| 100% | SKUNK | 5 | Backyard visitor with the nickname “Stinky” |
| 50% | SKOWRON | 7 | Baseball great with the nickname "Moose" |
| 49% | HELMSLEY | 8 | Businesswoman with the nickname Queen of Mean |
| 49% | ILLINOIS | 8 | State with the nickname "Land of Lincoln" |
| 49% | GENOA | 5 | Italian city with the nickname “La Superba” |
| 49% | COLUMBUS | 8 | State capital with the nickname "Arch City" |
| 48% | ILL | 3 | State with the nickname "Land of Lincoln": Abbr. |
| 48% | ESPN | 4 | Channel with the nickname "The Worldwide Leader in Sports" |
| 47% | ROBINLOPEZ | 10 | NBA player with the nicknames "Captain Hook" and "RoLo" |
| 46% | DURAN | 5 | Boxer Roberto with the nickname Manos de Piedra (Hands of Stone) |
| 46% | RUNFORTHEROSES | 14 | With "The," nickname for the Kentucky Derby (4 wds.) |
| 45% | BUSTERKEATON | 12 | Silent film star with the nickname "the Great Stone Face": 2 wds. |
| 44% | FLOYD | 5 | ___ Mayweather Jr., legendary boxer with the flashy nickname "Money" |
| 44% | RIRI | 4 | Singer with the song "Umbrella" whose nickname repeats itself |
| 44% | FAB | 3 | With 1-Across, nickname of the Beatles |
| 43% | OLD | 3 | With 20-Across, nickname for the American flag |
| 42% | DICKYBOW | 8 | Nickname for the tie worn with a dress shirt |
| 42% | CHI | 3 | With 4-Across, another nickname for the Windy City |
| 42% | REDBIRDS | 8 | Nickname for the Cardinals, with "the" |
| 40% | LULU | 4 | Nickname for "Lousie." Also the singer of "To Sir, with Love" |
| 40% | FINS | 4 | Nickname for the Miami Dolphins, with "the" |
| 40% | BUSH | 4 | Nickname for the Australian outback, with "the" |
| 39% | GIRLONFIRE | 10 | 2012 Alicia Keys song that shares its name with the nickname of Katniss in "The Hunger Games": 3 wds. |
| 39% | BIGEASY | 7 | With "the," nickname for New Orleans: 2 wds. |
| 39% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname of the 76ers legend with a cameo in "Hustle": 2 wds., abbr. |
| 38% | LINC | 4 | Nickname for the Philadelphia Eagles' stadium, with "the" |
| 38% | LINC | 4 | Nickname for the Philadelphia Eagles stadium, with "the" |
| 37% | COMING | 6 | With 5-Across, arriving in the area in the vein of this week's visitor |
| 37% | GARDENHOSE | 10 | Backyard item with settings found at the ends of 17-, 25-, 37-, and 47-Across |
| 37% | NOLLYWOOD | 9 | Nickname associated with Kemi Adetiba's The Wedding Party and Kemi Adesoye's The Figurine |