| 100% | NERO | 4 | He was declared a public enemy by the Senate |
| 61% | NERO | 4 | The Senate declared him a public enemy |
| 38% | JONAH | 5 | He was swallowed by a fish |
| 38% | LET | 3 | "___ Me," a song by Elvis Presley that was featured in the film he acted in, "Love Me Tender" |
| 38% | TOTO | 4 | He was chased by the Cowardly Lion |
| 38% | JONAH | 5 | He was swallowed by a great fish |
| 37% | HADES | 5 | He was accompanied by the guard dog Cerberus |
| 37% | KROC | 4 | He was played by Keaton in The Founder |
| 37% | MAO | 3 | He was the subject of a Warhol painting |
| 36% | WILDE | 5 | He wrote "A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies" |
| 36% | DANIEL | 6 | He was cast into the lion's den by Nebuchadnezzar |
| 36% | MIDAS | 5 | He was given the ears of a donkey, in myth |
| 36% | WRAPBATTLE | 10 | Then, by the sandwich counter, there was a... |
| 36% | WRATH | 5 | "The Grapes of ___," novel by John Steinbeck, set in the Great Depression, that was a major reason for him winning the Nobel Prize |
| 36% | ROMULUS | 7 | He was fed by a wolf along with his twin brother |
| 36% | BERLE | 5 | He was a charter member of the Television Hall of Fame |
| 36% | PELE | 4 | Athlete declared a national treasure by the Brazilian government |
| 36% | SMEAGOL | 7 | Gollum, before he was corrupted by the "One Ring" |
| 36% | DAVINCI | 7 | The Vitruvian Man was drawn by him |
| 35% | PELE | 4 | He was named Athlete of the Century by the I.O.C. |
| 35% | EDISON | 6 | The 1st phonograph was invented by him in 1877 |
| 34% | LIGHTNING | 9 | The earth is hit by __ 100 times a second |
| 34% | ONE | 3 | The result when a number is divided by itself |
| 34% | BEGS | 4 | Is a bad dog by the dinner table, say |
| 34% | OFTHEDAY | 8 | "The Remains ___," 1989 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro (birthday today) for which he won the Booker Prize and which was also adapted into a film: 3 wds. |
| 34% | NEVERLET | 8 | "___ Me Go," 2005 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro for which he won the ALA Alex Award and which was also adapted into a movie: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DUMBWAITER | 10 | A labor-saving device invented by 44-Down was the … |
| 34% | WONONPOINTS | 11 | Was victorious in the ring, but not by a knockout |
| 34% | HELIOS | 6 | The Colossus of Rhodes was a giant statue of him |
| 34% | BETRAY | 6 | Help the enemy by being treacherous |