| 100% | ITEM | 4 | A-Rod and J-Lo, in March 2017 headlines |
| 84% | ITEM | 4 | A-Rod and J-Lo, in 2017 headlines |
| 45% | ETNA | 4 | Volcano where in March 2017 a sudden eruption injured a filming BBC news crew |
| 44% | AROD | 4 | Half of a celebrity couple with J.Lo starting in 2017 |
| 42% | BAR | 3 | Metal rod used in a high jump track and field event |
| 41% | CANDACEPARKER | 13 | Los Angeles Sparks star who accomplished a 34-/36-Across in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MORELIFE | 8 | Playlist-album by Drake that released in March 2017 and includes songs like "Fake Love," and "Glow" (feat. Kanye West): 2 wds. |
| 40% | HALFTIME | 8 | J.Lo and Shakira headlined the Super Bowl __ show |
| 40% | FISHES | 6 | Uses a rod and reel |
| 40% | FISH | 4 | Use a rod and reel |
| 40% | MIGOS | 5 | Hip-hop trio that had a #1 hit in 2017 with "Bad and Boujee" |
| 40% | ELLORY | 6 | R J —, author of novels City of Lies and A Quiet Belief in Angels |
| 39% | FISHES | 6 | Uses a rod and reel, say |
| 39% | FISHINGTACKLE | 13 | Footballer with a rod and reel? |
| 39% | ANGLER | 6 | One with a rod and reel |
| 39% | ONEDAYATATIME | 13 | Norman Lear sitcom about a single mom and her daughters, revived in 2017: 5 wds. |
| 39% | RAGNAROK | 8 | Superhero film "Thor: ___," which is a sequel to the "Thor" films, and released in 2017 |
| 39% | SAMURAIJACK | 11 | Sword-wielding title character in a 2001-2004 and 2017 Cartoon Network series: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ROUGHNIGHT | 10 | A 2017 dark comedy film in which Scarlett Johansson stars alongside Zoe Kravitz and Kate McKinnon: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LOGANLUCKY | 10 | A 2017 heist comedy film in which Seth MacFarlane stars alongside Channing Tatum and Daniel Craig: 2 wds. |
| 39% | FISHINGNET | 10 | Brooklyn hoopster using a rod and reel? |
| 38% | WHERES | 6 | "___ the Money?" 2017 comedy starring King Bach and Kat Graham, with a question in the title |
| 38% | DREWDOUGHTY | 11 | Los Angeles Kings defenseman who won a Stanley Cup championship and an Olympic gold medal in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ICEFISH | 7 | Use a rod and reel on a frozen lake |
| 37% | FISH | 4 | Try to catch something with a rod and reel |
| 37% | LEBRON | 6 | I have three NBA Finals MVP Awards and I won the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award in 2017 |
| 37% | COVENANT | 8 | Sci-fi horror film directed by Ridley Scott, "Alien: ___," which is a sequel to "Prometheus," and released in 2017 |
| 37% | NED | 3 | Rod and Todd's dad, in TV cartoondom |
| 36% | EQUINOXES | 9 | They occur in March and September |
| 36% | SEMIANNUAL | 10 | Occurring in March and September, say |