| 100% | GLAD | 4 | Big name for leftovers |
| 64% | SHEP | 4 | Name for a big dog |
| 64% | FERRIS | 6 | Name for a big wheel |
| 63% | STOLI | 5 | Big name in vodka, for short |
| 61% | VUITTON | 7 | Big name in bags for 150+ years |
| 60% | PEEKABOO | 8 | Big name in transparent Band-Aids for toddlers? |
| 60% | HALLUX | 6 | Another name for the big toe |
| 60% | HALLUX | 6 | Medical name for the big toe |
| 60% | PUMA | 4 | Sneaker named for a big cat |
| 59% | NYC | 3 | Short-form name for The Big Apple |
| 59% | PUMA | 4 | Sportswear brand named for a big cat |
| 59% | PUMA | 4 | Athletic brand named for a big cat |
| 59% | PUMA | 4 | Shoe brand named for a big cat |
| 59% | GRANDSLAM | 9 | Collective name for tennis' four biggest titles |
| 58% | MERCURYCOUGAR | 13 | Car named for a big cat (2 wds.) |
| 58% | PUMA | 4 | Athletic shoe brand named for a big cat |
| 58% | FIFTHAVENUE | 11 | Candy bar named for a Big Apple thoroughfare |
| 57% | JAG | 3 | Sports car named for a big cat, for short |
| 57% | JAG | 3 | British car named for a big cat, for short |
| 57% | OSX | 3 | System named for big cats or places in California |
| 56% | WAL | 3 | ___-Mart Stores, Inc. (former name for a big retail chain) |
| 56% | SAUR | 4 | Suffix in many names for some pretty big prehistoric beasts |
| 55% | GREATDANES | 10 | Big dogs named for Copenhagen people |
| 53% | MINNESOTALYNX | 13 | 2011, 2013, and 2015 WNBA champions named for a big cat: 2 wds. |
| 52% | CELEB | 5 | Big-name star, for short |
| 52% | CAMEOS | 6 | Small parts for big names |
| 51% | JFK | 3 | Big Apple airport named for a president: Abbr. |
| 50% | MRMET | 5 | Big Apple mascot named for his team (2 wds.) |
| 49% | DOUBLEDAY | 9 | Big name in American book publishing for 120+ years ... and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 49% | CAMEO | 5 | Small part for a big name |