| 100% | MAIDEN | 6 | Iron __, rockers named after a device of torture |
| 46% | FIONAAPPLESAUCE | 15 | Fruit puree named after a female rocker? |
| 45% | SMYRNA | 6 | Georgia city named after a Greek city of Anatolia |
| 45% | PEONIES | 7 | Showy flowers named after a Greek god of medicine |
| 45% | TRAFALGAR | 9 | London square named after a famous battle of 1805 |
| 45% | KITE | 4 | Toy named after a kind of bird |
| 45% | MARS | 4 | Planet named after a god of war |
| 44% | PALEBLUED | 9 | Carl Sagan book named after a famous photo of Earth |
| 44% | POMPADOUR | 9 | Hairstyle named after a mistress of Louis XV |
| 44% | KURSK | 5 | Ill-fated Russian sub named after a city SSW of Moscow |
| 44% | EDAM | 4 | Cheese named after a town in North Holland (anagram of "dame") |
| 43% | ELKS | 4 | Fraternal group named after a type of deer |
| 43% | ELKS | 4 | Fraternal group named after a kind of deer |
| 43% | AHAB | 4 | Literary protagonist named after a king of Israel |
| 43% | BOTTLEGREEN | 11 | Dark hue named after a type of glassware |
| 43% | STYX | 4 | 1980s band named after a river of Hades |
| 42% | KIR | 3 | Blackcurrant liqueur and white wine cocktail named after a former mayor of Dijon |
| 42% | MEDICINEHAT | 11 | Canadian city named after a type of indigenous headdress |
| 42% | BEDROOMPOP | 10 | Minimalist music style named after part of a house |
| 42% | GUILLOTINE | 10 | Decapitation device named after a French doctor |
| 42% | ETAL | 4 | Abbr. after a list of names |
| 42% | LONSDALE | 8 | & 5D British boxing award named after a former president of the National Sporting Club |
| 42% | GALOP | 5 | Ballroom dance named after the running gait of a horse |
| 41% | SEDAN | 5 | Type of car named after a type of chair |
| 41% | MACKERELSKY | 11 | Rippling cloud phenomenon named after a type of fish |
| 41% | BOLOGNA | 7 | A type of sausage named after an Italian city |
| 41% | TANG | 4 | Flavored drink mix named after a type of taste |
| 41% | MNEME | 5 | Moon of Jupiter named after a muse |
| 41% | LILAC | 5 | Shade of purple named after a flower |