| 100% | SHINGLES | 8 | Acute viral disease affecting the ganglia of certain nerves whose technical name is herpes zoster |
| 30% | POLIO | 5 | Shortened name of an acute viral disease that especially affects children |
| 26% | ARIL | 4 | Technical name for that part of a nutmeg seed that is ground into the spice mace |
| 25% | SHINGLES | 8 | Viral disease affecting nerves |
| 25% | KRIS | 4 | Singer whose first name is the first four letters of his last name |
| 25% | OZMA | 4 | Literary princess whose kingdom is the first half of her name |
| 25% | ISIS | 4 | Bob Dylan song whose title is the name of a goddess |
| 25% | ERTE | 4 | Artist whose name is the French pronunciation of "RT" |
| 25% | KLM | 3 | Airline whose name is consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 25% | YENSID | 6 | Animated sorcerer whose name backwards is the name of his animation studio |
| 25% | XERES | 5 | City whose name was the source of the word "sherry" |
| 25% | PALOMAR | 7 | Mount whose name is Spanish for "place of the pigeon" |
| 25% | ABC | 3 | Network whose name is three consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 25% | INDIA | 5 | Country whose name is part of the NATO phonetic alphabet |
| 25% | RIPTORN | 7 | Entertainer whose last name is the past tense of a synonym of his first name |
| 25% | COOPER | 6 | Writer for whose father the National Baseball Hall of Fame city was named |
| 25% | OLYMPIADUKAKIS | 14 | "Moonstruck" actress whose first name is the capital of Washington: 2 wds. |
| 25% | SLOTH | 5 | Animal whose name is also one of the seven deadly sins |
| 25% | KICKBALL | 8 | Game whose name is also a key step of the game |
| 25% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | State whose name is the title of a classic Broadway musical |
| 25% | LLAMA | 5 | Mammal whose name is spelled using only the letters of "mammal" |
| 24% | NORI | 4 | Food whose name spelled backwards is the name of a nutrient that it contains |
| 24% | OSLO | 4 | 2017 Tony-winning play whose title is also the name of Norway's capital |
| 24% | OSLO | 4 | 2017 Tony-winning play whose title is also the name of a Norwegian city |
| 24% | DEUSEX | 6 | RPG whose name is derived from the name of a dramatic device |
| 24% | CATS | 4 | Musical whose name is an anagram of the members of a musical |
| 24% | PORT | 4 | Wine whose name is the first half of its country of origin |
| 24% | EMU | 3 | Bird whose name is also the initials of a school in Ypsilanti |
| 24% | MEGRYAN | 7 | Actress whose name is an anagram of the word "Germany": 2 wds. |
| 24% | ALGREEN | 7 | Singer whose name is an anagram of the word "general": 2 wds. |