| 100% | MAOTSETUNG | 10 | Character in John Adams' opera ''Nixon in China'' |
| 77% | MAO | 3 | Leading tenor role in the John Adams opera "Nixon in China" which premiered in Houston in 1987 |
| 73% | OPERAROLE | 9 | Nixon, in John Adams' "Nixon in China" |
| 69% | OPERA | 5 | John Adams's "Nixon in China," for one |
| 67% | ADAMS | 5 | John —, composer of the operas A Flowering Tree and Nixon in China |
| 61% | PATNIXON | 8 | She sings the aria “This is prophetic,” in a John Adams opera about a diplomatic trip to China |
| 54% | CHINA | 5 | Adams opera, ''Nixon in ___'' |
| 54% | JOHNADAMS | 9 | Composer of the operas A Flowering Tree and Nixon in China |
| 52% | OPERA | 5 | Adams' "Nixon in China," e.g. |
| 51% | ENLAI | 5 | Baritone Chou in the opera "Nixon in China" |
| 51% | ADAMS | 5 | "Nixon in China" composer John |
| 49% | MAO | 3 | Tenor role in the opera “Nixon in China” |
| 44% | OPERA | 5 | Don Giovanni or Nixon in China |
| 44% | WHITEHOUSE | 10 | John Adams' new home in 1800 |
| 44% | AMAHL | 5 | Title character in a Menotti opera |
| 44% | ORFEO | 5 | Title character in a Gluck opera |
| 44% | ARABELLA | 8 | Titular character in a Strauss opera |
| 44% | TWIN | 4 | Evil character in a soap opera, often |
| 43% | ATTY | 4 | Many a character in John Grisham novels (Abbr.) |
| 43% | SILVER | 6 | Character in "Treasure Island": Long John __ |
| 42% | ELNINO | 6 | Nativity oratorio by John Adams first performed in 2000 |
| 42% | EARP | 4 | Historical character in John Ford's "My Darling Clementine" |
| 42% | AFAST | 5 | John Adams's "Short Ride in ___ Machine" |
| 42% | SULU | 4 | John Cho's character in 16-Across |
| 42% | AMNESIAC | 8 | Staple character in soap operas |
| 41% | RAMBO | 5 | John ___, Sylvester Stallone's character in "First Blood" |
| 41% | NIXON | 5 | & 16D 1987 opera by John Adams |
| 41% | UNCLEBUCK | 9 | John Candy plays the title character in this film |