| 100% | DURHAMBULLS | 11 | Baseball team from which a Kevin Costner movie took its name (4 of the question) |
| 39% | REM | 3 | Band that took its name from a stage of sleep Michael Stipe found in the dictionary |
| 36% | TBONE | 5 | Type of steak that takes its name from a letter of the alphabet: Hyph. |
| 36% | ODB | 3 | Founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan who took his stage name from a 1980 Chinese martial-arts movie, to fans |
| 34% | AGNUSDEI | 8 | Liturgy that takes its name from a term for Jesus used by John the Baptist |
| 34% | ARAM | 4 | Biblical region from which the name of a language is derived |
| 33% | PEZ | 3 | It may be taken from the neck of a superhero |
| 33% | DRAB | 4 | Word that took its lackluster name from a fabric made of undyed, homespun wool |
| 33% | OHIO | 4 | Columbus' state which takes its name from a river |
| 33% | TUXEDO | 6 | ___ Park, New York (Hudson Valley enclave from which a certain kind of black-tie menswear attire derives its name) |
| 32% | TITULAR | 7 | From which a name is taken |
| 31% | FOOTLOOSE | 9 | 1984 Kevin Bacon teen movie title that includes the name of a body part |
| 31% | NEMO | 4 | Animated fish from the eponymous Pixar movie which inspired the name for a spider species |
| 30% | TEAL | 4 | Color that takes its name from a bird |
| 30% | TEAL | 4 | Color that takes its name from a duck |
| 30% | PET | 3 | Creature whose name is one letter off from the type of doctor who takes care of it |
| 30% | JRRTOLKIEN | 10 | Author of "The Lord of the Rings" which was later adapted into a movie: 4 wds. |
| 30% | VICHY | 5 | French city from which a soup gets its name |
| 30% | OHIO | 4 | Columbus' state that takes its name from a river |
| 30% | OLDDRAGONSHEAD | 14 | Section of the eastern end of this puzzle's landmark, so named for its resemblance to a mythical beast drinking from the sea |
| 30% | LEFIGARO | 8 | Leading newspaper that took its name from a stage comedy |
| 30% | SONY | 4 | Tech giant that originally got its name from a combination of the Latin word for sound and a slang term for a young boy |
| 29% | ERIE | 4 | Great Lake that takes its name from a Native American tribe |
| 29% | MIAMI | 5 | "Move to ___," hit song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias which has the name of a Florida city in its title |
| 29% | UTE | 3 | Western people from which a western U.S. state gets its name |
| 29% | ORIOLE | 6 | State bird of Maryland, for which a baseball team was named |
| 29% | ASK | 3 | "I sort of hate to ___ it, but do you have a basket?" (rhyming question from Little Red in "Into the Woods") |
| 29% | SCISSORSDANCE | 13 | Quechuan custom that takes its name from the bladelike rods wielded by performers |
| 29% | DIRECTS | 7 | Takes the helm of a movie production |
| 28% | SHEAF | 5 | River in Sheffield from which the city derives its name |