| 100% | ROGER | 5 | With 19-Across, home run king from 1961 to 1998 |
| 62% | BABE | 4 | With 51-Across, home-run king from 1919 to 1961 (2 wds.) |
| 61% | MARKMCGWIRE | 11 | Home run king from 1998 to 2001 (2 wds.) |
| 57% | MARIS | 5 | Roger ___, baseball's home run champ from 1961 to 1998 |
| 42% | BARRY | 5 | With 40-Across, home run king since 2001 |
| 40% | WHOWANTSTOBEA | 13 | With 19-Across, quiz show hosted by Regis Philbin from 1999 to 2002 (5 wds.) |
| 40% | LETTHEM | 7 | With 19 Across, phrase wrongly attributed to Marie Antoinette |
| 36% | HITTER | 6 | One trying to run from home |
| 35% | ATTA | 4 | With 19-Across, "Way to go, lady!" |
| 35% | AJA | 3 | Actress ___ Naomi King from the TV show "How to Get Away with Murder" |
| 34% | ENTRANCE | 8 | With 19-Across, where to get on a freeway |
| 34% | SOSA | 4 | Baseball player Sammy who had a home run rivalry with Mark McGwire in 1998 |
| 34% | AARON | 5 | Home run king |
| 34% | HITTER | 6 | Home run king |
| 34% | ELECTRIC | 8 | With 19-Across, modes of transport that run on juice |
| 34% | OLD | 3 | With 19-Across, language from which "steak" and "eggs" come |
| 34% | AJA | 3 | ___ Naomi King from "How to Get Away with Murder" |
| 34% | ATBATS | 6 | Opportunities to run away from home |
| 34% | SOSA | 4 | Baseball player Sammy who was in a home run rivalry with Mark McGwire in 1998 |
| 34% | AARON | 5 | Home run king Hank |
| 34% | BONDS | 5 | Home run king Barry |
| 33% | NATIONAL | 8 | US humour magazine that ran from April 1970 to November 1998 |
| 33% | SNOW | 4 | With 19-Across, place for kids to play in the winter |
| 33% | MYSTERIOUS | 10 | With 19 Across, the Orient |
| 33% | IONIC | 5 | With 19 Across, compound connection |
| 33% | NATIONAL | 8 | &6D US humour magazine that ran from April 1970 to November 1998 |
| 33% | MEL | 3 | With 26-Across, first National Leaguer to hit 500 home runs |
| 33% | DAIRY | 5 | With 19 Across, milking workers, quaintly |
| 32% | MISS | 4 | With 19 Across, a certain pageant winner |
| 32% | OTT | 3 | 30's home run king |