| 100% | MADRAS | 6 | Former name of Chennai and a lightweight fabric |
| 48% | OMNI | 4 | Name of a former Dodge subcompact, a closed Atlanta arena, and a defunct science magazine |
| 46% | MADRAS | 6 | Hot Indian curry; former name of Chennai |
| 46% | MADRAS | 6 | Former name of Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, India |
| 45% | FEDERALEXPRESS | 14 | Former name of a UPS competitor |
| 45% | ZAIRE | 5 | Former name of a Tanzanian neighbor |
| 45% | SIAM | 4 | Former name of a neighbor of Burma |
| 45% | KIROV | 5 | Former name of a Russian ballet company |
| 45% | MPAA | 4 | Former name of a film-rating org. |
| 44% | CATSCAN | 7 | Former name of a 3D X-ray technique |
| 43% | SCUTARI | 7 | Former name of Uskudar, a district of Istanbul, Turkey |
| 43% | PIBB | 4 | Mr. __: Former name of a Dr Pepper rival |
| 43% | LENINGRAD | 9 | A former name of St. Petersburg |
| 42% | NEET | 4 | Former name for a rival of Nair |
| 42% | OHIO | 4 | Name of a state and a river |
| 42% | SHEA | 4 | Name of a former baseball stadium in Queens that neighbored (and is an anagram of) 9-Across |
| 42% | OSSA | 4 | Name of a mountain in Greece and Canada |
| 41% | BICENTENNIALCENTER | 18 | Former name of a Kansas arena that commemorated a 1976 U.S. anniversary |
| 41% | PENOBSCOT | 9 | Name of a nation, a river, and a bay |
| 41% | ERIE | 4 | Name of a U.S. city, lake, and canal |
| 41% | LUGE | 4 | Name of a winter sport, and the vehicle involved |
| 41% | ANGOSTURA | 9 | Former name of Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, after which a brand of bitters is named |
| 41% | ERIE | 4 | Name of a Great Lake and a New York canal |
| 41% | ERIE | 4 | Name of both a Pennsylvania city and a Great Lake |
| 41% | ERIE | 4 | Name of a Pennsylvania city and a New York canal |
| 41% | ERIE | 4 | Name of a New York canal, lake, county, and people |
| 40% | DOLE | 4 | Last name of former senators Bob and Elizabeth |
| 40% | AGATHA | 6 | First name of a crime and mystery author |
| 40% | CHUG | 4 | Portmanteau name of a Chihuahua and pug mix |
| 40% | ERIE | 4 | Name of a Great Lake and a Pennsylvania city on it |