| 100% | LIU | 3 | Actress Lucy whose last name sounds like the start of her first name |
| 57% | RUBYDEE | 7 | "Do the Right Thing" actress whose last name sounds like a letter of the alphabet: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ELLEFANNING | 11 | "Maleficent" actress whose first name sounds like a letter of the alphabet: 2 wds. |
| 50% | SAMANTHABEE | 11 | Host of TBS's "Full Frontal" whose last name sounds like a letter of the alphabet: 2 wds. |
| 46% | ENYA | 4 | Irish singer whose stage name comes from the pronunciation of her first name, Eithne |
| 46% | ZEDD | 4 | DJ whose stage name sounds like the name of a letter |
| 46% | TAYLOR | 6 | Anya ___-Joy, "The Queen's Gambit" actress whose last name sounds like someone who alters clothes |
| 45% | JENNIFERLOPEZ | 13 | "On the Floor" singer whose name's first and last letters sound like "Jay-Z": 2 wds. |
| 44% | KELLYMARIETRAN | 14 | "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" actress whose first name is a shade of green: 3 wds. |
| 44% | JAYLENO | 7 | Former "Tonight Show" host whose first name sounds like a letter of the alphabet: 2 wds. |
| 43% | CAINE | 5 | Batman Begins actor Michael whose last name sounds like an accessory for the Penguin |
| 43% | ELLE | 4 | Magazine whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 43% | YEW | 3 | Tree whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 43% | BEE | 3 | Insect whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 43% | PEA | 3 | Vegetable whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 43% | JAY | 3 | Bird whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 43% | TEA | 3 | Drink whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 43% | COOK | 4 | Tim ___, CEO of Apple whose last name sounds like someone who can prepare a feast |
| 43% | ESSEN | 5 | European city whose name sounds like two letters of the alphabet |
| 43% | SCROD | 5 | Fish whose name sounds like the past tense of 46-Across? |
| 43% | AAR | 3 | Swiss flower whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 43% | EXCEL | 5 | Microsoft offering whose name sounds like two letters of the alphabet |
| 43% | ELLE | 4 | Fashion magazine whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 42% | SEA | 3 | Body of water whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 42% | ELLE | 4 | Women's magazine whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 42% | ELLIEGOULDING | 13 | "Love Me Like You Do" singer whose first and last names each start and end with the same letter: 2 wds. |
| 42% | YEWS | 4 | Trees whose name sounds like letters of the alphabet |
| 41% | RIPTORN | 7 | Entertainer whose last name is the past tense of a synonym of his first name |
| 41% | SENATORS | 8 | Ottawa ___, Canadian ice hockey team in the NHL whose name sounds like a group of politicians |
| 40% | RENEE | 5 | First name of the alphabetically last Best Actress Oscar winner |