| 100% | MONTY | 5 | "___ Python's Flying Circus" |
| 96% | IDLE | 4 | "Monty Python's Flying Circus" comic Eric |
| 96% | IDLE | 4 | "Monty Python's Flying Circus" comedian Eric |
| 93% | IDLE | 4 | Eric of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" |
| 93% | PALIN | 5 | Michael of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" |
| 93% | BBC | 3 | Airer of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" |
| 87% | BBC | 3 | Network that first aired "Monty Python's Flying Circus" |
| 81% | SPAMALOT | 8 | Broadway musical based on material by Monty Python's Flying Circus |
| 80% | BBC | 3 | Original airer of "Doctor Who" and "Monty Python's Flying Circus" |
| 75% | MICHAELPALIN | 12 | Actor and travel documentarian who cocreated "Monty Python's Flying Circus" 50 years ago: 2 wds. |
| 71% | SOUSA | 5 | Composer of the opening theme for “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” |
| 70% | TERRYGILLIAM | 12 | Actor and "12 Monkeys" director who cocreated "Monty Python's Flying Circus" 50 years ago: 2 wds. |
| 68% | PALIN | 5 | Castmate of Chapman, Cleese, Gilliam, Idle and Jones on "Monty Python's Flying Circus" |
| 65% | SPAM | 4 | Word meaning "unsolicited internet messages" that originated from a sketch on "Monty Python's Flying Circus" |
| 63% | ERIC | 4 | With 37-Across, actor and "Spamalot" writer who cocreated "Monty Python's Flying Circus" 50 years ago |
| 61% | ERICIDLE | 8 | Flying Circus performer |
| 61% | FLEA | 4 | Flying circus performer? |
| 60% | CLEESE | 6 | Flying Circus alum John |
| 52% | ITS | 3 | "The ___ Man", who appeared at the start of each Monty Python's Flying Circus episode only to be cut off after a single word |
| 50% | HERON | 5 | Flier with an S-shaped neck |
| 48% | ESE | 3 | S.F. to Vegas, as the crow flies |
| 46% | BOA | 3 | Python's kin |
| 46% | BOA | 3 | Python's relative |
| 46% | BOA | 3 | Python’s kin |
| 44% | HISS | 4 | Python's warning sound |
| 44% | BOA | 3 | Python's cousin, ___ constrictor |
| 44% | BOA | 3 | Python's Amazonian cousin |
| 44% | PEDESTAL | 8 | Where fliers wait for the fly bar in circus |
| 43% | BOYD | 4 | Darren —, comic actor who portrayed John Cleese in 2011 TV film Holy Flying Circus |
| 42% | KITE | 4 | Franklin's flier |