| 100% | AGE | 3 | 50 years, for Bilbo Baggins in "The Hobbit" |
| 60% | MARTINFREEMAN | 13 | He plays Bilbo Baggins in "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug": 2 wds. |
| 58% | KETT | 4 | Last name in the funnies for nearly 50 years |
| 51% | MARTINFREEMAN | 13 | Actor who played Bilbo Baggins in 2012's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey": 2 wds. |
| 48% | BILBO | 5 | Baggins in "The Hobbit" |
| 47% | HOLM | 4 | Bilbo Baggins actor in "The Lord of the Rings," Ian ___ |
| 45% | DOLE | 4 | Robert who served in the US Senate for 27 years |
| 45% | DIANNE | 6 | Feinstein who served in the Senate for more than thirty years |
| 44% | CSI | 3 | Most-watched TV drama in the world for a record six years |
| 44% | DOLE | 4 | Bob who represented Kansas in the U.S. Senate for 27 years |
| 44% | ENOS | 4 | Son of Seth in the Old Testament who lived for 905 years |
| 44% | CONVENTION | 10 | The Democrats are scheduled for one in Milwaukee this year |
| 43% | BAGGINS | 7 | Family name of Bilbo in The Hobbit |
| 43% | APPLE | 5 | Fruit dipped in honey for the Jewish New Year |
| 43% | JOEPALOOKA | 10 | Boxer in strips for 50+ years |
| 42% | ENOS | 4 | Son of Seth in the Old Testament who lived for nine hundred and five years |
| 42% | SHIRE | 5 | The region of Tolkien's Middle-earth in which Bilbo and Frodo Baggins live |
| 42% | DRAGON | 6 | Smaug in "The Hobbit," for one |
| 41% | ESPY | 4 | Award won by Lance Armstrong in 2005 for the third straight year |
| 41% | RAP | 3 | Genre for only two Song of the Year winners in Grammy history |
| 41% | ETHANHAWKE | 10 | Actor who plays Jesse in the 31-Across and who turns 50 years old today (2 wds.) |
| 41% | HOBBITHOLE | 10 | Home for Bilbo Baggins |
| 41% | GANDALF | 7 | Wizard in The Hobbit |
| 41% | VINYLS | 6 | Records that outsold CDs in 2022, for the first time in 35 years |
| 41% | MELOTT | 6 | He led the New York Giants in home runs for 18 consecutive years |
| 41% | GAMEOFTHRONES | 13 | Show with the record for most Emmys won in a single year (12) |
| 40% | ADELE | 5 | British singer who won the Album of the Year Grammy in 2012 for "21" |
| 40% | BOB | 3 | ___ Dylan, American singer who won a Grammy for Album of the Year in 1973 |
| 40% | MIRANDALAMBERT | 14 | "It All Comes Out in the Wash" singer nominated for the 2020 CMA Entertainer of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 40% | CAMPBELL | 8 | Singer Glen who died of Alzheimer's disease on August 8 after over 50 years in the music industry |