| 100% | STARBUCKS | 9 | Coffeehouse chain with a siren logo, whose name was inspired by Melville's best friend in "Moby Dick" |
| 40% | STARBUCKS | 9 | Coffeehouse chain where the customers' names are written on each cup, and features a siren in its logo |
| 35% | NBC | 3 | Big name in TV with a well-known logo that was originally a microphone surrounded by lightning bolts in 1943 |
| 35% | CARDIB | 6 | Rapper whose name was inspired by a rum brand |
| 35% | IPOD | 4 | Gadget whose name was inspired by "2001: A Space Odyssey" |
| 35% | PITCHFORK | 9 | Music review website, whose name was inspired by the tattoo design on Al Pacino's right arm in "Scarface" |
| 35% | RADLEYS | 7 | The Boo ___, "Wake Up Boo!" band whose name is inspired by Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 35% | NEONTREES | 9 | Band whose name was inspired by In-N-Out Burger signage |
| 35% | PANDORA | 7 | Music-streaming service whose name is inspired by a Greek myth |
| 34% | LADY | 4 | ___ Gaga, "Poker Face" singer whose name was inspired by a Queen song |
| 34% | RADIOHEAD | 9 | "Paranoid Android" band whose name was inspired by a Talking Heads song |
| 34% | STARBUCKS | 9 | Coffee chain with a siren in its logo |
| 34% | SUNBIRD | 7 | A feathered creature whose name is inspired by the centre of the solar system |
| 34% | DEEP | 4 | ___ Purple, "Smoke on the Water" band whose name was inspired by a Peter DeRose song |
| 33% | MEN | 3 | Of Mice and ___, "Restoring Force" band whose name is inspired by a John Steinbeck novel |
| 33% | ROMANCE | 7 | My Chemical ___, "Helena" band whose name is inspired by a collection of novellas by Irvine Welsh |
| 33% | ROLLING | 7 | The ___ Stones, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" band whose name was inspired by a Muddy Waters song |
| 30% | FRAISIER | 8 | French cake whose name is inspired by strawberries |
| 30% | MARCO | 5 | With 74 Across, explorer whose name is shouted in a pool |
| 30% | MODEST | 6 | ___ Mouse, "Float On" band whose name is inspired by Virginia Woolf's novel "The Mark on the Wall" |
| 30% | DREAM | 5 | WNBA team whose name was inspired by an MLK speech |
| 29% | ALIENWARE | 9 | Dell gaming brand whose name was inspired by "The X-Files" |
| 29% | CHANTAL | 7 | With 15-Across, director whose 1975 film, Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, was named the best film of all time in a recent Sight & Sound poll |
| 29% | PRINCESSMERIDA | 14 | Disney cartoon character with red hair whose best friend is a horse named Angus (2 wds.) |
| 29% | AETNA | 5 | Insurance company in the Fortune 100 whose name was inspired by an Italian volcano |
| 29% | BAKLAVA | 7 | Pastry whose name is often be confused with a skier's headgear |
| 29% | REI | 3 | Camping-goods chain with a tree in its logo |
| 29% | CHIPOTLE | 8 | Chain with a pepper in its logo |
| 29% | PANERA | 6 | Chain with a loaf in its logo |
| 29% | OLYMPIANS | 9 | Indianapolis ___, extinct NBA team from Indiana whose name is inspired by the Greek Gods |