| 100% | KEITH | 5 | & 18D Late ventriloquist whose dolls included Orville the Duck |
| 41% | SORGHUM | 7 | London-born ventriloquist whose dolls included Lord Charles |
| 41% | ALAN | 4 | Ray —, London-born ventriloquist whose dolls included Lord Charles |
| 34% | ARSENIO | 7 | Late-night host Hall whose studio audience included the "Dog Pound" |
| 32% | RODMCKUEN | 9 | Late California-born singer-songwriter whose poetry collections include Listen to the Warm and Lonesome Cities |
| 31% | DALE | 4 | Late television presenter whose credits include Touch the Truck and Supermarket Sweep |
| 31% | BOWESLYON | 9 | Scottish family whose members include Lady Elizabeth —, the late Queen Mother |
| 30% | DEEN | 4 | Last name of the chef whose TV cooking shows have included "Paula's Party" and "Paula's Best Dishes" |
| 29% | UPTOTHEMINUTE | 13 | Including the latest information |
| 29% | UPTOTHEMINUTE | 13 | Including the latest info |
| 28% | KEN | 3 | Doll whose last name is Carson |
| 28% | TEAL | 4 | Late ordering the duck |
| 27% | WARK | 4 | Kirsty —, television presenter whose credits include Newsnight and The Late Show |
| 27% | ORE | 3 | State whose Division I teams include the Ducks and the Beavers: Abbr. |
| 26% | BOTTOMS | 7 | Timothy —, actor whose roles include Sonny Crawford in 1971 film drama The Last Picture Show |
| 26% | KEN | 3 | Doll whose careers have included cowboy, pilot, and rapper |
| 26% | BILLY | 5 | Ventriloquist doll from the supernatural horror movie "Dead Silence" |
| 26% | KEN | 3 | Male doll whose last name is Carson |
| 26% | BOSCH | 5 | Hieronymus —, Dutch painter whose works include triptychs The Last Judgment and The Garden of Earthly Delights |
| 26% | MICHAELPALMER | 13 | Novelist and former physician whose medical thrillers include "Extreme Measures" and "The Last Surgeon" (2 wds.) |
| 25% | KEN | 3 | Male doll whose official last name is Carson |
| 25% | OLDSMOBILE | 10 | Carmaker whose last new model was the Alero |
| 25% | LEE | 3 | Bruce ___, whose last movie was "Enter the Dragon" |
| 25% | MGM | 3 | Co. whose logo includes Leo the Lion |
| 25% | COHEN | 5 | Leonard —, late poet and songwriter whose novels include The Favourite Game |
| 25% | ALI | 3 | Last name of the boxer whose original name was Cassius Clay |
| 25% | ATARI | 5 | Company whose game consoles included the 2600 and 5200 |
| 25% | CHINA | 5 | Country whose dynasties have included the Han and Ming |