| 100% | CECILY | 6 | With 41-Across, former "S.N.L." regular who played Gemma and Cathy Anne |
| 35% | MICHELLE | 8 | With 43-Across, actress who's played both Catwoman and the Wasp |
| 35% | ALEXIS | 6 | With 41-Across, actress who played Rory Gilmore on "Gilmore Girls" |
| 35% | ALEXIS | 6 | With 41-Across, actress who plays Rory Gilmore on "Gilmore Girls" |
| 34% | GROWING | 7 | With 41 Across, gradually-apparent problem ... and an explanation of the puzzle's circles? |
| 34% | TIMOTHEE | 8 | With 41-Across, "Wonka" actor who plays Paul Atreides in "Dune: Part Two" |
| 33% | TATIANA | 7 | With 41-Across, Emmy-winning actress who has played eleven roles (so far) in 28-Across |
| 33% | RANDY | 5 | With 41-Across, "The Last Detail" actor who played Lester Marlow in "The Last Picture Show" |
| 33% | MARTIN | 6 | With 41-Across, "Psycho" actor who played Juror 1 in the 1957 film "12 Angry Men" |
| 32% | TRAFFIC | 7 | With 41 Across, red (top) and green (bottom) street-corner devices |
| 31% | TARANKILLAM | 11 | Former "Saturday Night Live" regular who plays Will on 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ICHIRO | 6 | With 41-Across, Japanese baseball player who was named both AL Rookie of the Year and AL MVP in 2001 |
| 31% | TWOHUNDREDTH | 12 | With 41 and 55 Across, what 15 Across is |
| 31% | BRADGARRETT | 11 | Former "Everybody Loves Raymond" actor who plays Emma and Amy Fogerty's dad on 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 31% | JUSTINBALDONI | 13 | Former "The Bold and the Beautiful" actor who plays an accidental father in 41-Across (2 wds.) |
| 31% | GINARODRIGUEZ | 13 | Former "The Bold and the Beautiful" actress who plays the title role in 41-Across (2 wds.) |
| 31% | STARR | 5 | Drummer who played with McCartney and Harrison |
| 31% | DIZ | 3 | Trumpeter who played with Bird and Duke |
| 31% | PATTI | 5 | With 23-Down, former First Daughter who wrote 15-Across and 46-Across |
| 30% | ONEIL | 5 | Buck who played with Paige and coached Banks |
| 30% | RINGO | 5 | Drummer who played with John, Paul and George |
| 30% | CLETE | 5 | Boyer who played with Mantle, Maris and Berra |
| 30% | BRUCEWILLIS | 11 | "Die Hard" actor who plays a man with superhuman strength in "Unbreakable" and 62-Across (2 wds.) |
| 30% | OTERI | 5 | Former "S.N.L." regular Cheri |
| 30% | CHEVYCHASE | 10 | Former "Saturday Night Live" regular who plays golfer Ty Webb in 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 30% | LARRYBIRD | 9 | Former N.B.A. star with a hint to 17-, 23-, 52- and 60-Across |
| 30% | SERGEI | 6 | Hockey's Fedorov who played with the Wings, Ducks, Blue Jackets and Caps |
| 30% | SYKES | 5 | Guitarist John who played with Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake |
| 30% | GOLFER | 6 | Person who plays a game with birdies and bogeys |
| 30% | PIANIST | 7 | A person who plays with keys, strings, and hammers |