| 100% | LIONEL | 6 | With 33-Across, "Hello" singer and judge on "American Idol" |
| 63% | KATYPERRY | 9 | "Dark Horse" singer and judge on "American Idol": 2 wds. |
| 59% | LUKEBRYAN | 9 | "Drunk on You" singer and judge on "American Idol": 2 wds. |
| 51% | PAULA | 5 | Singer Abdul who was a judge on American Idol |
| 50% | JLO | 3 | Singer and former "American Idol" judge, familiarly |
| 49% | MICHAEL | 7 | With 33-Across, one of the two singers on 15-Across |
| 49% | URBAN | 5 | Country singer and "American Idol" judge Keith |
| 48% | JACQUELINE | 10 | With 33-, 36- and 40-Across, American born 7/28/1929 |
| 47% | ADAMLEVINE | 10 | "Sugar" singer and judge on "The Voice" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | BLAKESHELTON | 12 | Country singer and judge on "The Voice": 2 wds. |
| 47% | SIMON | 5 | Original "American Idol" judge with Randy and Paula |
| 47% | PAULAABDUL | 10 | Onetime music video choreographer and judge on "American Idol" and "The X Factor": 2 wds. |
| 47% | WHITNEY | 7 | With 33-Across, "So Emotional" singer who sang backup for Chaka Khan and Lou Rawls |
| 47% | LIONEL | 6 | With 33-Across, Commodores lead singer and solo artist who never learned to read music |
| 46% | STEVENTYLER | 11 | Aerosmith frontman who was a judge on American Idol: 2 wds. |
| 46% | NEYO | 4 | R&B singer and judge on NBC's "World of Dance" (Hyph.) |
| 44% | MITSKI | 6 | Japanese-American singer/songwriter with the songs 16-Across, 39-Across, and 41-Across on the album 26-Across |
| 44% | RICHIE | 6 | Singer Lionel who is a judge on "American Idol" |
| 44% | ALLIWANTFOR | 11 | With 33-Across, holiday tune that hit #1 on the Billboard charts in 2019, 2020, and 2021: 4 wds. |
| 44% | CARRIEUNDERWOOD | 15 | Country singer and American Idol winner |
| 44% | JULIANNEHOUGH | 13 | Former dancer and judge on "Dancing With the Stars": 2 wds. |
| 43% | ABBE | 4 | With 12 Across, singer and actress born Abigail Lassman |
| 42% | PAULA | 5 | Singer Abdul who once judged "American Idol" and "The X Factor" |
| 42% | RITA | 4 | With 46-Across, current judge on "The Masked Singer" |
| 42% | LOUISARMSTRONG | 14 | Jazz singer and trumpeter who collaborated with 34-Across on three albums, including "Porgy and Bess": 2 wds. |
| 42% | LAUREN | 6 | With 33-Across, "Good Girls" actress and comedian who won $500,000 for charity on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" in 2020 |
| 42% | STEVENTYLER | 11 | Aerosmith singer who was a judge on "American Idol": 2 wds. |
| 42% | USHER | 5 | American R&B singer-songwriter with the albums 10-Down, 15-Across, 30-Across, and 45-Across |
| 41% | ABDUL | 5 | Paula ___, dancer and singer who was one of the original judges on "American Idol" |
| 41% | LAUREN | 6 | With 33-Across, "American Gigolo" actress who appeared on the cover of Vogue 28 times |