| 100% | ROSEY | 5 | ___ Taylor, former professional footballer whose birthday is on Independence Day |
| 92% | LITTLE | 6 | Floyd ___, former professional footballer whose birthday is on Independence Day |
| 67% | GRANT | 5 | Horace ___, former professional basketball player whose birthday is on Independence Day |
| 64% | PAM | 3 | ___ Shriver, former tennis player whose birthday is on Independence Day |
| 56% | DAVIS | 5 | Al ___, former Oakland Raiders owner and coach whose birthday is on Independence Day |
| 36% | KEEP | 4 | "___ the Faith," 1992 song by Jon Bon Jovi whose birthday is on 2nd March |
| 36% | EDIE | 4 | Falco whose birthday is July 5th, one day after mine |
| 33% | CHUCKLIDDELL | 12 | Former UFC fighter - whose birthday it is today - considered one of the greatest. Has appeared in "Drillbit Taylor" and "War Pigs": 2 wds. |
| 32% | VALENTINE | 9 | Saint whose day is celebrated on February 14 |
| 32% | ACROBAT | 7 | Professional whose career, on balance, might be pretty good? |
| 32% | PATRICK | 7 | Irish saint whose day is celebrated on March 17 |
| 32% | ZAMBIA | 6 | Country whose Independence Day is October 24 |
| 31% | USA | 3 | Country whose Independence Day is July 4: Abbr. |
| 31% | KRISTINKREUK | 12 | The actress whose birthday it is today, who played Lana Lang on "Smallville": 2 wds. |
| 31% | SWITHIN | 7 | Saint whose day is on July 15, a rainy day? |
| 30% | FIREWORKS | 9 | Booming display on Independence Day |
| 29% | NEILARMSTRONG | 13 | Astronaut whose birthday it is today, who became the first man to set foot on the Moon: 2 wds. |
| 29% | APPLEGATE | 9 | With 21-Across, the actress - whose birthday it is today - who played Kelly, the daughter, on "Married... with Children" |
| 29% | CHRISTINA | 9 | With 36-Across, the actress - whose birthday it is today - who played Kelly, the daughter, on "Married... with Children" |
| 29% | FLAG | 4 | It's hoisted on Independence Day |
| 29% | DONALD | 6 | Duck whose birthday is March 13 |
| 29% | ELMO | 4 | Muppet whose birthday is Feb. 3 |
| 29% | LEEMILLER | 9 | Jonny ___ - whose birthday it is today - the actor who portrays Sherlock Holmes on the hit TV series "Elementary": 2 wds. |
| 29% | MATTHEWPERRY | 12 | Actor whose birthday it is today, who shot to fame as Chandler Bing on the hit sitcom, "Friends": 2 wds. |
| 28% | GEORGEMARTIN | 12 | Late musician and producer whose birthday it is on the 3rd, who was referred to as the "Fifth Beatle": 2 wds. |
| 28% | FOURTH | 6 | US independence is celebrated on this day in July |
| 28% | CLAIREDANES | 11 | "Homeland" actress whose birthday is April 12 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | JOHNGOODMAN | 11 | "Roseanne" actor whose birthday is June 20 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | SANDRABROWN | 11 | "Tailspin" novelist whose birthday is March 12 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | FOURTH | 6 | American Independence Day is July __ |