| 100% | LIVEAID | 7 | Bob Geldof and Midge Ure's charitable gig in 1985 |
| 51% | LIVEAID | 7 | Rock music concert organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure held on July 13, 1985 |
| 45% | LIVE | 4 | & 14D Rock music concert organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure held on July 13 1985 |
| 28% | BEN | 3 | Affleck who's featured in "Jay and Silent Bob Reboot" |
| 26% | ASL | 3 | Syst. in which bobbing one’s fist up and down translates to “yes” |
| 26% | SADE | 4 | One-named singer with Grammys in 1985 and 2010 |
| 26% | SLIK | 4 | Midge Ure's early band |
| 25% | STS | 3 | Lombard and Market, in S.F. |
| 25% | FARO | 4 | Port and resort in S Portugal |
| 25% | DITKA | 5 | N.F.L. Coach of the Year in 1985 and 1988 |
| 25% | SEGER | 5 | Bob in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 25% | ODENKIRK | 8 | Bob starred in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul |
| 25% | FHM | 3 | Men's magazine started in 1985 in the UK and reduced to a web only edition in 2015 |
| 25% | BOLIVIA | 7 | Paraguay and __ are landlocked in S. America |
| 25% | LISP | 4 | Speech defect in pronouncing s and z |
| 25% | PARR | 4 | Family name for Bob, Helen, and their kids in Pixar's "The Incredibles" |
| 24% | FLAPPERS | 8 | Women in 1920s with bobs and straight dresses |
| 24% | DONTBIGEMPTY | 12 | With 45 Across, a query put to Bob Hope in 1939's The Cat and the Canary |
| 24% | FARO | 4 | Port and resort in the Algarve, S Portugal |
| 24% | LASVEGAS | 8 | Fear and Loathing in __, Hunter S. Thompson tale |
| 24% | DYLAN | 5 | Bob —, singer and actor awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 24% | LIVEAID | 7 | Bob Geldof's London-Philadelphia benefit concert |
| 24% | ANDL | 4 | Follower of P in accounting and S in finance |
| 24% | DANNYDEVITO | 11 | "It's Always Sunny ..." actor who voices the dog Bob in "The One and Only Ivan": 2 wds. |
| 24% | LAS | 3 | Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in ___ Vegas" |
| 24% | SYNDROME | 8 | It's the S in AIDS, IBS and PMS |
| 24% | LAS | 3 | "Fear and Loathing in ___ Vegas" (Hunter S. Thompson novel) |
| 24% | LAS | 3 | "Fear and Loathing in ___ Vegas," Hunter S. Thompson novel |
| 23% | ELLERYHANLEY | 12 | Dual-code rugby player; Man of Steel award winner in 1985, 1987 and 1989 |