| 100% | THEKINGOF | 9 | With 19-Across, Kevin James sitcom with two chess pieces in its name: 3 wds. |
| 52% | PAWNSTARS | 9 | History Channel reality show with a chess piece in its name: 2 wds. |
| 40% | BLUEOYSTERCULT | 14 | "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" band with a "metal umlaut" over an O in its name: 3 wds. |
| 38% | OHCALCUTTA | 10 | Broadway musical with two exclamation points in its name |
| 38% | BISHOP | 6 | Chess piece with a deep groove that shares its name with a position in the clergy |
| 37% | CASTLE | 6 | Nathan Fillion crime drama with a chess piece as its name |
| 36% | GIRLONFIRE | 10 | 2012 Alicia Keys song that shares its name with the nickname of Katniss in "The Hunger Games": 3 wds. |
| 35% | ERIE | 4 | Great Lake with 3 vowels in its name |
| 35% | OPRAHSBOOKCLUB | 14 | Literary review show revived in 2019, with 16-Across as its first selection: 3 wds. |
| 35% | BIG | 3 | "The ___ Bang Theory," sitcom with an "enormous" synonym in its name |
| 34% | ROOK | 4 | Chess piece that shares its name with a bird |
| 34% | BNAIBRITH | 9 | Group with two apostrophes in its name |
| 34% | LAZBOY | 6 | Chair with two hyphens in its name |
| 34% | ACAI | 4 | Berry with two diacritics in its name |
| 34% | ELAL | 4 | Company with two lameds in its name |
| 34% | EPEE | 4 | Weapon with two accents in its name |
| 34% | EPEE | 4 | Sport with two diacritics in its name |
| 34% | TOYSRUS | 7 | Retailer with a backwards letter in its logo (3 wds.) |
| 34% | ODOULS | 6 | Beer brand with two apostrophes in its name |
| 34% | EPEE | 4 | Sports event with two diacritics in its name |
| 34% | LAZBOY | 6 | Furniture company with two hyphens in its name |
| 33% | SPINALTAP | 9 | "Stonehenge" pseudo-band with a "metal umlaut" over an N in its name: 2 wds. |
| 33% | PONCEDELEON | 11 | Explorer who in 1513 became the first European to set foot in 14-Across, and gave the state its name: 3 wds. |
| 33% | EIGHTISENOUGH | 13 | 1977-1981 Dick Van Patten family show with a number in its title: 3 wds. |
| 33% | ONEDAYATATIME | 13 | 1975-1984 Bonnie Franklin sitcom with a number in its title: 5 wds. |
| 33% | THREESCOMPANY | 13 | 1977-1984 Suzanne Somers sitcom with a number in its title: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ONEMISSISSIPPI | 14 | 2021 Kane Brown song with a state in its name that hit the top 40: 2 wds. |
| 32% | STPETERSBURG | 12 | A city in Florida, which shares its name with a large European city: 2 wds. |
| 31% | TAKEABOW | 8 | 2008 Rihanna single that shares its name with a #1 Madonna hit: 3 wds. |
| 31% | WHOSTHATGIRL | 12 | 1987 Madonna tour that shared its name with one of her movies: 3 wds. |