| 100% | ROSIE | 5 | Female mascot of the Cincinnati Reds whose name is derived from a female fan and a fan group |
| 46% | DEUSEX | 6 | RPG whose name is derived from the name of a dramatic device |
| 43% | UVEA | 4 | Part of your anatomy that makes your blue eyes blue and whose name is derived from the Latin for "grape" |
| 41% | INDIGO | 6 | Rainbow color whose name is derived from the country of its origin |
| 39% | TURKSCAP | 8 | — lily, plant of North America whose name is derived from the shape of the flower petals |
| 39% | TURKSCAP | 8 | - lily, plant of North America whose name is derived from the shape of the flower petals |
| 39% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop group whose name is formed from the initials of its members |
| 39% | PEZ | 3 | Tablet-shaped candy whose name was derived from the first, middle, and last letters in the German word for peppermint |
| 38% | RUBY | 4 | Gemstone whose name is derived from the Latin word for "red" |
| 38% | AFRO | 4 | Hairstyle whose name is derived from a continent |
| 37% | MAZDA | 5 | Auto whose name is derived from a Zoroastrian deity |
| 37% | OCALA | 5 | City whose name is derived from a Timucua Indian name |
| 37% | ELAL | 4 | Company whose name is derived from a passage in Hosea |
| 37% | PION | 4 | Subatomic particle whose name is derived from a Greek letter |
| 37% | DAGWOODS | 8 | Food item whose name is derived from a comic strip |
| 37% | STAGS | 5 | Chicago ___, extinct NBA team from Illinois whose name is also a group of male deer |
| 37% | HUSKIES | 7 | Toronto ___, extinct NBA team from Ontario whose name is also a group of furry dogs |
| 37% | ARAM | 4 | Biblical region from which the name of a language is derived |
| 37% | NAVY | 4 | Old ___, American clothing company owned by the clothing giant at 34a, and whose name is reminiscent of a military force |
| 37% | HAWKS | 5 | Waterloo ___, extinct NBA team from Iowa whose name is also a group of sharp-eyed birds |
| 36% | ABBA | 4 | Pop group whose name derives from the initials of its members' first names |
| 36% | UVEA | 4 | Part of the face whose name is derived from the Latin for "grape" |
| 36% | EWER | 4 | Item whose name is derived from the Latin "aquarius" |
| 36% | BOP | 3 | Style of music whose name is derived from scat |
| 36% | CAVALIERS | 9 | With 15a, it's the name of the NBA team whose mascots are Moondog and Sir C.C. and which is part-owned by Usher |
| 36% | LEMUR | 5 | Animal whose name is derived from the Latin for "ghosts" |
| 36% | BARIUM | 6 | Element whose name is derived from the Greek for "heavy" |
| 36% | WARIO | 5 | Video-game antagonist whose name is a portmanteau of the protagonist's name and the Japanese word for "bad" |
| 36% | ESK | 3 | Island off Queensland and part of the Palm Islands group whose Aboriginal name is Soopun |
| 35% | SEPIA | 5 | Color whose name is derived from the scientific name for cuttlefish |