| 100% | LAILA | 5 | Boxer Ali whose first name contains only the letters in "Ali" |
| 48% | ETA | 3 | First letter in the Greek alphabet whose name is three letters long |
| 48% | BEN | 3 | With 22-Across, former senator whose name can be spelled using only the letters in NEBRASKA (his home state) |
| 47% | DARCY | 5 | Character whose first name, Fitzwilliam, is used only twice in the classic novel in which he appears |
| 44% | SEALS | 5 | Animals whose habitat can be found in the first three letters of their name |
| 44% | MAY | 3 | Only month whose name contains just three letters |
| 44% | FIJI | 4 | Island nation whose name contains three dotted letters in a row |
| 44% | PEZ | 3 | Tablet-shaped candy whose name was derived from the first, middle, and last letters in the German word for peppermint |
| 43% | AKON | 4 | Singer whose name becomes a place in Hawaii if the first letter moves to the end |
| 43% | FIJI | 4 | Pacific island country whose name contains three dotted letters in a row |
| 43% | DIDICONN | 8 | "Grease" actress whose first name consists of the same two letters twice |
| 42% | TRIVIA | 6 | "Hawaii and Tennessee are the only two U.S. states whose names end in doubled letters," e.g. |
| 42% | ELLEFANNING | 11 | "Maleficent" actress whose first name sounds like a letter of the alphabet: 2 wds. |
| 42% | LLAMA | 5 | Mammal whose name is spelled using only the letters of "mammal" |
| 42% | ENTERTAINMENTCENTERS | 20 | Setups whose name consists entirely of the letters in 117-Across |
| 42% | ABELINCOLNINILLINOIS | 20 | Film whose name consists entirely of the letters in 74-Across |
| 42% | ANDTHENTHEREWERENONE | 20 | Novel whose name consists entirely of the letters in 62-Across |
| 42% | SAINTFRANCISOFASSISI | 20 | Person whose name consists entirely of the letters in 23-Across |
| 42% | ARIZONA | 7 | The only US state whose name contains a Z |
| 41% | JAYLENO | 7 | Former "Tonight Show" host whose first name sounds like a letter of the alphabet: 2 wds. |
| 41% | SALADATEA | 9 | Drink brand whose first five letters spell the name of a food |
| 41% | KRIS | 4 | Singer whose first name is the first four letters of his last name |
| 40% | EBWHITE | 7 | Author whose last name's first letter, followed by the two initials that precede his last name, form a word in one of his most famous titles |
| 40% | LAILAALI | 8 | Boxer whose full name is made up of only three different letters |
| 40% | FOUR | 4 | Only number that equals the number of letters in its English name |
| 40% | OSCARDELAHOYA | 13 | Mexican-American boxer whose first name is the same as a movie award: 4 wds. |
| 39% | TIN | 3 | The only element whose name is three letters long |
| 39% | WILT | 4 | First name of the only player to score 100 points in an NBA game |
| 39% | HONOLULUHAWAII | 14 | City whose language uses only the 12 letters found in this puzzle |
| 39% | PENNY | 5 | The only major character in "The Big Bang Theory" whose last name was never revealed |