| 100% | SADE | 4 | “Smooth Operator” singer |
| 100% | SADE | 4 | "Smooth Operator" singer |
| 100% | SADE | 4 | ''Smooth Operator'' singer |
| 100% | SAVE | 4 | "Smooth Operator" singer |
| 94% | SADE | 4 | "Smooth Operator" singer, 1985 |
| 94% | SADE | 4 | "Smooth Operator" singer, 1984 |
| 91% | SADE | 4 | One-named "Smooth Operator" singer |
| 89% | SADE | 4 | "Smooth Operator" British-Nigerian singer |
| 84% | SADE | 4 | Singer of "Smooth Operator" |
| 82% | ROUE | 4 | Smooth operator |
| 77% | SADE | 4 | Singer best known for "Smooth Operator" |
| 77% | SURGEON | 7 | Smooth operator, one would hope |
| 74% | SUAVE | 5 | Like a smooth operator |
| 73% | SADE | 4 | Singer with the 1985 hit "Smooth Operator" |
| 73% | SADE | 4 | Singer of the 1985 hit "Smooth Operator" |
| 73% | SADE | 4 | One-named singer of "Smooth Operator" |
| 73% | SADE | 4 | Nigerian-born singer of "Smooth Operator" |
| 73% | SADE | 4 | 1980s singer known for "Smooth Operator" |
| 73% | SADE | 4 | Single-named singer of "Smooth Operator" |
| 73% | SADECATURGE | 11 | Central Illinois city + colorful coat = Desire from the "Smooth Operator" singer to adopt a feline? |
| 69% | SADE | 4 | Singer of "The Sweetest Taboo" and "Smooth Operator" |
| 69% | SADE | 4 | Pop singer with the hit "Smooth Operator" |
| 67% | MANILOW | 7 | Smooth singer of "Mandy" and "Copacabana" |
| 64% | GRACESSLICK | 11 | "White Rabbit" singer is smooth? |
| 63% | CROCE | 5 | "Operator" singer |
| 62% | SADE | 4 | One-named singer with the 1985 hit "Smooth Operator" |
| 62% | SADE | 4 | One-named hit singer with 1985's "Smooth Operator" |
| 61% | MARVIN | 6 | __ Gaye, smooth singer murdered by his father |
| 58% | SADE | 4 | "Smooth Operator" artist |
| 58% | SADE | 4 | "Smooth Operator" chanteuse |