| 100% | ANNABELLE | 9 | 2014 spin-off of "The Conjuring" named for its main villain |
| 58% | MINIONS | 7 | 2015 spin-off of "Despicable Me" named for its main characters |
| 57% | LOGAN | 5 | 2017 spin-off of "X-Men" named for its main character |
| 56% | CREED | 5 | 2015 spin-off of "Rocky" named for its main character |
| 56% | ELEKTRA | 7 | 2005 spin-off of "Daredevil" named for its main character |
| 56% | BUMBLEBEE | 9 | Upcoming spin-off of "Transformers" named for its main character |
| 49% | BLUERIDGE | 9 | Segment of the Appalachians named for its colorful haze |
| 46% | POUNDCAKE | 9 | Dessert named for the weight of its ingredients |
| 45% | STARAPPLE | 9 | Fruit named for the appearance of its cross section |
| 45% | PINTAIL | 7 | Duck named for the long-feathered part of its anatomy |
| 45% | EUROSTEP | 8 | Tricky basketball footwork named for the continent of its origin |
| 45% | NEHI | 4 | Company named for the exaggerated height of its tallish bottles |
| 44% | ADA | 3 | Oklahoma city named for the daughter of its first 4-Down |
| 43% | ALBANY | 6 | It's named for the Duke of York |
| 43% | SANDCAT | 7 | Animal named for the color of its fur and for its natural habitat |
| 43% | SHOEGAZE | 8 | Genre named for the tendency of its performers to look down while playing |
| 43% | PAPERWASP | 9 | Flying insect named for the type of 17-Across it makes (2 wds.) |
| 43% | ISRAEL | 6 | The name of its national anthem is Hebrew for "The Hope" |
| 42% | TUES | 4 | It's named for the Norse god of war: Abbr. |
| 42% | GRANTA | 6 | Local name for the longer of two main tributaries of the River Cam in eastern England |
| 41% | IDA | 3 | 2013 Polish film named for its main character |
| 41% | NIKE | 4 | Sportswear brand known for its Air Jordan shoes, that is named after the Greek goddess of victory |
| 41% | FIJI | 4 | Brand of bottled water named for the South Pacific island it's from |
| 41% | DECKER | 6 | A type of bus or the candy named for it: double __ |
| 40% | PARISE | 6 | Hockey player Zach who was named captain of Team USA for the 2014 Olympics |
| 40% | SIMONPEGG | 9 | "Shaun of the Dead" star who left Twitter in 2014, saying it just wasn't for him: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SWISS | 5 | Cheese named for its country of origin |
| 39% | MILTONBRADLEY | 13 | Board game publisher named for its founder, who also invented "The Game of Life" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | LOUISARMSTRONG | 14 | Jazz legend and onetime neighbor of the USTA National Tennis Center, for whom its second-largest stadium is named (2 wds.) |
| 39% | ECUADOR | 7 | Country named for its location on the globe |