| 100% | ARON | 4 | East of Eden brother (or a girl's name in reverse) |
| 47% | TESSA | 5 | Girl's name that's a benefit in reverse? |
| 46% | RAE | 3 | Girl's name that's a body part in reverse |
| 41% | ARON | 4 | East of Eden brother |
| 41% | MAUI | 4 | Dwayne Johnson's role in "Moana," or the name of a Hawaiian island |
| 41% | ANN | 3 | Girl's name in the Toy Hall of Fame |
| 41% | ALEXA | 5 | Girl's name in a 1990 Billy Joel title |
| 41% | ENNA | 4 | Sicilian city, or a girl's name backward |
| 40% | TRASK | 5 | Family name in Steinbeck's "East of Eden" |
| 39% | ARON | 4 | "East of Eden" son named for Moses' older brother |
| 39% | AXMINSTER | 9 | Type of patterned carpet named after a town in East Devon |
| 39% | LOLA | 4 | Girl's name spelled out in a 1970 hit |
| 38% | JESS | 4 | Girl's name or strap on a hawk's leg |
| 38% | TERI | 4 | Girl's name that's a homophone of a cloth |
| 38% | ANDREA | 6 | Girl's name in the U.S. that's a boy's name in Italy |
| 38% | MAE | 3 | Girl's name that's a homophone of the fifth month |
| 38% | MAE | 3 | Girl's name that sounds like a month of the year |
| 38% | AUDREY | 6 | Plant, shop girl's name in Little Shop of Horrors |
| 37% | BLACK | 5 | With 41- and 43-Across, cop cruiser ... or a description of the five animals named in this puzzle |
| 37% | DOROTHY | 7 | First name of actor Dandridge or the girl in Oz |
| 37% | ARON | 4 | Cal's twin brother in "East of Eden" |
| 37% | DAISY | 5 | Girl's name in "A Bicycle Built for Two" |
| 36% | ROMNEY | 6 | & 22A Wetland area in Kent and East Sussex after which a type of sheep is named |
| 36% | JAMESDEAN | 9 | Iconic "East of Eden" star who died in a crash in 1955: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THEGAP | 6 | Classic name in retail clothing ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 36% | TLC | 3 | Girl group that's also the name of a cable channel |
| 36% | DRE | 3 | Name that's an anagram of a word in 41-Down |
| 36% | BETH | 4 | Short form of a girl's name, along with Liz |
| 36% | MEA | 3 | "... ___ name I call myself" or part of a solfege note in a "The Sound of Music" song: 2 wds. |