| 100% | PROSEPOETRY | 11 | "Charlie Hustle is my name / I am banned from Hall of Fame," e.g.? |
| 45% | PETE | 4 | Rose who's been banned from the Baseball Hall of Fame |
| 43% | SOX | 3 | "Black ___ Scandal" where Shoeless Joe Jackson, among others, was banned from the Hall of Fame |
| 39% | WHITNEYHOUSTON | 14 | "Saving All My Love for You" singer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame whose last name is a city in Texas (2 wds.) |
| 38% | JAMESNAISMH | 11 | The Basketball Hall of Fame is named for him |
| 37% | INDUCTION | 9 | Entry to the Hall of Fame, e.g. |
| 37% | LEGENDS | 7 | Hall of Fame inductees, e.g. |
| 37% | BOOMBOOMMANCINI | 15 | 2015 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee whose given first name is Ray |
| 37% | COOPER | 6 | Writer for whose father the National Baseball Hall of Fame city was named |
| 37% | MUS | 3 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, e.g.: Abbr. |
| 36% | ROSE | 4 | Pete who's banned from the Baseball Hall of Fame |
| 36% | LIONELRICHIE | 12 | "Say You, Say Me" singer being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DEFLEPPARD | 10 | "Pour Some Sugar on Me" band that will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tomorrow: 2 wds. |
| 35% | HANKSNOW | 8 | "I've Been Everywhere" singer in the Country Music Hall of Fame |
| 35% | ELVISPRESLEY | 12 | "Love Me Tender" singer who was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2001: 2 wds. |
| 35% | PETEROSE | 8 | Former Reds player who's banned from the Baseball Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SANTODOMINGO | 12 | Capital city of the Dominican Republic whose baseball stadium is named for Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal (2 wds.) |
| 34% | RAYCHARLES | 10 | "Georgia on My Mind" singer who was a charter inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ALIBI | 5 | "Wasn't me . . . I was out of town," e.g. |
| 33% | ALEXANDER | 9 | I created one of the largest empires of the ancient world and my name is followed by "The Great" |
| 33% | NASCAR | 6 | Dale Earnhardt is in its Hall of Fame |
| 33% | TAMMYWYNETTE | 12 | "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" singer who was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1998: 2 wds. |
| 33% | AARON | 5 | First name alphabetically in the Baseball Hall of Fame |
| 33% | ILIE | 4 | First name in the International Tennis Hall of Fame |
| 33% | ALVA | 4 | Middle name in the National Inventors Hall of Fame |
| 33% | ELLA | 4 | Name in the Jazz Hall of Fame |
| 33% | EVEL | 4 | Motorcycle Hall of Fame name |
| 33% | ALVA | 4 | Inventors Hall of Fame name |
| 33% | ALIBI | 5 | "It couldn't be me! I was out of town!" e.g. |
| 33% | STEVE | 5 | I am considered one of the pioneers of the microcomputer revolution and I co-started a successful company from my garage |