| 100% | PEPPER | 6 | With 61-Across, 1930's Cardinals All-Star (born 2/29/1904) |
| 37% | PAUL | 4 | With 61-Across, "Ant-Man" star named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2021 |
| 37% | CARLOSBELTRAN | 13 | Eight-time All-Star outfielder born in Puerto Rico (he's been called "Mr. October, Jr."): 2 wds. |
| 36% | FEEDINGTO | 9 | With 61 Across, giving up another for one's own benefit |
| 35% | SHAWNJOHNSON | 12 | 2008 women's all-around gymnastics silver medalist who won Season 8 of "Dancing With the Stars": 2 wds. |
| 35% | UPTO | 4 | With 61 Across, current |
| 35% | SAMELLIOTT | 10 | "A Star Is Born" actor with a distinctive mustache: 2 wds. |
| 35% | WILLIAM | 7 | With 41-Across, director of "Wings" (born 2/29/1896) |
| 35% | NASTIALIUKIN | 12 | 2008 women's all-around gymnastics gold medalist who competed on Season 20 of "Dancing With the Stars": 2 wds. |
| 34% | HOOT | 4 | With 61 Across, night fliers |
| 34% | SEWED | 5 | With 61 Across, thread line |
| 34% | JANE | 4 | With 29-Across, "Barbarella" star |
| 34% | FULLCOUNT | 9 | With 61-Across, follower of the five starred clues |
| 34% | LIAM | 4 | With 43 Across, ''Schindler's List'' star |
| 34% | IVANRODRIGUEZ | 13 | 14-time All-Star catcher born in Puerto Rico (his nickname is "Pudge"): 2 wds. |
| 34% | PROFILESIN | 10 | With 61 Across, 1956 best-seller |
| 34% | ARCHIEBUNKERS | 13 | With 23-Across, "All in the Family" spin-off starring Carroll O'Connor: 2 wds. |
| 34% | FOURTEEN | 8 | With 61-Across, what President Wilson proposed for a lasting peace ... or what's missing from the answers to the starred clues |
| 33% | NASA | 4 | Org. concerned with 61 Across |
| 33% | MERYLSTREEP | 11 | Oscar-winning actress who starred with 29-Across in "Out of Africa" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | JULIAROBERTS | 12 | "Eat Pray Love" star, who made an appearance on NBC's "Running Wild with Bear Grylls" on Red Nose Day 2017: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ERIC | 4 | With 2-Down, star of 2003's "Hulk" |
| 33% | BILLYBOB | 8 | With 48-Across, "Bad Santa" star who played a serial killer on FX's "Fargo": 2 wds. |
| 32% | YUDARVISH | 9 | Five-time All-Star who's the first Japanese pitcher with 2,000 strikeouts in Major League Baseball |
| 32% | IMJUSTWILD | 10 | With 61 Across, 1948 campaign song by 20/59 Across |
| 32% | SARAHMICHELLE | 13 | With 20-Across, star of "The Crazy Ones": 2 wds. |
| 32% | MUSICSOUNDS | 11 | With 29-Across, hit song for 42-Across: 2 wds. |
| 32% | LISALESLIE | 10 | Basketball star with four Olympic gold medals and two WNBA titles born July 7, 1972 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ALFONSORIBEIRO | 14 | "Dancing With the Stars" host who played one of Ricky's friends on 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 32% | SESAME | 6 | With 29-Across, children's show starring Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch that debuted in 1969 |