| 100% | TED | 3 | Cruz in the 2016 election |
| 57% | TED | 3 | Cruz in the news |
| 57% | TED | 3 | Cruz in the Capitol |
| 53% | BERNIE | 6 | First name in the 2016 campaign |
| 52% | ASH | 3 | Porcupine in the 2016 animated movie "Sing" |
| 52% | KOSOVO | 6 | Balkan first-timer in the 2016 Olympics |
| 52% | JEB | 3 | Bush who ran in the 2016 primaries |
| 51% | ETS | 3 | Figures in the 2016 film "Arrival," for short |
| 51% | EWE | 3 | Animal like Nana in the 2016 movie "Sing" |
| 51% | VILLANOVA | 9 | Winning team in the 2016 NCAA Basketball Championship |
| 51% | NAFTA | 5 | Commerce pact mentioned in the 2016 presidential debates |
| 50% | USA | 3 | Open event gold medalist in the 2016 Chess Olympiad |
| 50% | VOTE | 4 | Participate in the election process |
| 49% | MCCARTHY | 8 | Actress Melissa who will star in the 2016 movie "Ghostbusters" |
| 49% | JONES | 5 | Actress Leslie who will star in the 2016 movie "Ghostbusters" |
| 49% | WIIG | 4 | Actress Kristen who will star in the 2016 movie "Ghostbusters" |
| 49% | MCKINNON | 8 | Actress Kate who will star in the 2016 movie "Ghostbusters" |
| 49% | NORTHCAROLINA | 13 | Runner-up in the 2016 NCAA Basketball Championship: 2 wds. |
| 48% | IND | 3 | Like Perot in the 1992 pres. election |
| 48% | WHATHAPPENED | 12 | 2017 best seller by Hillary Clinton about the 2016 election: 2 wds. |
| 47% | AYERS | 5 | Bill ___, controversial figure in the 2008 presidential election |
| 47% | SUFFRAGE | 8 | The right to vote in elections |
| 46% | DYLAN | 5 | Bob who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 46% | ADAM | 4 | Lambert who was in the 2016 TV version of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" |
| 46% | FREEMAN | 7 | Actor Ed Skrein's (birthday today) character Francis ___ in the 2016 superhero film "Deadpool" |
| 46% | DYLAN | 5 | Bob —, singer-actor awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 45% | THU | 3 | Election Day in the U.K. |
| 45% | ALI | 3 | Mahershala ___, actor who won an Academy Award for his performance in the 2016 film "Moonlight" |
| 45% | ERNIEHUDSON | 11 | Costar of 1984's "Ghostbusters" who had a cameo in the 2016 version: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ANDYMURRAY | 10 | Scottish tennis player defeated by 32-Across in the 2016 Australian Open finals: 2 wds. |