| 100% | OWES | 4 | "He ___ his life to the brave police officer." (is in debt of) |
| 44% | ANNE | 4 | ___ Lewis, police officer who was partner and sidekick to RoboCop in the 1987 film |
| 44% | BACKWARDLOOKING | 15 | Give heed! And listen to my tale of the mad tyrant who decreed that all toilets in his realm be installed the wrong way, for he was the … |
| 43% | PERIL | 5 | "Frodo put his life in ____ the moment he accepted the quest to destroy The One Ring" |
| 43% | WILDE | 5 | He wrote "A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies" |
| 41% | OWESTO | 6 | Is in the debt of |
| 41% | ESAU | 4 | He married two Hittites to the chagrin of his parents, in Genesis |
| 41% | STONE | 5 | The Sorcerer's ___, legendary magical object in "Harry Potter" that could be used to make the Elixir of Life |
| 41% | NOD | 3 | Land of —, region in the Old Testament to which Cain was banished after he had killed Abel |
| 41% | CHRISTIANBALE | 13 | He underwent training, such as martial arts, to perform some of his own stunts in the "Batman" films: 2 wds. |
| 40% | HELL | 4 | "I hold it to be the inalienable right of anybody to go to ___ in his own way": Robert Frost |
| 39% | MATTDAMON | 9 | He underwent training, such as hand-to-hand combat, to perform some of his own stunts in the "Jason Bourne" films: 2 wds. |
| 39% | TOMCRUISE | 9 | He underwent training, such as learning to fly a helicopter, to perform some of his own stunts in the "Mission: Impossible" films: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SCOOBYDOO | 9 | The name of the Great Dane in the titular animated series, known for being able to speak and his love of eponymous snacks: Hyph. |
| 39% | ONLYINAMERICA | 13 | His reaction to the election of a Jewish mayor in Dublin |
| 38% | MATT | 4 | "Invictus" actor who George Clooney pranked when he had the size of his trousers reduced to make the actor believe he was gaining weight |
| 38% | TIGERWOODS | 10 | Considered one of the best in golf, he was central figure in a controversy that involved infidelity and ended in his divorce: 2 wds. |
| 38% | CATS | 4 | 2019 flop whose Variety review began "Nine may not be enough lives for some of the stars to live down their involvement in this …" |
| 38% | ALI | 3 | He was bested in the "Fight of the Century" |
| 38% | RIKER | 5 | Will, first officer of the Enterprise in Star Trek |
| 38% | ORGAN | 5 | Tommy, lead guitarist in The Jacksons' "Unity Tour" of 2012 and 2013, who would seem to be playing the wrong instrument, judging by his name |
| 37% | JAMESJOYCE | 10 | The first part of his ''Ulysses'' was published in 1918 |
| 37% | STMARK | 6 | He is said to have founded the Church of Alexandria |
| 37% | MIDAS | 5 | He was given the ears of a donkey, in myth |
| 37% | ABRAHAM | 7 | Sarah was married to him in the Bible |
| 37% | PAULMORPHY | 10 | Late American chess player who was called "The Pride and Sorrow of Chess," and is considered to be the best in his era (1850s): 2 wds. |
| 37% | GOODCOP | 7 | Police officer who talks to a suspect before the "bad" version steps in: 2 wds. |
| 37% | BRUTUS | 6 | To Shakespeare he was "high in all the people's hearts" |
| 37% | SHY | 3 | Not likely to be the life of the party |