| 100% | RENI | 4 | Baroque-era painter Guido, in whom John Ruskin found only “a few pale rays of fading sanctity” |
| 27% | STOW | 4 | John —, chronicler and antiquary who published a Survey of London in 1598 |
| 27% | STOW | 4 | John -, chronicler and antiquary who published a Survey of London in 1598 |
| 27% | DOLBY | 5 | Ray —, US inventor of a noise reduction system who died in 2013 |
| 26% | WALDO | 5 | Character who young readers tried to find in a series of books |
| 26% | CENA | 4 | John who plays a mercenary in "Peacemaker," and whose name can be found in "mercenary" |
| 25% | ADAMS | 5 | John ___, second President of the United States after whom a town in Jefferson County, New York is named |
| 24% | BOURQUE | 7 | Ray ___, one of the greatest defensemen in NHL history who is a five-time James Norris Memorial Trophy winner |
| 24% | EARPLUG | 7 | A few words in favor of corn? |
| 24% | KENNEDY | 7 | 35th President of the United States, John F. ___, who was shot twice, while inside a vehicle in a procession |
| 23% | SMIDGE | 6 | Papers required in order of gems, if only a few |
| 23% | HOTEL | 5 | Found in a game of Monopoly |
| 23% | RUNTO | 5 | Find in a time of need |
| 23% | LILLIANGISH | 11 | "The Birth of a Nation" star who is the only silent era actor to win the AFI Life Achievement Award: 2 wds. |
| 23% | HAND | 4 | "The ___ of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters," 1876 novel by Thomas Hardy about Ethelberta who reinvents herself to find a perfect match |
| 23% | PERIOD | 6 | A portion of time in history, era |
| 23% | DEERE | 5 | John who founded a Fortune 500 company |
| 22% | ALE | 3 | A kind of lager found in English pubs |
| 22% | LINKLATER | 9 | John __, founder of international law firm in 1838 |
| 22% | VENN | 4 | John who was a pioneer in set theory |
| 22% | SINGLETON | 9 | Only card of its suit in a hand |
| 22% | WONDERWOMAN | 11 | Fictional superhero appearing in comic books who is a founding member of the Justice League and an ambassador of the Amazon people: 2 wds. |
| 22% | MOOCOW | 6 | Animal you might find only in a book for young children? |
| 22% | FALCON | 6 | A bird of prey found in almost all continents |
| 22% | SCARECROW | 9 | A sort of hay mannequin found in open fields |
| 22% | ARTICLE | 7 | A short piece of writing, often found in magazines |
| 22% | AGAR | 4 | John who co-starred in "Sands of Iwo Jima" |
| 22% | OATES | 5 | John who is half of a popular singing duo |
| 22% | CHAPLAIN | 8 | A clergyman who is in charge of a chapel |
| 22% | BRUCELEE | 8 | A martial artist who starred in Fist of Fury |