| 100% | OAKLEY | 6 | Annie ___, American sharpshooter whose life was the subject of the musical "Annie Get Your Gun" |
| 44% | RINGO | 5 | Johnny —, American outlaw whose life was the basis of the 1950 film The Gunfighter |
| 42% | GUN | 3 | "Annie Get Your ___," musical that is based on Annie Oakley which was released during the Golden Age of Broadway |
| 38% | ELLA | 4 | ___ Fitzgerald, jazz legend whose friendship with Marilyn Monroe is the subject of a 2008 musical drama |
| 38% | TED | 3 | Nebula- and Hugo-winning writer Chiang whose short story "Story of Your Life" is the basis of the film "Arrival" |
| 38% | DRNO | 4 | Film whose casting is the subject of the quote |
| 37% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose songs were the basis of the musical "Mamma Mia!" |
| 37% | OTT | 3 | Fred whose sneeze is the subject of the oldest surviving copyrighted movie |
| 36% | ETHEL | 5 | Singer Merman who originated the role of Annie in Broadway's "Annie Get Your Gun" |
| 36% | WVA | 3 | American state that is the subject of the song "Country Roads": Abbr. |
| 36% | ARON | 4 | Climber Ralston whose ordeal is the subject of “127 Hours” |
| 35% | ROUEN | 5 | City whose cathedral is the subject of a series of Monet paintings |
| 35% | NAN | 3 | Photographer Goldin whose activism is the subject of the 2022 documentary “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” |
| 35% | STAG | 4 | Animal whose skull is the subject of Georgia O'Keeffe's "Summer Days" |
| 35% | REST | 4 | "Today is the beginning of the ___ of your life" |
| 34% | EURO | 4 | Currency whose spelling was the subject of a dispute between Bulgaria and the ECB |
| 34% | CATS | 4 | Musical whose name is an anagram of the members of a musical |
| 34% | ENO | 3 | Brian whose music is the subject of the 168-hour video-art installation Nothing Can Ever Be the Same |
| 34% | MERMAN | 6 | Star of the original Broadway production of "Annie Get Your Gun" |
| 34% | ANDERSEN | 8 | Classic author who was the subject of a 1952 film musical |
| 34% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | State whose name is the title of a classic Broadway musical |
| 33% | ABBA | 4 | Pop group whose music was the basis of a hit 2001 Broadway musical |
| 33% | NAT | 3 | Turner whose slave revolt was the subject of an 1861 article in The Atlantic |
| 33% | SUGAR | 5 | & 22A North American hardwood tree whose sap is the source of an edible syrup |
| 32% | ETHEL | 5 | ___ Merman, star of Broadway's "Annie Get Your Gun" |
| 32% | KYLO | 4 | Ren whose high-waisted pants in “The Last Jedi” were the subject of much Internet mockery |
| 32% | JOHNOFARRELL | 12 | Author of the novels This Is Your Life and May Contain Nuts |
| 32% | EBERT | 5 | Movie reviewer who is the subject of the 2014 documentary "Life Itself" |
| 32% | EBERT | 5 | Film critic who is the subject of the 2014 documentary “Life Itself” |
| 32% | JAMESBROWN | 10 | Rock singer who was the subject of the 2014 biopic "Get On Up": 2 wds. |