| 100% | HEIDIKLUM | 9 | Winner with Tim Gunn of a 2013 Emmy |
| 45% | JEFFDANIELS | 11 | Winner of the 2013 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for "The Newsroom": 2 wds. |
| 44% | MERRITTWEVER | 12 | 2013 winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy for "Nurse Jackie": 2 wds. |
| 41% | OPRAH | 5 | Winner of a humanitarian Emmy and Oscar |
| 39% | ANNA | 4 | Emmy winner Gunn of "Breaking Bad" |
| 39% | MARIOANDRETTI | 13 | 1969 Indianapolis 500 winner with a line of wines: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BOBFOSSE | 8 | "Liza With a Z" Emmy winner |
| 37% | CHER | 4 | Winner of an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and three Golden Globes |
| 37% | ALPERT | 6 | Herb honored with a National Medal of Arts in 2013 |
| 36% | ARGO | 4 | Best Picture winner at the 2013 Oscars, or a brand of cornstarch |
| 35% | ADAMSCOTT | 9 | 2013 Masters winner who shares his name with a "Parks and Recreation" actor: 2 wds. |
| 35% | HIGGS | 5 | Peter —, 2013 winner, with Francois Englert, of the Nobel Prize in Physics |
| 35% | OPRAH | 5 | Media mogul Winfrey who was honored with a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 |
| 35% | KINKYBOOTS | 10 | 2013 Best Musical Tony winner ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 34% | TURNER | 6 | Sophie with a 2019 Emmy nomination for "Game of Thrones" |
| 34% | VIOLADAVIS | 10 | Winner of the 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BOB | 3 | 2013 Emmy winner Newhart |
| 34% | FROZENACCOUNT | 13 | Review of a 2013 Disney musical? |
| 34% | TENNESSEE | 9 | Winner of the NCAA Women's basketball championship in March 1998, finishing with a perfect 39-0 record |
| 33% | WOLF | 4 | "The ___ of Wall Street," 2013 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio with a howling canine in its title |
| 33% | SECRETARY | 9 | With 35-Across, 2013-2015 government position of Chuck Hagel, who called US goalkeeper Tim Howard to thank him |
| 33% | CLOUDY | 6 | "___ With a Chance of Meatballs 2" (2013 animated movie) |
| 33% | STYLE | 5 | Tim Gunn's area of expertise |
| 33% | SAN | 3 | ___ Antonio Spurs, NBA team with a 19-game winning streak in the regular season of 2013-14 |
| 33% | VEE | 3 | Sign of a winner |
| 32% | KATEMCKINNON | 12 | 2016 winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy for "Saturday Night Live": 2 wds. |
| 32% | ALLISONJANNEY | 13 | 2014 and 2015 winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy for "Mom": 2 wds. |
| 32% | PINNATE | 7 | Of a leaf with feather-like leaflets |
| 32% | TEO | 3 | Manti ___ (linebacker who was the victim of a 2013 hoax) |
| 32% | TACKY | 5 | "Weird Al" Yankovic parody of a 2013 Pharrell Williams hit |