| 100% | PASCAL | 6 | Blaise —, 17th-century mathematician and philosopher who developed the theory of probability with Pierre de Fermat |
| 33% | EINSTEIN | 8 | Scientist who developed the theory of relativity |
| 33% | DARWIN | 6 | Charles who developed the theory of evolution |
| 32% | FERMAT | 6 | French mathematician who pioneered in the theory of probability |
| 32% | ALBERTEINSTEIN | 14 | Physicist who developed the theory of relativity: 2 wds. |
| 29% | PASCAL | 6 | Mathematician related to the theory of probability |
| 29% | HUME | 4 | Philosopher who first advanced the "bundle theory" of ontology |
| 28% | STAHL | 5 | Georg Ernst —, German scientist born in 1659 who developed the phlogiston theory of combustion |
| 27% | LELY | 4 | Peter —, 17th-century painter whose works include Girl with a Parrot and Two Ladies of the Lake Family |
| 27% | PIERREDE | 8 | 17th-century French mathematician regarded as the founder of modern number theory |
| 27% | MDCI | 4 | Year the mathematician Pierre de Fermat was born |
| 27% | EULER | 5 | Mathematician who wrote the first theorem of graph theory |
| 26% | BENTHAM | 7 | Jeremy —, English philosopher who wrote 1789 work Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation |
| 26% | LUPO | 4 | Royal pet pooch who lived with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge |
| 25% | BOULLE | 6 | Pierre who wrote “The Planet of the Apes” and “The Bridge Over the River Kwai” |
| 25% | EULER | 5 | Mathematician Leonard of the 18th century who first wrote f(x) to denote a function |
| 25% | ELIJAH | 6 | Old Testament prophet of the 9th century BC who denounced Ahab and Jezebel |
| 25% | LEOPOLDBLOOM | 12 | Literary protagonist who “ate with relish the inner organs of beasts and fowls” |
| 25% | ESTE | 4 | Noble family of Italy who governed Modena and Reggio from the 13th-18th century |
| 25% | JONASSALK | 9 | Virologist who developed the first successful polio vaccine and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Jimmy Carter in 1977 (2 wds.) |
| 25% | FIRE | 4 | I'm one of the classical elements who is associated with heat and dryness |
| 25% | EASTLA | 6 | Neighborhood with Plaza de la Raza and the Latino Walk of Fame |
| 25% | PELE | 4 | Football prodigy from Brazil who won FIFA World Player of the Century along with Maradona |
| 25% | THECIDERHOUSELURES | 18 | Story of a youth who says to hell with it and goes to the pub? |
| 25% | SINGSPIEL | 9 | Type of German light opera with spoken dialogue popular during the 18th and 19th centuries |
| 25% | DIEGOMARADONA | 13 | *Argentine who shared the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award with Pelé |
| 24% | EULER | 5 | 18th-century mathematician who pioneered in graph and number theory |
| 24% | JORDAN | 6 | With 33-Across, golfer who won both PGA Tour Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards |
| 24% | PLATO | 5 | Philosopher who originated the "allegory of the cave" |
| 24% | HEGEL | 5 | Philosopher who was the father of dialectical idealism |