| 100% | DEATHOFA | 8 | With 45-Across, best-known play written by Arthur Miller, born 100 years ago today: 3 wds. |
| 34% | FRANKSINATRA | 12 | Grammy- and Oscar-winning singer/actor who was born 100 years ago today: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ORSONWELLES | 11 | Movie legend and "War of the Worlds" radio performer born 100 years ago today: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THEMISFITS | 10 | 1961 John Huston film written by Arthur Miller starring 18-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 31% | BURTREYNOLDS | 12 | Jackie Gleason (born 100 years ago this week) costarred with him in "Smokey and the Bandit": 2 wds. |
| 30% | AVIEWFROM | 9 | With 23-Down, Arthur Miller play set in a Brooklyn waterfront neighborhood: 3 wds. |
| 29% | ANNBDAVIS | 9 | Comedic actress best known for playing Alice on 31-Across, who died on 6/1/2014: 3 wds. |
| 26% | BENEKING | 8 | Soul singer best known for "Stand by Me": 3 wds. |
| 26% | ISLANDSIN | 9 | With 45-Across, 1983 duet by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton: 2 wds. |
| 26% | ITSYOURWORLD | 12 | Children's book written by 32-Across with the subtitle "Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going!" (3 wds.) |
| 26% | NOTFORYOU | 9 | 1995 song written by Eddie Vedder (birthday today) that was also featured in the documentary "Hype!" soundtrack: 3 wds. |
| 26% | THELANDDIVIDED | 14 | With 55 Across, transportation slogan of 100 years ago |
| 25% | CRUCIBLE | 8 | Arthur Miller play, with "The" |
| 25% | PORTRAITS | 9 | With 45-Across, 2017 best seller by George W. Bush featuring his paintings of modern military heroes |
| 24% | SALESMAN | 8 | Arthur Miller wrote the play Death of a __ |
| 24% | THEGIANTPEACH | 13 | "James and ___," children's novel written by Roald Dahl in 1961, about a young boy's adventure with seven magically-altered garden bugs: 3 wds. |
| 23% | CRUCIBLE | 8 | Arthur Miller play about the Salem witch trials, with "The" |
| 23% | KELLYBUNDY | 10 | Ditzy character played by 15-/50-Across on "Married... with Children": 2 wds. |
| 23% | LALALAND | 8 | 2016 movie musical whose songs' lyrics were written by the same composing team as 16-Across: 3 wds. |
| 23% | LOVEYOURSELF | 12 | Justin Bieber's acoustic pop song written by him along with Ed Sheeran and Benny Blanco which was the seventh best-selling song of 2016: 2 wds. |
| 23% | ABRIEF | 6 | With 38 and 47 Across, best-seller written by 24/49 Across |
| 23% | HAKUNA | 6 | With 45-Down, Disney song written by Elton John and Tim Rice |
| 23% | MYSTERYOFLOVE | 13 | Song from 23-Across/37-Across written by 49-Across nominated for a 2018 Best Original Song Oscar (3 wds.) |
| 23% | JUSTIFYMYLOVE | 13 | 1990 Madonna hit partly written by Lenny Kravitz: 3 wds. |
| 23% | SHEPERSISTED | 12 | Children's book written by 32-Across with the subtitle "13 American Women Who Changed the World" (2 wds.) |
| 22% | THESALESMAN | 11 | 2016 drama about a married couple performing in an Arthur Miller play that was the second Iranian film to win an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film (2 wds.) |
| 22% | BETWEENTHE | 10 | With 38-Across, 2015 memoir by Ta-Nehisi Coates written as a letter to his son: 2 wds. |
| 22% | ABETTERMAN | 10 | #1 song by 45-Across from 35-Across that won the 1989 Single of the Year Academy of Country Music Award (3 wds.) |
| 22% | MARTINSHORT | 11 | "Innerspace" actor who played 45-Across in "The Santa Clause 3" (2 wds.) |
| 22% | CHEECHMARIN | 11 | Mexican-American comedian best known for working with Tommy Chong: 2 wds. |