| 100% | SALON | 5 | "Curl Up and Dye" is a punny name for one |
| 63% | DYE | 3 | Curl Up and ___ (punny name for a hair salon) |
| 48% | BONO | 4 | I am a member of U2 and was named one of the Time Persons of the Year in 2005 for my philanthropic efforts |
| 47% | DYE | 3 | Curl Up and ___ (punny salon name) |
| 46% | CIVICLEADER | 11 | One for whom a street may be named |
| 45% | BLENDE | 6 | Name for zinc sulfide that is one letter short of a kitchen appliance |
| 44% | BREAKTHE | 8 | Don't __ Ice is a children's game for ages 3 and up |
| 44% | ERA | 3 | One may be named for a president |
| 43% | HAIRDRESSER | 11 | She may curl up and dye |
| 43% | PIMA | 4 | Native people for whom a cotton and a county are named |
| 42% | JAMESBEARD | 10 | Chef and cookbook writer for whom a culinary award is named (2 wds.) |
| 42% | GABBYGIFFORDS | 13 | Gun control advocate and former congresswoman for whom a naval ship is named |
| 41% | RUMI | 4 | Persian poet for whom one of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s children is named |
| 41% | TURNTABLE | 9 | Name for one of a DJ's decks |
| 41% | SHEAR | 5 | ___ Madness, punny name for a barbershop |
| 40% | FELONY | 6 | For a class E one of these you could get up to 5 years and a $250,000 fine |
| 40% | GERSHWIN | 8 | Surname of "Porgy and Bess" songwriting brothers George and Ira, for whom a Broadway theater is named |
| 40% | ASICS | 5 | Shoe company whose name is an acronym for a Latin expression about health in mind and body |
| 39% | NONET | 5 | Name for one of the 3x3 regions in a Sudoku grid |
| 39% | SSW | 3 | One of the half winds on a compass rose that was named "Ostro-Libeccio" in the 14th and 15th centuries |
| 39% | STATE | 5 | Washington is the only one named for a president |
| 39% | PUNS | 4 | Salon names like Scissors Palace and Curl Up & Dye |
| 39% | GOD | 3 | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are each named for one |
| 38% | NORSEGOD | 8 | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are each named for one |
| 38% | PANTHER | 7 | Another name for a leopard, especially a black one |
| 38% | VENOMOUS | 8 | Cobra is a common name for __ snakes with hoods |
| 38% | DROMEDARY | 9 | A scientific name for desert animal with one hump |
| 38% | BANQUETTE | 9 | Name for a bench that's long and upholstered |
| 38% | NNW | 3 | Up and a little to the left, for short |
| 38% | DINOSAUR | 8 | Velociraptor is a quick and clever one |