| 100% | SPELT | 5 | ''Thrice happy he whose name has been well __'': Byron |
| 47% | PLATO | 5 | Philospher whose name might have been given to him by his wrestling coach |
| 38% | OLIVERREED | 10 | Actor whose first name is the title of a Best Picture he co-starred in, and whose last name is that film's director |
| 38% | UNO | 3 | Game whose name is shouted when a player has one card |
| 38% | LEY | 3 | Willy ___ (a crater on the Moon has been named after him) |
| 38% | YOLATENGO | 9 | Indie rock band whose name is Spanish for "I have it" |
| 38% | KIRK | 4 | Well known TV character whose middle name is Tiberius |
| 38% | TSO | 3 | General whose good name has been battered? |
| 38% | POE | 3 | Literary figure whose name is a letter short of something he wrote |
| 37% | DAPPERDAN | 9 | Fashion designer whose name is a term for a well-dressed man |
| 37% | LISP | 4 | Speech impediment whose name is hard to say if you have it |
| 37% | FROZONE | 7 | Incredibles hero whose real name is Lucius Best |
| 37% | ADELE | 5 | "Skyfall" singer who has been named Billboard's Artist of the Year thrice |
| 37% | LEGO | 4 | Toy brand whose name is derived from the Danish words for "play well" |
| 37% | DAY | 3 | Well-known singer and actor whose last name was really Kappelhoff |
| 36% | ERAGON | 6 | Fantasy title character whose name is one letter different from the creature he rides |
| 36% | DORA | 4 | Cartoon explorer whose best friend is a monkey named Boots |
| 36% | FLORIDA | 7 | Rapper and singer whose name comes from the state he was born in: 2 wds. |
| 36% | HELEN | 5 | With 25 Across, author whose best-known character is named Jones |
| 36% | HENRY | 5 | With 25 Across, author whose best-known character is named Jones |
| 35% | BOJACKSON | 9 | American athlete who has been named All-Star in baseball as well as football: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ALCAPONE | 8 | Noted criminal whose name starts with the same first four letters as where he was imprisoned |
| 35% | GORE | 4 | Well-know name in politics who has a Cumberland River fish named after him |
| 35% | SPONGEBOB | 9 | First name of the cartoon character whose best friend is Patrick Star |
| 35% | ISAAC | 5 | Biblical patriarch whose name means "he will laugh" |
| 34% | HIAWATHA | 8 | Chief whose name is Ojibwa for "He makes rivers" |
| 34% | STARBUCKS | 9 | Coffeehouse chain with a siren logo, whose name was inspired by Melville's best friend in "Moby Dick" |
| 34% | PECAN | 5 | Nut whose name has multiple pronunciations |
| 34% | EPEE | 4 | Sport whose name has two accents |
| 34% | SNAFU | 5 | Mistake whose name has military origins |