| 100% | STEPHANIEPLUM | 13 | Fictional New Jersey-based bounty hunter/sleuth in Janet Evanovich novels (2 wds.) |
| 74% | STEPHANIEPLUM | 13 | New Jersey-based bounty hunter/sleuth in a Janet Evanovich book series (2 wds.) |
| 40% | GOINGROGUE | 10 | Novel in Janet Evanovich's 32-Across series subtitled "Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | MARTINBRODEUR | 13 | New Jersey Devils goalie who scored a record three goals, in 1997, 2000, and 2013: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MARTINBRODEUR | 13 | NHL goalie who had his number 30 retired by the New Jersey Devils in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 34% | TENBIGONES | 10 | Novel in Janet Evanovich's 32-Across series that was published between "To the Nines" and "Eleven on Top" (3 wds.) |
| 34% | HATEFULEIGHT | 12 | Actor Kurt Russell along with Samuel L. Jackson played two bounty hunters in Quentin Tarantino's "The ___": 2 wds. |
| 33% | GARDENSTATE | 11 | New Jersey nickname: 2 wds. |
| 31% | BOBAFETT | 8 | "The Empire Strikes Back" bounty hunter: 2 wds. |
| 31% | REDOAK | 6 | State tree of New Jersey, Northern ___: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MARTINBRODEUR | 13 | New Jersey Devils goalie who won the Vezina Trophy four times: 2 wds. |
| 31% | GREEDO | 6 | Bounty hunter shot by Han Solo in "Star Wars: A New Hope" |
| 30% | MARTINBRODEUR | 13 | Former New Jersey Devils' goaltender who has the highest number of wins with 691 wins and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 30% | WOODROWWILSON | 13 | Democratic president who once served as the governor of New Jersey: 2 wds. |
| 30% | JANETEVANOVICH | 14 | Writer whose mystery series features bounty hunter Stephanie Plum: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ANNERICE | 8 | Writer of vampire novels based in New Orleans |
| 29% | HARLEMSHUFFLE | 13 | Colson Whitehead novel set in New York City (2 wds.) |
| 29% | FORTDIX | 7 | New Jersey base |
| 28% | PETERRABBIT | 11 | New movie about a bunny, based on stories written in early 1900s England: 2 wds. |
| 28% | HARLEMSHUFFLE | 13 | 2021 Colson Whitehead novel set in New York City (2 wds.) |
| 28% | CORYBOOKER | 10 | US senator from New Jersey and 2020 presidential candidate who follows a vegan diet: 2 wds. |
| 28% | TEN | 3 | Janet Evanovich novel "___ Big Ones" |
| 27% | VIWARSHAWSKI | 12 | Fictional private investigator featured in 19 novels, including 28-Across, by 40-Across (3 wds.) |
| 27% | PLOTTWIST | 9 | Surprise device used in many spy novels: 2 wds. |
| 26% | EASYRAWLINS | 11 | Fictional war veteran and private investigator featured in 14 novels by 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 26% | THEDOLLHOUSE | 12 | Novel by 39-Across set in New York City's Barbizon Hotel (2 wds.) |
| 26% | NEWYORKGIANTS | 13 | Pro football team based in New Jersey |
| 26% | NAKATOMIPLAZA | 13 | Fictional building in "Die Hard": 2 wds. |
| 26% | OVERLOOKHOTEL | 13 | Fictional building in "The Shining": 2 wds. |
| 26% | THEBURGESSBOYS | 14 | Elizabeth Strout novel set in the fictional town of Shirley Falls about two brothers (3 wds.) |