| 100% | CATCHER | 7 | Holden Caulfield is the lead of The __ in the Rye |
| 55% | NARRATOR | 8 | Holden Caulfield, for "The Catcher in the Rye" |
| 54% | CAULFIELD | 9 | Holden __, narrator of The Catcher in the Rye |
| 53% | CAULFIELD | 9 | Holden, narrator of The Catcher in the Rye |
| 52% | YEW | 3 | Tree that was the source of the poison in Christie's A Pocket Full of Rye |
| 51% | RYE | 3 | "The Catcher in the ___," novel whose protagonist is Holden Caulfield |
| 51% | RYE | 3 | "The Catcher in the ___," novel where Holden Caulfield is the protagonist |
| 50% | STARIN | 6 | Be the lead of |
| 50% | OUR | 3 | Lead word in the title of the play Lincoln was watching when assassinated |
| 50% | MICKJAGGER | 10 | Lead singer of the Rolling Stones who was knighted in 2003: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ARCO | 4 | The phrase "Bach's ___ Pitcairn" was on the back of the shirt the lead zombie wore in George Romero's "Dawn of the Dead" |
| 48% | BEGETS | 6 | Is the father of, in the Bible |
| 48% | ISLE | 4 | ___ of Wight Festival, music festival in the U.K. that is held annually in Newport |
| 48% | ELIS | 4 | Today's region of Greece in which the ancient games of Olympia were held |
| 48% | MALL | 4 | National ___, one of the venues where "Live Earth" benefit concert was held in 2007 |
| 48% | CHILIS | 6 | Restaurant where The Dundies were held in season 2 of "The Office" |
| 48% | DIANA | 5 | Princess who was the subject of "Candle in the Wind" |
| 47% | FRONTS | 6 | Is the lead singer of |
| 47% | FRONTED | 7 | Was the lead singer of |
| 47% | TBIRDS | 6 | Group led by 15-Across that was called the Burger Palace Boys in the original Broadway production of 43-Across (Hyph.) |
| 47% | SOPHIETURNER | 12 | The actress from the show "Game of Thrones" who was the lead actress in the movie "Josie": 2 wds. |
| 47% | EVAGABOR | 8 | Actress who was the voice of Duchess in "The Aristocats" |
| 46% | SALINGER | 8 | Writer of Catcher in the Rye, J.D. __ |
| 46% | SODA | 4 | Popular kind of drink that is one of the leading causes of obesity in the United States |
| 46% | WEMBLEY | 7 | ___ Stadium, London, one of the two venues where the "Live Aid" benefit concert was held in 1985 |
| 46% | SORCERER | 8 | Mickey was the apprentice of one in Fantasia |
| 46% | NATALIEDORMER | 13 | The actress from the show "Game of Thrones" who was the lead actress in the movie "In Darkness": 2 wds. |
| 46% | BEN | 3 | Actor Kingsley who was the voice of Archibald in "The Boxtrolls" |
| 46% | EVA | 3 | Actress Gabor who was the voice of Duchess in "The Aristocats" |
| 46% | TSARS | 5 | Nicholas II was the last of them in Russia |