| 100% | AMES | 4 | Aldrich who was a spy for the K.G.B. |
| 46% | CHUCK | 5 | Berry who is a singer and guitarist known for "Johnny B. Goode" |
| 46% | LENDL | 5 | Ivan who was a top-ranked tennis player for much of the 1980s |
| 46% | RENATA | 6 | ___ Adler, who was a NYT film critic and reporter for the New Yorker |
| 46% | NIKO | 4 | ___ Koutouvides, Greek athlete who was a former NFL player for the Seattle Seahawks |
| 46% | KOSTAS | 6 | ___ Antetokounmpo, Greek athlete who was a former NBA player for the LA Lakers |
| 46% | SNOOP | 5 | Rapper who was a special correspondent for NBC at the Paris Olympics, familiarly |
| 45% | TED | 3 | Slugger Williams who was a 19-time All-Star for the Boston Red Sox |
| 45% | ELLA | 4 | Fitzgerald who was the inspiration for a Barbie in 2020 |
| 45% | JAMES | 5 | ___ Burrows, TV director who was a co-creator and showrunner for the TV show "Cheers" |
| 44% | ROWLING | 7 | Best-selling author who was a runner-up for Time's 2007 Person of the Year |
| 44% | MARK | 4 | "NCIS" actor Harmon who was a quarterback for the UCLA Bruins football team |
| 44% | SULU | 4 | "Star Trek" character who was named for a sea in the Philippines |
| 44% | TURNEDTERN | 10 | Shorebird who's become a spy for the other side? |
| 44% | CHELIOS | 7 | Chris ___, American athlete of Greek heritage who was a former NHL player for the Detroit Red Wings |
| 43% | EDITH | 5 | Wharton who was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for fiction |
| 43% | QUEEN | 5 | "Royal" title for the leader of a hive, who is followed by 11a |
| 43% | WIE | 3 | Golfer Michelle who was the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship |
| 43% | PURR | 4 | Sir ___, mascot for the Carolina Panthers who is named after a cat's sound |
| 43% | KEN | 3 | ___ Estin, TV producer who was a showrunner for the TV show "Cheers" |
| 43% | PETER | 5 | ___ Casey, TV writer who was a showrunner for the TV show "Cheers" |
| 42% | AVA | 3 | Director DuVernay who was the first African-American woman nominated for a Best Picture Oscar |
| 42% | ANNE | 4 | Sci-fi writer McCaffrey, who was the first woman to win a Hugo for fiction |
| 42% | AVA | 3 | Director DuVernay who was the first African American woman nominated for a Best Picture Oscar |
| 42% | VET | 3 | Player who's been in the league for a while, informally |
| 42% | PUTIN | 5 | World leader who was once a K.G.B. officer |
| 42% | SAMSMITH | 8 | "Stay With Me" singer who was a first-time Grammy nominee for Record of the Year (and won): 2 wds. |
| 42% | ERIN | 4 | ___ Andrews, American female sportscaster who is a sideline reporter for Fox NFL and co-host on "Dancing with the Stars" |
| 42% | JOCK | 4 | ___ Hutchinson, Golf Hall of Famer who was an Honorary Starter for The Masters for a decade |
| 42% | DRAKE | 5 | "Sticky" singer who is nominated for a 2022 American Music Award for Artist of the Year |