| 100% | ERTE | 4 | Artist whose name is the French pronunciation of "RT" |
| 61% | ERTE | 4 | Artist whose moniker is the pronunciation of his initials |
| 56% | QUAIDORSAY | 10 | Street in Paris whose name is used figuratively to refer to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 55% | SINATRA | 7 | Artist whose name is an anagram of "artisan" |
| 53% | KLEE | 4 | Artist whose name is a homophone of a sculpture medium |
| 53% | PIERRE | 6 | ___ Cardin, Italian-French fashion designer whose name is the French form of "Peter" |
| 52% | BRITNEYSPEARS | 13 | Pop artist whose name is an anagram of 20-Across |
| 52% | XERES | 5 | City whose name was the source of the word "sherry" |
| 52% | XERES | 5 | Spanish city whose name is the source of the word sherry |
| 52% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | State whose name is the title of a classic Broadway musical |
| 51% | JEANRENO | 8 | French actor whose name becomes that of a French director when IR is added to the end |
| 50% | POIROT | 6 | Sleuth whose name is French for “seller of pears” |
| 50% | KLM | 3 | Airline whose name is consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 50% | LORDVOLDEMORT | 13 | Fictional character whose name is French for "flight of death" |
| 50% | ROMEO | 5 | Shakespeare character whose name is part of the NATO alphabet |
| 50% | INDIA | 5 | Country whose name is part of the NATO phonetic alphabet |
| 49% | KENO | 4 | Casino game whose name is derived from the French for "five" |
| 49% | SANKA | 5 | Brand whose name is derived from the French phrase "sans caféine" |
| 49% | SLOTH | 5 | Animal whose name is also one of the seven deadly sins |
| 49% | KICKBALL | 8 | Game whose name is also a key step of the game |
| 49% | LLAMA | 5 | Mammal whose name is spelled using only the letters of "mammal" |
| 49% | MACH | 4 | Physicist Ernst whose name is associated with the speed of sound |
| 49% | DEUSEX | 6 | RPG whose name is derived from the name of a dramatic device |
| 49% | CATS | 4 | Musical whose name is an anagram of the members of a musical |
| 49% | PORT | 4 | Wine whose name is the first half of its country of origin |
| 49% | EMU | 3 | Bird whose name is also the initials of a school in Ypsilanti |
| 49% | MEGRYAN | 7 | Actress whose name is an anagram of the word "Germany": 2 wds. |
| 49% | ALGREEN | 7 | Singer whose name is an anagram of the word "general": 2 wds. |
| 49% | EDASNER | 7 | Actor whose name is an anagram of the word "endears": 2 wds. |