| 100% | OTIS | 4 | Elevator pioneer Elisha ___ (The company is named after her) |
| 53% | OPRAH | 5 | The cable channel OWN is named after her |
| 49% | ATHENA | 6 | Goddess; Greece's capital is named after her |
| 44% | HOWLER | 6 | Monkey that is named after the loud noise it makes |
| 44% | ASTERS | 6 | Flowers that are named after the Greek word for "star" |
| 44% | AMERIGO | 7 | Name after which the New World is named |
| 43% | BALANCEBEAM | 11 | 17-Across's signature "double-double" dismount in this gymnastics event is named after her: 2 wds. |
| 42% | TITOGRAD | 8 | Podgorica was named this after the Yugoslav leader |
| 42% | ADA | 3 | Programming pioneer Lovelace with a language named after her |
| 42% | MANHATTAN | 9 | Popular cocktail which is named after one of the boroughs of New York city |
| 42% | CHICAGO | 7 | 2002 film starring Renee Zellweger which is named after the "Windy City" in Illinois |
| 42% | ATLANTA | 7 | TV series created by Donald Glover which is named after the capital of Georgia |
| 42% | TWO | 3 | "___ of Us," VH1 drama which was named after The Beatles song released in 1969 |
| 41% | OPRAH | 5 | Media mogul whose production company is her name in reverse |
| 41% | FLOOREXERCISE | 13 | 17-Across's signature "double layout half out" move in this gymnastics event is named after her: 2 wds. |
| 41% | CHICAGO | 7 | The city Kim Kardashian named her daughter after |
| 41% | GEIGER | 6 | The radiation counter is named after this Hans |
| 41% | ESSO | 4 | Brand named after the pronunciation of its parent company's initials |
| 41% | GATORADE | 8 | Drink named after the football team it was originally tested on |
| 41% | REED | 4 | Walter, the major the hospital was named after |
| 41% | EPONYMOUS | 9 | Being the one something is named after |
| 40% | SRIRACHA | 8 | ___ sauce, spicy red condiment that originated in, and is named after the Thai city Si Racha |
| 40% | TANDOORI | 8 | ___ chicken (Indian dish named after the clay oven it is prepared in) |
| 40% | MYST | 4 | 1990s computer game named after the fictional island where it was set |
| 40% | FERMIUM | 7 | Element with atomic the number 100 which was named after an Italian-American pioneer of nuclear physics |
| 40% | NIKE | 4 | Sportswear brand known for its Air Jordan shoes, that is named after the Greek goddess of victory |
| 40% | IONESKYE | 8 | Say Anything actress who was reportedly named after the isle on which she was conceived |
| 40% | TWIN | 4 | "___ Peaks," mystery series named after the fictional Washington town it is set in |
| 40% | FALLS | 5 | "Gravity ___," animated mystery show named after the fictional town it is set in |
| 40% | CREEK | 5 | "Schitt's ___," comedy sitcom named after the small town it is set in |