| 100% | STRAIT | 6 | Country star whose last name rhymes with a number |
| 75% | NYRO | 4 | Singer-songwriter whose last name rhymes with a number |
| 71% | TREE | 4 | "Cowboys Don't Cry" singer Oliver, whose last name rhymes with a number |
| 57% | PREVIN | 6 | Knighted orchestra conductor whose name rhymes with a number |
| 51% | ABBY | 4 | "Sesame Street" Muppet whose last name rhymes with her first |
| 49% | OTERI | 5 | Former "S.N.L." comic Cheri, whose last name rhymes with her first |
| 46% | BEAN | 4 | Actor Sean whose last name doesn't rhyme with "Sean" |
| 46% | BSIX | 4 | Vitamin whose name rhymes with a car engine |
| 46% | MALI | 4 | Country whose name rhymes with "holly" |
| 45% | JAMIEFOXX | 9 | "Ray" star whose last name sounds like a crafty animal: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ARUBA | 5 | Island whose name rhymes with a popular thing to do there |
| 45% | KESHA | 5 | Pop star whose name was formerly spelled with a $ |
| 45% | KESHA | 5 | Pop star whose name was once stylized with a $ |
| 44% | VICKS | 5 | VapoRub brand, whose name rhymes with a famous singer |
| 44% | NATE | 4 | Man's name that rhymes with a number |
| 44% | ADAMSILVER | 10 | NBA commissioner whose last name is a metal with the chemical symbol Ag: 2 wds. |
| 43% | TRACEYGOLD | 10 | "Growing Pains" actress whose last name is a metal with the chemical symbol Au: 2 wds. |
| 43% | KESHA | 5 | Pop star whose name used to be spelled with a dollar sign |
| 42% | FREDBIRD | 8 | Cardinals mascot whose name rhymes with a nickname for a member of the team |
| 42% | ARCHER | 6 | Jeffrey ___, "Kane and Abel" author whose last name sounds like someone who is good with a bow and arrow |
| 42% | MALI | 4 | West African country whose name rhymes with "jolly" |
| 41% | ELL | 3 | Country pop singer Lindsay whose last name is also a letter |
| 41% | JACKSPRAT | 9 | Nursery rhyme guy whose last name inspired the answers to starred clues? |
| 41% | ROO | 3 | A.A. Milne character whose name rhymes with "Pooh" |
| 41% | AVOGADRO | 8 | Scientist whose name is associated with a number |
| 41% | STYX | 4 | Classic rock band that rhymes with a number |
| 41% | IRAN | 4 | Country whose name becomes another country if you change the last letter to a Q |
| 40% | ARGO | 4 | Best Picture winner whose name rhymes with a Coen brothers film set in the Midwest |
| 40% | GRANTGUSTIN | 11 | "The Flash" star whose first name is a presidential last name: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ENO | 3 | Ambient music pioneer Brian (whose last name is a number spelled backward) |