| 100% | QUARRYMEN | 9 | 1950s skiffle group created by John Lennon |
| 41% | LIFEISWHAT | 10 | Start of a quote by John Lennon |
| 40% | ONO | 3 | Woman nicknamed "Mother" by John Lennon |
| 40% | PEACE | 5 | "Give ___ a chance," track by John Lennon |
| 40% | IMAGINE | 7 | Best-selling solo song by John Lennon |
| 40% | QUARRY | 6 | __ Bank, secondary school attended by John Lennon |
| 40% | YER | 3 | "___ Blues" (Beatles song written by John Lennon) |
| 39% | ELVISH | 6 | Language group created by Tolkien |
| 39% | IMAGINE | 7 | 1971 studio album by John Lennon |
| 39% | ONO | 3 | Middle name taken by John Lennon |
| 39% | ONO | 3 | Middle name adopted by John Lennon |
| 39% | KARMA | 5 | “Instant ___!” (song written by John Lennon) |
| 39% | MATCHES | 7 | Friction firelighters created by John Walker |
| 38% | CORNFLAKES | 10 | Breakfast item created by John Harvey Kellogg |
| 37% | TWOVIRGINS | 10 | 1968 album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono |
| 37% | IMAGINE | 7 | Song written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono |
| 37% | STEAMBOAT | 9 | Mist-powered water vessel created by John Fitch |
| 37% | JIGSAW | 6 | Type of puzzle first created by John Spilsbury |
| 37% | DEACY | 5 | ___ Amp, electric guitar amplifier created by John Deacon |
| 37% | PHARISEES | 9 | Group attacked by John the Baptist |
| 37% | KARMA | 5 | "Instant ___ (We All Shine On)," song by John Lennon |
| 36% | JUSTIMAGINE | 11 | John Lennon album sitting there all by itself? |
| 36% | PEACE | 5 | "...Imagine all the people living life in ___.." ("Imagine" by John Lennon) |
| 36% | IMAGINE | 7 | 1971 song by John Lennon about peace and an undivided world |
| 36% | HAPPYXMAS | 9 | With 18 Across, optimistic carol by John Lennon and Yoko Ono |
| 35% | MBE | 3 | U.K. medal accepted and then returned by John Lennon, in brief |
| 35% | ORALB | 5 | Brand created by a periodontist in the 1950s |
| 34% | ASONE | 5 | "... And the world will live ___" (lyrics from "Imagine" by John Lennon): 2 wds. |
| 34% | THEBEATLES | 10 | British rock band formed by John Lennon and 19-Across in 1960 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | REN | 3 | Canine companion of Stimpy created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi |