| 100% | KARMA | 5 | Buddhist concept embraced by Earl in "My Name Is Earl" |
| 47% | BEAU | 4 | Actor Bridges who plays Earl's father in "My Name Is Earl" |
| 47% | LEE | 3 | Jason who starred in TV's "My Name Is Earl" |
| 39% | JASONLEE | 8 | "My Name Is Earl" star |
| 39% | LEE | 3 | "My Name Is Earl" actor Jason |
| 39% | LEE | 3 | "My Name Is Earl" actor Jason ___ |
| 38% | ETHAN | 5 | "My Name Is Earl" co-star Suplee |
| 38% | JAIME | 5 | Pressly of "My Name Is Earl" |
| 37% | JAIME | 5 | Pressly who won an Emmy for “My Name Is Earl” |
| 37% | NEONTREES | 9 | Band whose name was inspired by In-N-Out Burger signage |
| 36% | LEV | 3 | "My Name is Asher ___" by Chaim Potok |
| 36% | HERS | 4 | Word repeated by Romeo in "As mine on ___, so ___ is set on mine" |
| 36% | HONOUR | 6 | "I will ___ Christmas in my heart ..." (part 1 of a quote by Scrooge) |
| 36% | CHRIST | 6 | His name is represented by the X in the clue for 117 Across |
| 35% | ROMANCE | 7 | My Chemical ___, "Helena" band whose name is inspired by a collection of novellas by Irvine Welsh |
| 35% | AETNA | 5 | Insurance company in the Fortune 100 whose name was inspired by an Italian volcano |
| 35% | VEINS | 5 | "In My ___," song by Andrew Belle that was featured in "Grey's Anatomy" |
| 35% | LAWLORDS | 8 | Name by which the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary were also known |
| 35% | ALEXANDER | 9 | I created one of the largest empires of the ancient world and my name is followed by "The Great" |
| 35% | BELLAMY | 7 | The ___ Brothers, country music duo that was named Top Country Duo by Billboard in 1982 |
| 34% | PEA | 3 | "A seed with three letters in my name. Take away two and I still sound the same. What am I?" |
| 34% | EURO | 4 | Currency whose name was suggested by Germain Pirlot and officially adopted in Madrid in December 1995 |
| 34% | DOGFISH | 7 | Name by which the small-spotted cat shark is also known in the UK |
| 34% | THEHUMANTORNADO | 15 | '76 movie starring Rudy Ray Moore who Eddie Murphy portrayed last year in "Dolemite Is My Name" |
| 34% | LAYDOWNSALLY | 12 | 1977 Eric Clapton song whose title is followed by "and rest you in my arms": 3 wds. |
| 34% | MIKEHAMMER | 10 | Private eye in novels by Mickey Spillane, such as I, the Jury and My Gun Is Quick |
| 33% | JASONLEE | 8 | "My Name Is Earl" actor who plays the president's brother on "The Residence": 2 wds. |
| 33% | LOU | 3 | Emilia Clarke is fondly called by this name in the movie in 13a |
| 33% | KWELI | 5 | Talib who rapped "My name is in the middle of equality" |
| 33% | HAMMER | 6 | Mike —, private eye in novels by Mickey Spillane, such as I, the Jury and My Gun Is Quick |