| 100% | INABSENTIA | 10 | How Paul Hofmann, who worked for the NYT, was tried in Italy in 1944 |
| 42% | TINA | 4 | Ermine who was revealed as the Olympic mascot for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy |
| 37% | COX | 3 | Laverne ___, "Orange Is the New Black" actress who competed in the reality show "I Want to Work for Diddy" |
| 37% | IRA | 3 | Berkow, shared Pulitzer winner for the NYT series "How Race Is Lived in America" (2001) |
| 36% | SMITHERS | 8 | The name of the butler who works for the Lodge family in "Archie" comics |
| 35% | ELIHUYALE | 9 | For whom the Collegiate School was renamed in 1718 |
| 35% | JESSEPINKMAN | 12 | Character played by Aaron Paul in "Breaking Bad", who was a crystal meth dealer and worked with the character played by 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ENYA | 4 | Singer for whom a fish native to the Orinoco was named in 2017 |
| 34% | GRASPATSTRAWS | 13 | Old fashioned leggings are in -- try for the impossible!? |
| 34% | HEIR | 4 | One who is next in line for the throne |
| 34% | HEIR | 4 | Person who is next in line for the throne |
| 34% | WALDI | 5 | Dachshund dog who was the Olympic mascot for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Germany |
| 34% | RIIS | 4 | Jacob for whom a park in the Rockaways is named |
| 33% | SWOOP | 5 | Mascot for the Philadelphia Eagles who was featured in the film "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" |
| 33% | OLLY | 4 | Kookaburra who was one of three Olympic mascots for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia |
| 33% | BROCA | 5 | French physician Paul for whom an area of the brain is named |
| 33% | ASHE | 4 | Person for whom the largest tennis arena in the world is named |
| 33% | GOLDMINER | 9 | One for whom a flash in the pan is a good thing |
| 33% | RENATA | 6 | ___ Adler, who was a NYT film critic and reporter for the New Yorker |
| 33% | SAM | 3 | Sourdough ___, mascot for the San Francisco 49ers who was introduced in the '70s |
| 33% | VALET | 5 | One working for a fancy restaurant who's almost never in the restaurant |
| 33% | SAUDIS | 6 | Women who were legally permitted to drive for the first time in 2018 |
| 32% | RYCOODER | 8 | American guitarist famous for slide guitar work, who was also named in "The 100 Greatest Guitarists": 2 wds. |
| 32% | DINAH | 5 | Someone who's "in the kitchen" in "I've Been Working on the Railroad" |
| 32% | TOM | 3 | ___ Cruise, actor who was the inspiration for the titular character in Disney's "Aladdin" |
| 32% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | Singer and bass guitarist for the Beatles who was knighted in 1997: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MINERS | 6 | The 33 workers who were trapped underground for months in 2010, occupationally |
| 32% | KENDRICK | 8 | Anna who was Oscar nominated for Up in the Air |
| 32% | ELLA | 4 | Fitzgerald who was the inspiration for a Barbie in 2020 |
| 32% | DESMONDHOWARD | 13 | 1991 Heisman Trophy winner who was the Super Bowl MVP for the Green Bay Packers in 1997 (2 wds.) |