| 100% | ALICECOOPER | 11 | American rock band that shares its name with a character from "Mayberry R.F.D.": 2 wds. |
| 52% | STYX | 4 | Rock band that shares its name with a mythological river |
| 52% | STYX | 4 | Rock band that shares its name with a mythological underworld river |
| 50% | MAUI | 4 | Island in Hawaii that shares its name with a character from Disney's "Moana" |
| 50% | LORNA | 5 | ___ Doone (cookie brand that shares its name with a character from a Victorian romance novel) |
| 48% | TEXASRANGERS | 12 | MLB team that shares its name with a New York NHL team: 2 wds. |
| 48% | WINNIPEGJETS | 12 | NHL team that shares its name with a New York NFL team: 2 wds. |
| 46% | ROLLINGSTONE | 12 | Biweekly pop culture magazine that has been in publication since 1967 and shares its name with a legendary rock band: 2 wds. |
| 46% | TOTO | 4 | Band that shares its name with a film canine |
| 44% | STYX | 4 | "Mr. Roboto" band that shares its name with a mythological river |
| 44% | XRAYSPEX | 8 | Punk band that shares its name with a novelty catalog purchase |
| 44% | DISCOBISCUITS | 13 | Philadelphia jam band that shares its name with a club drug |
| 43% | ARAMIS | 6 | Popular cologne that shares its name with a literary character |
| 43% | PROUDMARY | 9 | Action film starring 15-Across and 45-Across that shares its name with a Tina Turner song (2 wds.) |
| 43% | ERIE | 4 | Great Lake that shares its name with a Native American tribe |
| 42% | IGOR | 4 | Tyler, the Creator album that shares its name with a sci-fi character |
| 42% | MARIMBA | 7 | Instrument that shares its name with a figure from Zulu folklore |
| 42% | TAKEABOW | 8 | 2008 Rihanna single that shares its name with a #1 Madonna hit: 3 wds. |
| 40% | THREEDOGNIGHT | 13 | American rock band that had a #1 hit with 41-Across in 1971 (3 wds.) |
| 39% | ALA | 3 | Abbreviation for a state that shares its name with a country band |
| 39% | EARLGREYTEA | 11 | Bergamot-flavored brew that shares its name with a 19th century U.K. Prime Minister: 3 wds. |
| 39% | OHIO | 4 | State that shares its name with a river |
| 39% | TAURUS | 6 | Car that shares its name with a bull |
| 39% | CHAD | 4 | Country that shares its name with a lake |
| 39% | POLO | 4 | Shirt that shares its name with a sport |
| 38% | SEDAN | 5 | French city that shares its name with a car |
| 38% | AETNA | 5 | Insurance giant that shares its name with a volcano |
| 38% | ERIE | 4 | Great Lake that shares its name with a canal |
| 38% | SLOTH | 5 | Deadly sin that shares its name with a mammal |
| 38% | KIWI | 4 | Fruit that shares its name with a flightless bird |