| 100% | PAUL | 4 | ___ Bunyan, giant lumberjack in American folklore whose companion is Babe the Blue Ox |
| 39% | BUNYAN | 6 | Paul, giant lumberjack in American folklore |
| 35% | BABE | 4 | Paul Bunyan's folklore companion, ___ the Blue Ox |
| 34% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Henry, steel-driving hero in American folklore whose story is told in a classic blues song |
| 33% | TALE | 4 | "Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox," e.g. |
| 29% | TALLTALE | 8 | Story involving Pecos Bill or Babe the Blue Ox |
| 29% | VENUSWILLIAMS | 13 | American women's tennis champ whose sister Serena is also a legend in the sport: 2 wds. |
| 29% | DYLAN | 5 | About whom Obama said "There is not a bigger giant in the history of American music" |
| 28% | GREENHEART | 10 | South American evergreen tree of the laurel family whose greenish wood is durable in marine conditions |
| 28% | BUNYAN | 6 | Companion of babe the ox |
| 28% | ENRON | 5 | Energy giant whose name was removed from the Astros' ballpark in 2002 |
| 28% | AREYOUTHERE | 11 | American sitcom "___, Chelsea?" in which Laura Prepon plays the author whose book the drama was based on: 3 wds. |
| 28% | IBM | 3 | American technology company known as "Big Blue" which is the twentieth most valuable brand according to Forbes in 2019: Abbr. |
| 28% | WALMART | 7 | American retail giant founded by Sam Walton which was ranked as the world's largest company by revenue in 2018 |
| 27% | TINATURNER | 10 | American singer whose Maracana Stadium concert in 1988 is the third highest-attended ticketed concert for a single artist: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ATWOOD | 6 | Roman ___, American prankster whose prank channels are in the top 100 YouTube channels |
| 27% | DOLLYPARTON | 11 | "9 to 5" actress/singer whose "The Grass Is Blue" won the Best Bluegrass Album Grammy in 2001: 2 wds. |
| 27% | MOPE | 4 | Be blue in the face? |
| 27% | EUGENEONEILL | 12 | American writer whose play "The Emperor Jones" was first produced in 1920 (2 wds.) |
| 27% | EDITHWHARTON | 12 | American writer whose novel "The Age of Innocence" was published in 1920 (2 wds.) |
| 27% | MOLD | 4 | What the blue stuff in blue cheese is |
| 26% | PECOS | 5 | ___ Bill, heroic cowboy in American folklore who is married to Slue-Foot Sue |
| 26% | LIZAMINNELLI | 12 | American actress whose birthday it is today and is known for her widely acclaimed role as Sally Bowles in the musical film "Cabaret": 2 wds. |
| 26% | IOMOTH | 6 | North American insect, the male of which is bright yellow in colour with a blue and pink eyelike spot on each hind wing |
| 26% | CALABASH | 8 | Tropical American evergreen tree whose gourds are used in the manufacture of tobacco pipe bowls |
| 25% | BEN | 3 | The giant clock tower in London is named Big ___ |
| 25% | EYES | 4 | They may be blue in the face |
| 25% | KURTANGLE | 9 | American retired professional wrestler whose ring name is "The Conquistador" who began his wrestling career in 1998: 2 wds. |
| 25% | WINSLOWHOMER | 12 | American artist whose painting "The Fog Warning" was featured on a U.S. postage stamp in 1998 (2 wds.) |
| 25% | ETNA | 4 | Where the giant Enceladus is buried, in myth |