| 100% | DAGAMA | 6 | He was named viceroy of Portuguese India in 1524 |
| 36% | MIDAS | 5 | He was given the ears of a donkey, in myth |
| 36% | LISBOA | 6 | Name of Portuguese capital in its native language |
| 36% | SCOPES | 6 | He was found guilty of teaching evolution in 1925 |
| 36% | ASHE | 4 | He was named 1992's Sportsman of the Year, despite retiring from tennis 12 years earlier |
| 35% | EVEL | 4 | First name of the role George Hamilton played in a 1971 movie where he stated "I am the last gladiator in the new Rome" |
| 34% | ASTERIX | 7 | He is the theme of park north of Paris opened in 1989 |
| 34% | JAIPUR | 6 | City in India that is capital of Rajasthan |
| 33% | ADLER | 5 | Last name of Grace in Will and Grace sitcom |
| 33% | TSELIOT | 7 | He wrote "I will show you fear in a handful of dust" |
| 33% | LAWLORDS | 8 | Name by which the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary were also known |
| 33% | BOY | 3 | ___ Scouts of America (group whose name will change in 2019) |
| 33% | CAITLYNJENNER | 13 | Transgender rights activist who was named Glamour Woman of the Year in 2015: 2 wds. |
| 33% | GRETATHUNBERG | 13 | Swedish environmental activist who was named Glamour Woman of the Year in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 32% | NARENDRAMODI | 12 | Current leader of India, who was reelected in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 32% | NEED | 4 | "He is in ___ of medical help." |
| 32% | WILDE | 5 | He wrote "A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies" |
| 32% | JADEN | 5 | Will Smith's son who co-starred with him in "The Pursuit of Happyness" |
| 32% | POE | 3 | Literary figure whose name is a letter short of something he wrote |
| 32% | IMAGE | 5 | "There is this ___ I have of him in my mind..." (mental picture) |
| 32% | PACTEN | 6 | Conference name changed in 2011 when a pair of schools were added |
| 32% | SUZANNE | 7 | Name of Crazy Eyes in Orange is the New Black |
| 32% | GOA | 3 | City of Portuguese India |
| 31% | PELE | 4 | Soccer great who was named Player of the Century in 2000 |
| 31% | AHEAD | 5 | "He is ___ of us in this race." (leading) |
| 31% | GOA | 3 | Former part of Portuguese India |
| 31% | GOA | 3 | Onetime part of Portuguese India |
| 31% | RADCLIFFE | 9 | Last name of the actor who was the titular protagonist in "Harry Potter" series |
| 31% | NAN | 3 | River in Thailand which is also the name of a "Game of Thrones" character |
| 31% | OAK | 3 | Tree that is one of the ten most common street names in the US |