| 100% | CCR | 3 | Band loved by the Dude in The Big Lebowski, for short |
| 57% | WHITERUSSIAN | 12 | Creamy Kahlúa drink favored by the Dude in "The Big Lebowski": 2 wds. |
| 50% | ABIDE | 5 | Act like The Dude in The Big Lebowski |
| 49% | FDNY | 4 | The Bravest in the Big Apple, for short |
| 46% | PRO | 3 | Athlete in the big league, for short |
| 46% | ELO | 3 | Band whose music was featured in the movie "Xanadu," for short |
| 45% | HRS | 3 | Big hits in the ballpark, for short |
| 43% | ROE | 3 | Court case overturned by the Supreme Court in 2022, for short |
| 42% | ELO | 3 | Band with the 2015 album "Alone in the Universe," for short |
| 41% | BPA | 3 | Chemical compound banned in baby bottles by the F.D.A., for short |
| 41% | ELO | 3 | Band with the 1979 hit "Shine a Little Love," for short |
| 40% | THEDUDE | 7 | Slacker role for Jeff Bridges in "The Big Lebowski" |
| 40% | RUG | 3 | "That ___ really tied the room together" (The Dude's lament in "The Big Lebowski") |
| 40% | DANCEHALL | 9 | Venue for jitterbugging in the big-band era |
| 39% | KGB | 3 | Employer of the Bond girl in "The Spy Who Loved Me," for short |
| 39% | ELO | 3 | 1970s band that released the 2015 album "Alone in the Universe," for short |
| 39% | RIO | 3 | City that hosts the biggest carnival in the world every year, for short |
| 39% | COSMO | 5 | Cocktail made popular by Carrie Bradshaw in "Sex and the City", for short |
| 39% | NAM | 3 | "You know, Dude, I myself dabbled in pacifism once. Not in ___, of course." (Line from The Big Lebowski) |
| 39% | TSE | 3 | Only Asian security trading facility in the top four by market capitalization, for short |
| 39% | OSU | 3 | The Buckeyes of the Big Ten, for short |
| 39% | OSU | 3 | The Cowboys of the Big 12, for short |
| 39% | BEER | 4 | Drink that the Dude receives when he orders "two oat sodas," in "The Big Lebowski" |
| 39% | BDS | 3 | Economic protest movement partly inspired by the anti-apartheid fight in South Africa, for short |
| 38% | FRIDAY | 6 | Song by UK rock band The Cure, __ I'm in Love |
| 38% | NAM | 3 | Where Walter served, in The Big Lebowski |
| 38% | DUDE | 4 | One who abides in The Big Lebowski |
| 38% | NYSE | 4 | The Big Board, for short |
| 38% | NYC | 3 | The Big Apple, for short |