| 100% | LAPOF | 5 | ___ honor, another name for a victory round on the track after the conclusion of a race: 2 wds. |
| 36% | FRENCHOPEN | 10 | Another name for Roland-Garros, one of the 4 tennis grand slams which Serena Williams has won thrice: 2 wds. |
| 35% | CHICKENLITTLE | 13 | 2005 film based on a folktale of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 35% | OTTERSJUG | 9 | "Emmet ___-Band Christmas," a TV special based on the children's story of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 35% | JOSIAHBARTLETT | 14 | Signer of the Declaration of Independence whose name was borrowed for a character on "The West Wing" (minus the last letter) (2 wds.) |
| 34% | THEWEEKND | 9 | Stage name of "Starboy" singer who used the name for anonymity on YouTube: 2 wds. |
| 34% | NEEDFOR | 7 | "___ Speed," Dominic Cooper movie based on a video game of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ENTER | 5 | Another name for the return key on a Mac |
| 34% | SUEME | 5 | Snide challenge which was also the name of a song on "Guys and Dolls": 2 wds. |
| 34% | KITHARINGTON | 12 | "Game of Thrones" actor whose first name is also the term for a baby fox: 2 wds. |
| 34% | RICHIERICH | 10 | A 1994 film based on the comics of the same name, starring Macaulay Culkin (birthday today) as the world's wealthiest kid: 2 wds. |
| 33% | REEDORGAN | 9 | Another name for the harmonium: 2 wds. |
| 33% | INSIDESTUFF | 11 | Familiar name of a long-running NBA series honored by the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024: 2 wds. |
| 33% | DONCHEADLE | 10 | "Hotel Rwanda" actor who won a 2022 Grammy for the audiobook of John Lewis's "Carry On": 2 wds. |
| 33% | TIREMARKS | 9 | Tracks left on the street after burning rubber: 2 wds. |
| 33% | CUEBALL | 7 | Another name for the white in a game of snooker |
| 32% | POLECAR | 7 | The vehicle that is first out on the track in Indy racing, say: 2 wds. |
| 32% | INGRIDBERGMAN | 13 | Winner of a Best Actress Oscar for "Gaslight" and a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for "Murder on the Orient Express": 2 wds. |
| 32% | ALYSSANAKKEN | 12 | First woman to coach on the field of a Major League Baseball game, for the San Francisco Giants in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 32% | JURASSICPARK | 12 | 1993 sci-fi adventure film about cloned dinosaurs which was based on a Michael Crichton novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THEGRADUATE | 11 | 1967 romantic comedy film starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft based on a Charles Webb novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 32% | WISEMEN | 7 | Another term for the three Magi of the Bible: 2 wds. |
| 32% | WEGO | 4 | "Off ___ on the adventure of a lifetime!": 2 wds. |
| 32% | LEAGUESUNDER | 12 | "20,000 ___ the Sea," a 1954 adventure film starring Kirk Douglas, based on Jules Verne's novel of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THEALIENIST | 11 | American period drama TV series starring Dakota Fanning which is based on a novel of the same name by Caleb Carr: 2 wds. |
| 32% | BLACKEYE | 8 | Dark swelling on the face after a fistfight: 2 wds. |
| 32% | JOHNNYENGLISH | 13 | A comically incompetent spy for "MI7," created as a parody of 50a, and portrayed by Rowan Atkinson in the films by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 32% | JUDYGARLAND | 11 | "The Wizard of Oz" star with a yellow-and-red rose named for her: 2 wds. |
| 32% | PAINTEDHOUSE | 12 | "A ___," a 2003 movie based on a John Grisham novel of the same name about a 7 year old boy named Luke Chandler: 2 wds. |
| 32% | LEWISHAMILTON | 13 | Formula one pro who races for Mercedes AMG Petronas, and is #10 on Forbes list of the highest-paid athletes in 2017: 2 wds. |