| 100% | STEPHEN | 7 | With 47-Across, theoretical physicist and author of 20-Across/28-Across/41-Across who passed away March 14, 2018 |
| 42% | BURTREYNOLDS | 12 | Star of "Deliverance," 14-Across, and 19-Across/35-Across who passed away September 6, 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | JURASSICWORLD | 13 | With 47-Across, 2018 sci-fi thriller starring 28-Across/30-Across and a lot of CGI dinosaurs (2 wds.) |
| 35% | FRONTOFHOUSE | 12 | Restaurant or theater staffers who work with patrons, or where the starts of 20-, 28-, 36-, and 48-Across can be found? |
| 32% | ABRIEF | 6 | With 28-Across and 41-Across, bestselling cosmology book by 14-Across/47-Across (2 wds.) |
| 31% | FORTUNE | 7 | With 41- and 48-Across, what 56-Across declared while approaching the eruption of 20-Across |
| 31% | JOHNSINGLETON | 13 | Director of 18-Across and 40-Across who passed away in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | ALEXANDERPOPE | 13 | Author of the verse that starts with the beginnings of 20-, 34- and 42-Across |
| 30% | ALLOVERTHEMAP | 13 | Wildly diverse, and where you'll find the ends of 20-, 28-, 39- and 47-Across |
| 30% | ITSTIMETOROLL | 13 | "Let's go!" ... or a hint for the ends of 20-, 28-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 30% | LEE | 3 | Stan ___, one of the primary creators in Marvel Comics who passed away in 2018 |
| 29% | KENNYROGERS | 11 | Country Music Hall of Fame singer who collaborated with 17-Across and 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 29% | HEY | 3 | With 61-Down, Jimi Hendrix's first single ... or a hint to the starts of 20-, 28-, 45- and 50-Across |
| 29% | JOHNB | 5 | With 65-Across, Irish writer and author of the quote |
| 29% | RALPHELLISON | 12 | 14-Across and 28-Across novelist who was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1985 (2 wds.) |
| 29% | KAKU | 4 | Michio ___, theoretical physicist and New York Times best-selling author who has hosted several TV specials |
| 29% | FATSDOMINO | 10 | Legendary singer of 31-Across, "Ain't That a Shame," and "Walking to 17-Across," who passed away October 24, 2017 (2 wds.) |
| 29% | TOUCH | 5 | With 28 Across, get offline ... and what 13 and 20 Across do? |
| 28% | CONTROLGROUP | 12 | Set of people receiving a placebo, perhaps ... or what the ends of 20-, 28- and 41-Across belong to? |
| 28% | LINDARONSTADT | 13 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer who collaborated with 15-Across and 28-Across on "Trio" (2 wds.) |
| 28% | EDSHEERAN | 9 | "Shape of You" singer/songwriter who co-wrote and sings 36-Across with 28-Across (2 wds.) |
| 28% | ICHIRO | 6 | With 41-Across, Japanese baseball player who was named both AL Rookie of the Year and AL MVP in 2001 |
| 28% | GROWING | 7 | With 41 Across, gradually-apparent problem ... and an explanation of the puzzle's circles? |
| 28% | SAMGOLDWYN | 10 | With 28-Across, author of quip |
| 27% | STEPHEN | 7 | With 49 Across, author of 27/38/47 Across |
| 27% | JENNYLHOWE | 10 | Author of 14-Across and 42-Across (3 wds.) |
| 27% | DRAKE | 5 | Singer of 15-Across, 28-Across, and 38-Across who was honored with the Artist of the Decade Award at the 2021 "Billboard" Music Awards |
| 27% | TOBUILDAFIRE | 12 | Jack London short story set in harsh winter conditions, and what the ends of 20-, 28-, and 47-Across can be used for |
| 27% | BUTDOCTOR | 9 | With 14 and 19 Across, punchline of a joke about a clown |
| 27% | ANGELALANSBURY | 14 | British actress honored with Tony, Oscar, BAFTA, and SAG Lifetime Achievement awards who passed away in 2022 (2 wds.) |