| 100% | ERNST | 5 | With 31-Down, Viennese-born photographer who pioneered in journalism |
| 43% | DANNYTREJO | 10 | "Machete" actor who zip-lined down a mountain on "Running Wild With Bear Grylls" in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 40% | BARACK | 6 | With 29 Down, president born in the '60s |
| 40% | LADY | 4 | With 53-Down, "A Star Is Born" actress who plays Harley Quinn in "Joker: 54-Across" |
| 38% | TIGER | 5 | With 31-Across, golfer who won both the Masters and the US Open in 2002 |
| 38% | AMELIAEARHART | 13 | Aviation pioneer who was born in July (2 wds.) |
| 38% | BRUCE | 5 | With 31-Across, Bills/Redskins defensive end who's #1 in NFL career sacks with 200 |
| 38% | SAMUELL | 7 | With 31-Across, actor who played Elijah Price, aka Mr. Glass, in 38-Across: 2 wds. |
| 38% | LUPITA | 6 | With 31-Across, "12 Years a Slave" actress who played intelligence agent Nakia in "Black Panther" |
| 37% | LARRY | 5 | With 31-Across, "Curb Your Enthusiasm" actor and former "SNL" writer who returned to host in 2016 |
| 37% | RACHEL | 6 | With 31-Across, Debbie Downer portrayer on "SNL" who wrote the memoir "Girl Walks Into a Bar ..." |
| 37% | MINKA | 5 | With 31-Across, "The Butler" star who plays Detective Valerie Stahl in 17-Across |
| 37% | USAIN | 5 | With 31-Down, world record holder in the 100-meter dash |
| 36% | WILLIE | 6 | With 31-Across, "On the Road Again" singer who played Doc Holliday in the 1986 TV movie "Stagecoach" |
| 36% | PUTS | 4 | With 31-Down, finalizes, in publishing |
| 36% | NICOLE | 6 | With 31-Across, "Moulin Rouge!" star who helped define "stubborn" on "Sesame Street" in 2011 |
| 36% | ALOHA | 5 | With 31 Down, Honolulu landmark |
| 36% | MANOFTHEPEOPLE | 14 | Guy who wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth |
| 36% | ROBERTREDFORD | 13 | Actor who co-starred with Barbra Streisand in 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 36% | LADY | 4 | With 35-Across, "Born This Way" singer who plays Ally in "A Star Is Born" |
| 36% | JULIE | 5 | With 31-Across, "Modern Family" actress who played public relations director Virginia Venit in 14-Across |
| 36% | CARNE | 5 | With 31 Down, grilled steak dish |
| 36% | HEISENBERG | 10 | Quantum mechanics pioneer Werner, who came up with his uncertainty principle in 1927 |
| 36% | PETE | 4 | With 31-Down, switch hitter who's baseball's all-time hits leader |
| 35% | DAVID | 5 | With 31-Across, Talking Heads frontman who wrote a Guardian essay against streaming music services in 2013 |
| 35% | EDGAR | 5 | With 34-Across, "The Dancing Class" painter who was born in Paris on July 19, 1834 |
| 35% | MENDEL | 6 | Gregor who pioneered in genetics |
| 35% | EMILEZOLA | 9 | Writer who pioneered in naturalism |
| 35% | GAL | 3 | "Keeping up with the Joneses" actress Gadot, who plays Wonder Woman in 31-Across |
| 35% | ROBERT | 6 | With 31-Across, singer who performed his song "Addicted to Love" to open the third MTV Video Music Awards, in 1986 |