| 100% | GUESTLIST | 9 | Written-down names of the people invited to an event: 2 wds. |
| 46% | AMALCLOONEY | 11 | This human-rights lawyer married to an Oscar-winning actor is one of the honorary event day chairs at the 2018 Met Ball: 2 wds. |
| 45% | LEMONYSNICKET | 13 | Pen name of the author of "A Series of Unfortunate Events": 2 wds. |
| 43% | AMORE | 5 | "We the people of the United States, in order to form ___ perfect union ...": 2 wds. |
| 43% | HAROLDKUSHNER | 13 | Author of the self-help book "When Bad Things Happen to Good People": 2 wds. |
| 43% | DALECARNEGIE | 12 | Author of the self-help book "How to Win Friends and Influence People": 2 wds. |
| 43% | TENZINGNORGAY | 13 | Sherpa who was one of the first two people to conquer Mount Everest: 2 wds. |
| 42% | EDMUNDHILLARY | 13 | New Zealand mountaineer who was one of the first two people to conquer Mount Everest: 2 wds. |
| 41% | JOANNEROWLING | 13 | Author of the "Harry Potter" series who has written novels under the pen name Robert Galbraith: 2 wds. |
| 41% | AUDREYHEPBURN | 13 | British actress from "Sabrina" who is one of the 12 people to have won the EGOT: 2 wds. |
| 41% | LEECHILD | 8 | Pen name of the British novelist who writes the Jack Reacher novel series (2 wds.) |
| 40% | RITAMORENO | 10 | Puerto Rican actress from "West Side Story" who is one of the 12 people to have won the EGOT: 2 wds. |
| 40% | BUDDYVALASTRO | 13 | Name of the head baker featured on 1-/5-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | LISTSHEELS | 10 | Writes down the names of cads? |
| 39% | KATEMIDDLETON | 13 | Maiden name of the Duchess of Cambridge: 2 wds. |
| 39% | DECORATIONDAY | 13 | Former name of the observance in 18a: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ASKIN | 5 | Invite to see the house: 2 wds. |
| 39% | HEYYOU | 6 | What to yell to get the attention of an unknown person: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LARASTHEME | 10 | Informal name of the instrumental music written for the character played by 33-Across in "Doctor Zhivago" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | ISAKDINESEN | 11 | Pen name of the author of 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | KARENBLIXEN | 11 | Real name of the author of 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | DESTINYHOPE | 11 | ___ Cyrus, real name of the singer behind "Wrecking Ball": 2 wds. |
| 39% | HUMANRACE | 9 | The people of Earth as a group: 2 wds. |
| 38% | GUESTLIST | 9 | Names of people invited to a party |
| 38% | NANCYREAGAN | 11 | First Lady of the United States (1981-1989) who wrote "To Love a Child": 2 wds. |
| 38% | LEMONYSNICKET | 13 | Pen name of Daniel Handler, who wrote "A Series of Unfortunate Events": 2 wds. |
| 38% | MEGRYAN | 7 | Actress whose name is an anagram of the word "Germany": 2 wds. |
| 38% | ALGREEN | 7 | Singer whose name is an anagram of the word "general": 2 wds. |
| 38% | EDASNER | 7 | Actor whose name is an anagram of the word "endears": 2 wds. |
| 38% | JIMTHORPE | 9 | The Greatest Athlete of the 20th Century, according to an ABC Wide World of Sports poll in 2001: 2 wds. |