| 100% | GALT | 4 | "Who is John ___?" (opening line of "Atlas Shrugged") |
| 63% | GALT | 4 | "Who is John ___?" (question asked in "Atlas Shrugged") |
| 62% | GALT | 4 | "Who is John ___?" (question in "Atlas Shrugged") |
| 59% | ONACID | 6 | How Lennon wrote the opening lines of "I Am the Walrus" |
| 56% | ONO | 3 | Yoko who is the woman of John Lennon's "Woman" |
| 56% | BACKS | 5 | Football players who are positioned behind the line of scrimmage |
| 56% | TIM | 3 | ___ Renwick, guitarist who was briefly part of the Elton John Band |
| 55% | OATES | 5 | John who is half of a popular singing duo |
| 55% | ELTON | 5 | John who was the subject of the biopic Rocketman |
| 54% | III | 3 | “Richard ___” (play with the opening line “Now is the winter of our discontent”) |
| 54% | KERRY | 5 | John who was US Secretary of State from 2013 to 2017 |
| 54% | WILLIAMS | 8 | John who is behind the music of Star Wars |
| 52% | BELOVED | 7 | 1987 novel with the opening lines “124 was spiteful. Full of a baby’s venom” |
| 52% | JOHNNYCASH | 10 | Country singer who was the subject of the 2005 biopic "Walk the Line": 2 wds. |
| 52% | JOHNNYCASH | 10 | Country singer who was the subject of the 2005 film "Walk the Line" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | ELWAY | 5 | Quarterback John who was MVP of Super Bowl XXXIII |
| 52% | GIMLI | 5 | Dwarf warrior who is portrayed by John Rhys-Davies in "The Lord of the Rings" films |
| 51% | NASH | 4 | Mathematician John who was the subject of "A Beautiful Mind" |
| 51% | THIEM | 5 | Dominic ___, Austrian tennis player who was the winner of Men's singles at the 2020 US Open |
| 51% | NAOMI | 5 | ___ Osaka, Japanese tennis player who was the winner of Women's singles at the 2020 US Open |
| 51% | AYNRAND | 7 | Author of Atlas Shrugged |
| 51% | THEMONROEDOCTRINE | 17 | John Quincy Adams, as U.S. secretary of state, was the man who actually drafted … |
| 50% | SIRICA | 6 | Judge John who was Time's 1973 Man of the Year |
| 50% | CLOSEYOUREYES | 13 | Opening line of a fantasy series, maybe? |
| 50% | RAPTORS | 7 | Who “they” are, in the “Jurassic Park” line “Unless they figure out how to open doors” |
| 50% | WHO | 3 | First word of Atlas Shrugged |
| 50% | NORMA | 5 | "Goodbye ___ Jean" (opening line of Elton John's "Candle in the Wind") |
| 50% | NORMA | 5 | "Goodbye ___ Jeane" (opening line of Elton John's "Candle in the Wind") |
| 49% | TRYTOSEEITMYWAY | 15 | Opening line of a 1966 #1 Beatles hit |
| 49% | ROSESARERED | 11 | Opening line of a Valentine's Day rhyme |