| 100% | AWEB | 4 | "He is quite an expert at spinning ___ of lies.": 2 wds. |
| 48% | AWEB | 4 | Spin ___ of lies (create an intricate deception): 2 wds. |
| 39% | HOWIEMANDEL | 11 | He was an actor on "St. Elsewhere" before he hosted "Deal or No Deal": 2 wds. |
| 38% | JEFFFOXWORTHY | 13 | He was the creator of the humorous "Redneck" franchise before he hosted "The American Bible Challenge": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ALPACINO | 8 | He got an Oscar for "Scent of a Woman": 2 wds. |
| 35% | ONEWEEK | 7 | Span of seven days: 2 wds. |
| 35% | NICKCARRAWAY | 12 | He is the narrator and a friend of Gatsby in "The Great Gatsby": 2 wds. |
| 35% | ARNOLDPALMER | 12 | He was nicknamed "The King" of golf and has won the Masters Tournament four times, a record he shares with Tiger Woods: 2 wds. |
| 35% | STEVIEWONDER | 12 | Singer who signed with record company Motown when he was 11 and gave his first number-one hit at 13: 2 wds. |
| 35% | LANCEARMSTRONG | 14 | A professional road racing cyclist and cancer survivor, he was stripped of all achievements after confirmation of his drug use: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BARRYLEVINSON | 13 | "Rain Man" filmmaker who directed "The Wizard of Lies": 2 wds. |
| 35% | MIKETYSON | 9 | Legendary boxer nicknamed "The Baddest Man on the Planet" who is an expert at racing pigeons: 2 wds. |
| 35% | GOMERPYLEUSMC | 13 | Sitcom set at a military base that was a spin-off of "The Andy Griffith Show" (3 wds.) |
| 35% | GOLFPRO | 7 | Expert at putting and driving: 2 wds. |
| 34% | VASSAL | 6 | He is at the bottom of the feudal system |
| 34% | IDO | 3 | Words of consent at an altar: 2 wds. |
| 33% | IDO | 3 | Words of commitment, at an altar: 2 wds. |
| 33% | IMNO | 4 | "___ expert at it": 2 wds. |
| 33% | ANO | 3 | "I went to the event, but he was ___-show": 2 wds. |
| 32% | CAREFOR | 7 | Be fond of: 2 wds. |
| 32% | BERNIEMADOFF | 12 | Disgraced former financier played by 17-Across in "The Wizard of Lies": 2 wds. |
| 32% | REXTILLERSON | 12 | US Secretary of State who was formerly an Exxon executive: 2 wds. |
| 32% | GENEHACKMAN | 11 | He was Clyde's brother Buck in "Bonnie and Clyde": 2 wds. |
| 32% | NOSIR | 5 | Words of denial at an army base: 2 wds. |
| 32% | IDO | 3 | Words of commitment said at an altar: 2 wds. |
| 32% | JACKNICKLAUS | 12 | He was nicknamed "The Golden Bear" of golf and holds a record for the highest number of wins in Masters Tournament with six titles: 2 wds. |
| 32% | HARRISONFORD | 12 | Actor who played Han Solo, who is also an expert helicopter pilot: 2 wds. |
| 32% | JOHNMCENROE | 11 | He was a champion tennis player before he hosted "The Chair": 2 wds. |
| 32% | BIDUP | 5 | Increase the price of, at an auction: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ORSO | 4 | Words at the end of an estimate (2 wds.) |