a little forward? |
| 33% | SHERLOCKHOLMES | 14 | Who said "There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact" |
| 32% | WATSON | 6 | To whom it is said "You have a grand gift for silence …. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion" |
| 32% | VET | 3 | Doctor who might go to a farm, for short |
| 32% | LEAR | 4 | King noted for saying "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!" |
| 32% | TDS | 3 | Passing results that are more than just passing, for short |
| 32% | ABE | 3 | Simpson who said: "Grass today is sharper than when I was a boy" |
| 32% | MIC | 3 | Electronic device that might be attached to a lapel, for short |
| 32% | ABE | 3 | President who was married to Mary Todd, for short |
| 32% | ETD | 3 | When a plane is due to leave, for short |
| 32% | HODAKOTB | 8 | "Today" star who says her coanchor Savannah Guthrie is like a sister to her: 2 wds. |
| 31% | CLEO | 4 | Egyptian queen who was married to Mark Antony, for short |
| 31% | ETD | 3 | When a plane is due to take off, for short |
| 31% | ETA | 3 | When a plane is due to land, for short: Abbr. |
| 31% | OVERREACH | 9 | Try to do more than is possible, say |
| 31% | THEFRIENDSWEMADEALONG | 21 | With 126/127 Across, companions on our life's journey who were more valuable to us than our destination ... and an alternate title for this puzzle |
| 31% | TONI | 4 | Morrison who said, “Oppressive language does more than represent violence—it is violence” |
| 31% | ACTS | 4 | Source of the saying "It is more blessed to give than to receive" |
| 31% | POE | 3 | Poet who wrote "We loved with a love that was more than love" |
| 31% | PEN | 3 | It is said to be mightier than a sword |
| 31% | PEN | 3 | It's said to be mightier than a sword |