| 100% | ENDLESSSUMMER | 13 | With "The," 1966 documentary about surfers chasing waves around the globe: 2 wds. |
| 40% | LAIRDHAMILTON | 13 | American surfer often credited with surfing the "heaviest wave" ever ridden: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SIMPLEMINDS | 11 | Scottish New Wave band with the 1985 hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)": 2 wds. |
| 36% | NANCYSINATRA | 12 | Performer with the 1966 hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'": 2 wds. |
| 36% | THETEMPTATIONS | 14 | Group with the 1966 song "Ain't Too Proud to Beg": 2 wds. |
| 35% | SUNNYAFTERNOON | 14 | 1966 hit for the Kinks with the chorus "in the summertime": 2 wds. |
| 34% | THOMPSONTWINS | 13 | British New Wave band with the 1984 hit "Hold Me Now": 2 wds. |
| 34% | DEPECHEMODE | 11 | English New Wave band with the 1984 hit "People Are People": 2 wds. |
| 34% | SIMPLEMINDS | 11 | Band with the 1985 hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)": 2 wds. |
| 34% | SPANDAUBALLET | 13 | British New Wave band with the 1983 hit "True": 2 wds. |
| 34% | CANDISCAYNE | 11 | "The Magicians" actress who appears in "Disclosure," the 2020 documentary about trans lives on screen: 2 wds. |
| 34% | THESTAIRCASE | 12 | Documentary series on Sundance TV about the murder trial of Michael Peterson: 2 wds. |
| 33% | THISIS | 6 | With 32-Across, 2013 movie about actors trapped at James Franco's house during the apocalypse: 2 wds. |
| 33% | BRIGHTLIGHTS | 12 | HBO documentary about the mother-daughter relationship of 32- and 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 33% | TALKINGHEADS | 12 | American New Wave band with the 1983 hit "Burning Down the House": 2 wds. |
| 33% | SOCIALNETWORK | 13 | With "The," 2010 film about the early days of Facebook with a screenplay written by Aaron Sorkin : 2 wds. |
| 33% | PAULHOGAN | 9 | "Crocodile Dundee" actor who cohosted the 1987 Oscar ceremony with Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn: 2 wds. |
| 33% | WILLTRENT | 9 | ABC crime drama about a special agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MEMORYLANE | 10 | 2023 Old Dominion hit about remembering the good times with a past love: 2 wds. |
| 32% | DRAGONTATTOO | 12 | "The Girl With the ___," novel about teen hacker Lisbeth Salander, who has distinctive body art: 2 wds. |
| 32% | DEBRAMESSING | 12 | Actress who will host the Golden Globes 75th Anniversary Special with her "Will & Grace" costar, Eric McCormack: 2 wds. |
| 32% | RISINGPHOENIX | 13 | 2020 documentary about the Paralympic Games (2 wds.) |
| 31% | GENX | 4 | Those born around the 1970s: 2 wds. |
| 30% | TIMESAT | 7 | "Bad ___ the El Royale," 2018 neo-noir thriller film starring Chris Hemsworth which is about seven strangers with secrets: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BORNFREE | 8 | 1966 movie about a lion cub named Elsa: 2 wds. |
| 30% | GOLFCART | 8 | Vehicle for getting around the links: 2 wds. |
| 30% | THEMAN | 6 | "___ With the Golden Gun" (1974 James Bond movie): 2 wds. |
| 30% | HULAHOOP | 8 | Toy that's twirled around the waist: 2 wds. |
| 30% | INAND | 5 | ___ around the area (nearby): 2 wds. |
| 30% | DAMNYANKEES | 11 | Gwen Verdon musical film about baseball with the song "Whatever Lola Wants" (2 wds.) |