| 100% | SIMON | 5 | ___ & Schuster, American publishing company which published "No Days Off" by Max Domi |
| 37% | HACHETTE | 8 | ___ Book Group, American publishing company which published the book "The Last Lecture" |
| 37% | WILEY | 5 | John ___ & Sons, Inc., American publishing company which publishes academic and instructional materials |
| 35% | PENGUIN | 7 | ___ Random House, multinational conglomerate publishing company which published "Becoming" by Michelle Obama |
| 28% | THEKROGER | 9 | American retail giant founded by businessman Barney, "___ Company" which is one of the largest supermarket chains: 2 wds. |
| 27% | WALMART | 7 | American retail giant founded by Sam Walton which was ranked as the world's largest company by revenue in 2018 |
| 26% | BRAUN | 5 | German electricals company founded by Max |
| 25% | ROTO | 4 | ___-Rooter, American company which provides plumbing services |
| 25% | DTS | 3 | American company which started as a competitor to Dolby: Abbr. |
| 25% | PUNCH | 5 | Sour ___, sour candy manufactured by American Licorice Company |
| 25% | DOVER | 5 | ___ Publications, American book publisher which often publishes reissues |
| 25% | LABS | 4 | Nokia Bell ___, American research company owned by Nokia |
| 25% | USSTEEL | 7 | American metal company founded by J.P. Morgan: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 24% | TOMMY | 5 | ___ Hilfiger, American clothing company that has been endorsed by Zendaya |
| 24% | SNC | 3 | American cable company that is owned jointly by ABC and Group W : Abbr. |
| 24% | NESPRESSO | 9 | Nestle's espresso machine company which is endorsed by George Clooney |
| 23% | XXXSANDOOOS | 11 | No. 1 single by 33-Across subtitled "An American Girl" (3 wds.) |
| 23% | SUBSTACK | 8 | Company that publishes newsletters by Patti Smith, Roxane Gay, Daniel Lavery, and thousands of others |
| 23% | ALLEY | 5 | "Gasoline ___," longest-running American comic strip which was first published in November 1918 |
| 23% | DREYERS | 7 | Popular American ice cream company which is known for its Rocky Road flavor |
| 22% | DISNEY | 6 | The Walt ___ Company, American media company which is the eighth most valuable brand according to Forbes in 2019 |
| 22% | INKLE | 5 | Company that created "80 Days" which was Time Magazine's Game of the Year in 2014 |
| 22% | AMAZON | 6 | Seattle-based company which is the largest Internet company by revenue in the world |
| 22% | SONOFSAM | 8 | Name by which American serial killer David Berkowitz is known |
| 22% | SUNSHINE | 8 | "Hello ___", an American motion picture company founded by Reese Witherspoon |
| 22% | JERRYS | 6 | Ben & ___, popular American ice cream company which is well known for its Half Baked flavor |
| 22% | TWIST | 5 | "___ and Shout" (Beatles hit lip-synced by Matthew Broderick in " Ferris Bueller's Day Off") |
| 22% | OUSEL | 5 | Water ___, alternate name for the American dipper which occasionally gets snapped up by large fish |
| 22% | RASTA | 5 | One celebrating Grounation Day, which commemorates a visit by 8-Down |
| 21% | TRACY | 5 | "Dick ___," one of the longest-running American comic strips which was first published in October 1931 |