| 100% | SKOWRON | 7 | Baseball great with the nickname "Moose" |
| 60% | BUSTERKEATON | 12 | Silent film star with the nickname "the Great Stone Face": 2 wds. |
| 55% | TED | 3 | Baseball great Williams nicknamed "The Splendid Splinter" |
| 54% | O{ZZ}IE | 7 | Baseball great Smith who was nicknamed "The Wizard" |
| 50% | SKUNK | 5 | Backyard visitor with the nickname “Stinky” |
| 50% | EASE | 4 | With the greatest of ___ |
| 50% | OFEASE | 6 | "... with the greatest ___" |
| 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" |
| 49% | EASE | 4 | With the greatest of ___ (effortlessly) |
| 49% | EASE | 4 | With the greatest of ___ (smoothly) |
| 49% | EASE | 4 | " ... with the greatest of ___" |
| 49% | EASE | 4 | "... with the greatest of ___" |
| 48% | ILL | 3 | State with the nickname "Land of Lincoln": Abbr. |
| 48% | BERRA | 5 | Baseball great who spoke the quote |
| 48% | EASE | 4 | With the greatest of ___ (without struggle) |
| 48% | ESPN | 4 | Channel with the nickname "The Worldwide Leader in Sports" |
| 48% | ASHE | 4 | Sports great with the 1993 memoir "Days of Grace" |
| 48% | MCENROE | 7 | Sporting great with the book "You Cannot Be Serious!" |
| 47% | TRIBE | 5 | Nickname for baseball's Indians, with "the" |
| 47% | ROBINLOPEZ | 10 | NBA player with the nicknames "Captain Hook" and "RoLo" |
| 47% | BIGBEN | 6 | The nickname of England's Great Bell |
| 47% | PETEROSE | 8 | Baseball player with the most lifetime hits |
| 47% | STANTHEMAN | 10 | Baseball great Musial's nickname |
| 47% | EASE | 4 | With the greatest of ___ (with no difficulty) |
| 47% | EASE | 4 | With the greatest of ___ (without any trouble) |
| 47% | EASE | 4 | With the greatest of ___ (requiring no exertion) |
| 47% | GIZA | 4 | City with the Great Sphinx |