| 100% | VWBUG | 5 | Classic car whose official name is the Beetle, for short: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ALJARREAU | 9 | Singer whose "Moonlighting" was the theme song for the TV show of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 43% | JOEYFATONE | 10 | Former 'N Sync singer whose first name is also the term for a baby kangaroo: 2 wds. |
| 42% | KITHARINGTON | 12 | "Game of Thrones" actor whose first name is also the term for a baby fox: 2 wds. |
| 42% | OLYMPIADUKAKIS | 14 | "Moonstruck" actress whose first name is the capital of Washington: 2 wds. |
| 40% | BEACHBOYS | 9 | "Good Vibrations" band whose original name was the Pendletones: 2 wds. |
| 40% | BRUNOMARS | 9 | Stage name for the "Uptown Funk" singer whose real name is Peter Gene Hernandez: 2 wds. |
| 40% | EMMYROSSUM | 10 | "Shameless" actress whose first name is the same as a TV award: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SOFIAVERGARA | 12 | "Modern Family" star whose first name is the capital of Bulgaria: 2 wds. |
| 40% | LADYGAGA | 8 | Stage name for the "Poker Face" singer whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MEGRYAN | 7 | Actress whose name is an anagram of the word "Germany": 2 wds. |
| 39% | ALGREEN | 7 | Singer whose name is an anagram of the word "general": 2 wds. |
| 39% | EDASNER | 7 | Actor whose name is an anagram of the word "endears": 2 wds. |
| 39% | PARISHILTON | 11 | "The Simple Life" star whose first name is the capital of France: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ELMORELEONARD | 13 | Crime writer whose 1990 novel is the inspiration for 13-Down: 2 wds. |
| 39% | REO | 3 | Classic car whose name is a monogram |
| 39% | ADAMDRIVER | 10 | "Ferrari" actor whose last name is a synonym for a chauffeur: 2 wds. |
| 39% | VOLKSWAGENPASSAT | 16 | *Car whose model name is derived from the German for "trade winds" |
| 38% | CHICKCOREA | 10 | 23-time Grammy-winning jazz pianist whose first name is also the term for a baby bird: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ADAMSILVER | 10 | NBA commissioner whose last name is a metal with the chemical symbol Ag: 2 wds. |
| 38% | DARYLHANNAH | 11 | "Splash" actress whose last name is spelled the same forward and backward: 2 wds. |
| 38% | JACKSONBROWNE | 13 | "Doctor, My Eyes" singer whose first name is the capital of Mississippi: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SANAALATHAN | 11 | "The Best Man Holiday" star whose first name is the capital of Yemen: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ELCAMINO | 8 | Classic Chevy whose name translates to "the way": 2 wds. |
| 37% | JEREMYRENNER | 12 | "The Avengers" actor whose last name is spelled the same forward and backward: 2 wds. |
| 37% | BRITNEYSPEARS | 13 | Pop singer whose name is an anagram of the word "Presbyterians": 2 wds. |
| 37% | GREENGABLES | 11 | Name of the Cuthbert farmstead in Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic novel that 18-Across is based on: 2 wds. |
| 37% | PIERRETRUDEAU | 13 | Former prime minister of Canada whose first name is the capital of South Dakota: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ANITABAKER | 10 | "Sweet Love" singer whose last name is a synonym for a pastry chef: 2 wds. |
| 37% | CLEVELAND | 9 | City whose MLB team was once named the Napoleons, or for short, the Naps |