| 100% | ABRIEF | 6 | With 28-Across and 41-Across, bestselling cosmology book by 14-Across/47-Across (2 wds.) |
| 48% | SILKSTOCKINGS | 13 | 1955 Broadway show with music and lyrics by 41-Across: 2 wds. |
| 47% | VITOCORLEONE | 12 | Mafia don played by both 14-Across and 28-Across in the "Godfather" franchise: 2 wds. |
| 46% | OCTOPUSSGARDEN | 14 | 1969 song recorded by 19-Across, and title of 41-Across's 2014 picture book: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Writer of the children's books that the movies directed by 14-, 20-, and 36-Across were based on: 2 wds. |
| 42% | LIVINGWITH | 10 | With 28-Across, Netflix series about a man and his clone: 2 wds. |
| 42% | SILENTSPRING | 12 | Book by 19-Across that challenged the use of chemical pesticides and sparked environmentalism: 2 wds. |
| 41% | BIGGIRL | 7 | 2010 book by Danielle Steel about a chubby little girl and her fight with self-esteem issues: 2 wds. |
| 41% | REGRETTINGYOU | 13 | 2019 bestseller by 41-Across about a mother and daughter coping with a family tragedy (2 wds.) |
| 41% | WEVEGOT | 7 | With 34-Across, 1983 duet by Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ISLANDSIN | 9 | With 45-Across, 1983 duet by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton: 2 wds. |
| 41% | JURASSICWORLD | 13 | With 47-Across, 2018 sci-fi thriller starring 28-Across/30-Across and a lot of CGI dinosaurs (2 wds.) |
| 41% | SAYSO | 5 | 2020 song by 14-Across that later hit #1 when remixed with Nicki Minaj: 2 wds. |
| 41% | SILVERSLUGGER | 13 | NL batting award won by 14-Across in 2000, 2002, and 2003: 2 wds. |
| 40% | THEYMIGHT | 9 | With 43-Across, alternative rock band led by John Flansburgh and John Linnell: 2 wds. |
| 39% | OUTOFAFRICA | 11 | 1985 romantic drama starring 12-Across and based on a book written by 41-Across: 3 wds. |
| 39% | KLENCKEATLAS | 12 | Book made up of 41 copperplate maps held by the British Library and which was once the world's largest book of its kind: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MYEVERYTHING | 12 | 2014 album by 18-Across with the hit singles "Problem" and "Break Free": 2 wds. |
| 38% | ABRIEF | 6 | With 38 and 47 Across, best-seller written by 24/49 Across |
| 38% | TOMPERROTTA | 11 | Bestselling novelist of "Little Children," 17-Across, and 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | BUGSBUNNY | 9 | Looney Tunes character pursued by 28-Across and 45-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | MAXBIALYSTOCK | 13 | Shady Broadway dealmaker in 14-Across portrayed by Zero Mostel in 1967 and Nathan Lane in 2005: 2 wds. |
| 37% | GENESIS | 7 | Book with Adam and 41-Across |
| 37% | STEPHEN | 7 | With 47-Across, theoretical physicist and author of 20-Across/28-Across/41-Across who passed away March 14, 2018 |
| 37% | KISSMEKATE | 10 | 1948 Broadway show, with music and lyrics by 41-Across, that won the first Tony for Best Musical: 3 wds. |
| 37% | SOMENIGHTS | 10 | #3 fun. hit with the same title as the album that 14-, 19- and 44-Across are on: 2 wds. |
| 37% | MAYBESOMEDAY | 12 | 2014 novel by 33-Across featuring a love triangle with college student Sydney, her boyfriend, and her neighbor: 2 wds. |
| 37% | COURTANDSPARK | 13 | 1974 studio album by 28-Across with the hit singles "Raised on Robbery" and "Help Me" (3 wds.) |
| 37% | READERSDIGEST | 13 | General interest magazine co-founded by 14-Across and his wife Lila in 1922 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | KENNYROGERS | 11 | Country Music Hall of Fame singer who collaborated with 17-Across and 28-Across (2 wds.) |