| 100% | WALKONBY | 8 | Bacharach and David tune for Dionne Warwick et al |
| 29% | EMAGS | 5 | Slate et al., for short |
| 29% | WALKONBY | 8 | Grammy-nominated Top 10 song for Dionne Warwick (3 wds.) |
| 28% | SLRS | 4 | Canon AE-1 et al., for short |
| 27% | THEN | 4 | '___ Came You' (1974 Dionne Warwick and Spinners chart-topper) |
| 27% | WOLFPRIZE | 9 | Bonnie Bassler et al. won this award for chemistry |
| 27% | POETS | 5 | Elizabeth Acevedo and David Dabydeen, for two |
| 27% | ESCAPEARONI | 11 | Harry Houdini and David Blaine, for two |
| 26% | SANJOSE | 7 | Place Dionne Warwick was looking for in a 1968 song |
| 26% | ENO | 3 | Producer for David Bowie and U2 |
| 26% | SATIRE | 6 | Genre for David and Amy Sedaris |
| 26% | EMUSIC | 6 | Online store for tunes and audiobooks |
| 25% | LEITER | 6 | Pitcher Al for the Blue Jays and Mets |
| 25% | GAP | 3 | ___ teeth (dental feature for David Letterman and Madonna) |
| 25% | EDM | 3 | Music genre for David Guetta and Calvin Harris |
| 25% | MLS | 3 | Sports org. for David Beckham and Landon Donovan |
| 25% | OBES | 4 | Honors for David Beckham and Leona Lewis: Abbr. |
| 25% | VPS | 3 | Spiro Agnew and Al Gore, for two: Abbr. |
| 25% | YOUNG | 5 | David —, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry from 1987-89 |
| 25% | POLKA | 5 | Music genre for Lawrence Welk and "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| 25% | MLS | 3 | Sports org. for David Beckham and Landon Donovan (Abbr.) |
| 25% | VPS | 3 | Al Gore and Walter Mondale, for example: Abbr. |
| 24% | CHE | 3 | "Waltz for Eva and ___" (show tune) |
| 24% | SOLIDGOLD | 9 | Music-based TV show first cohosted by Dionne Warwick and Marty Cohen: 2 wds. |
| 24% | HOISTS | 6 | Block and tackle et al. |
| 24% | DUOS | 4 | Ren and Stimpy et al. |
| 24% | SATIRES | 7 | Gargantua and Pantagruel et al. |
| 24% | HUGOS | 5 | Awards for Asimov et al. |
| 24% | LYNCH | 5 | David —, Best Director Oscar nominee for The Elephant Man and Blue Velvet |
| 24% | RBIS | 4 | League-leading stats for AL and NL Triple Crown winners |