| 100% | ARES | 4 | Whom Athena smites with a boulder in the "Iliad" |
| 55% | GHOSTFACE | 9 | Antagonist with a mask in the "Scream" movies who made everyone scream |
| 48% | EDNORTON | 8 | Glass Onion actor who shares his name with a character in The Honeymooners |
| 45% | LENO | 4 | Jay with a cameo in the film "Contact" |
| 45% | MEGANTHEE | 9 | With 46-Across, "Savage" rapper who both hosted and was the musical act in a 2022 "SNL" episode: 2 wds. |
| 43% | GERRITCOLE | 10 | Pitcher who signed a $324 million contract with the Yankees in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 43% | EINSTEIN | 8 | 7D's furry companion in "Back to the Future" who shares a name with the physicist who deduced E = mc^2 |
| 43% | ELVIS | 5 | Who "has left the building," in a famous concert announcement |
| 43% | EDNA | 4 | Mode with a "no capes" rule in The Incredibles |
| 43% | ALEXRODRIGUEZ | 13 | Third baseman who signed a $275 million contract with the Yankees in 2007: 2 wds. |
| 43% | AARONJUDGE | 10 | Right fielder who signed a $360 million contract with the Yankees in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SISTERACT | 9 | Whoopi Goldberg comedy with a "Back in the Habit" sequel |
| 41% | ARES | 4 | God who helps the Trojans in the "Iliad" |
| 41% | CERES | 5 | Harvest goddess with a daughter in the underworld |
| 41% | DEMETER | 7 | Harvest goddess with a daughter in the underworld |
| 41% | PATTON | 6 | With 17-Across, comedian who voiced Remy the rat in "Ratatouille" |
| 41% | VIOLADAVIS | 10 | Actress who completed her EGOT with a Grammy for the audiobook "Finding Me" |
| 41% | EDIE | 4 | Actress Falco who plays a general in "Avatar: The Way of Water" |
| 41% | CARRIEANNINABA | 14 | "Dancing With the Stars" judge who was a Fly Girls dancer on "In Living Color": 3 wds. |
| 41% | POSNER | 6 | Mike with the 2015 hit "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" |
| 40% | RIGBY | 5 | Eleanor who "picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been" |
| 40% | SOUTHPAW | 8 | Someone who might be called a "cuddy wifter" in the U.K. |
| 40% | MRBLUESKY | 9 | *ELO hit with the lyric "There ain't a cloud in sight" |
| 40% | REAR | 4 | Prefix with "guard" to mean the last part in a military force |
| 40% | KEVINDURANT | 11 | NBA player, now with the Phoenix Suns, who signed a lifetime endorsement deal with Nike in 2023: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MINDYKALING | 11 | "The Office" actress who owns a stake in the Swansea City Association Football Club: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ROCKLOBSTER | 11 | B-52s hit with a crustacean in the title |
| 40% | BAHAI | 5 | Faith with a shrine in the Hanging Gardens of Haifa |
| 40% | RYANREYNOLDS | 12 | "Deadpool" actor who owns a stake in the Wrexham Association Football Club: 2 wds. |
| 40% | WILLFERRELL | 11 | "Elf" actor who owns a stake in the Los Angeles Football Club: 2 wds. |