| 100% | GREY | 4 | Baby portrayer in "Dirty Dancing" whose first name is at 44a |
| 67% | LOPEZ | 5 | Marisa Ventura portrayer from "Maid in Manhattan" whose first name is at 44a |
| 66% | ANISTON | 7 | Polly portrayer in "Along Came Polly" whose first name is at 44a |
| 63% | GARNER | 6 | Jenna Rink portrayer in "13 Going on 30" whose first name is at 44a |
| 58% | LAWRENCE | 8 | Katniss portrayer from "The Hunger Games" whose first name is at 44a |
| 44% | AUSTINBUTLER | 12 | "Elvis" actor whose first name is also a place in Texas (2 wds.) |
| 44% | SYDNEYSWEENEY | 13 | "Euphoria" actress whose first name is also a city in Australia (2 wds.) |
| 44% | ORLANDOBLOOM | 12 | "Gran Turismo" actor whose first name is also a place in Florida (2 wds.) |
| 44% | SOFIAVERGARA | 12 | "Modern Family" actress whose first name is also a city in Bulgaria (2 wds.) |
| 44% | FLORENCEPUGH | 12 | "Dune: Part Two" actress whose first name is also a city in Italy (2 wds.) |
| 43% | JOEYFATONE | 10 | Former 'N Sync singer whose first name is also the term for a baby kangaroo: 2 wds. |
| 43% | KITHARINGTON | 12 | "Game of Thrones" actor whose first name is also the term for a baby fox: 2 wds. |
| 43% | BROOKLYNDECKER | 14 | "Grace and Frankie" actress whose first name is also a place in New York City (2 wds.) |
| 42% | ANI | 3 | DiFranco whose first name can be found backward in her song title "Binary" |
| 42% | OREL | 4 | Hershiser who pitched a record 59 consecutive scoreless innings (and whose first name is aptly found in "scoreless") |
| 42% | CHICKCOREA | 10 | 23-time Grammy-winning jazz pianist whose first name is also the term for a baby bird: 2 wds. |
| 41% | PETE | 4 | Trumpeter Minger (whose first name is hidden in this clue) |
| 40% | DARCY | 5 | Character whose first name, Fitzwilliam, is used only twice in the classic novel in which he appears |
| 39% | OLIVERREED | 10 | Actor whose first name is the title of a Best Picture he co-starred in, and whose last name is that film's director |
| 39% | MAGOO | 5 | "Mr." whose first name is Quincy |
| 39% | MRMOTO | 6 | Detective whose first name is Kentaro |
| 39% | MAGOO | 5 | Cartoon character whose first name is Quincy |
| 39% | MRDEEDS | 7 | Film character whose first name is Longfellow |
| 39% | MICAWBER | 8 | Dickens character whose first name is Wilkins |
| 39% | YOYOMA | 6 | Musician whose first name is a toy |
| 39% | ELS | 3 | Golfer whose first name is actually Theodore |
| 39% | DRNO | 4 | Movie character whose first name is Julius |
| 39% | DRNO | 4 | Movie villain whose first name is Julius |
| 39% | MRMOTO | 6 | Fictional character whose first name is Kentaro |
| 39% | UHURA | 5 | Fictional lieutenant whose first name is Nyota |