| 100% | GIGI | 4 | It's tied with "Argo" for the shortest name for a Best Picture |
| 52% | COMPSCI | 7 | Class where it's best to get with the program, for short? |
| 50% | ARGO | 4 | 2012 movie that's tied with "Gigi" and "CODA" as Best Picture with the shortest title |
| 49% | SESS | 4 | It often starts with the striking of a gavel, for short |
| 49% | FARGO | 5 | North Dakota city that shares its name with a Best Picture nominee |
| 48% | ARGO | 4 | Best Picture winner with the line "If I'm doing a fake movie, it's gonna be a fake hit" |
| 48% | BEERHUNTER | 10 | Best Picture adaptation about ... a search for the perfect brew, with "The"? |
| 47% | ARGO | 4 | Besides "Gigi," the only Best Picture winner with a four-letter name |
| 47% | ARGO | 4 | Best Picture winner whose name rhymes with a Coen brothers film set in the Midwest |
| 46% | OSU | 3 | Rhythm game that shares its name with the abbreviation for a Big 10 school |
| 45% | UKE | 3 | Hawaiian stringed instrument, with a name originating from the Hawaiian language, for short |
| 45% | JAG | 3 | Sports car that shares its name with a wild cat, for short |
| 45% | GIGI | 4 | Shortest title so far for a Best Picture Oscar winner |
| 44% | LALALAND | 8 | 2016 Best Picture (no, wait; it wasn't!) ... and a fitting place for the answers to starred clues? |
| 44% | PHISH | 5 | Band with a Ben & Jerry's flavor named for it |
| 44% | SALMONBERRY | 11 | Fruit traditionally eaten with the fish it's named for |
| 43% | GLEN | 4 | Good name for a guy living in the valley |
| 43% | NINERS | 6 | San Francisco-based athletes with a team name inspired by the California Gold Rush, for short |
| 43% | BOFA | 4 | Financial institution with a stylized version of the Stars and Stripes in its logo, for short |
| 43% | BLT | 3 | It's like a club sandwich without the cold cuts, for short |
| 43% | APP | 3 | A short name for the first course of a meal |
| 42% | PHISH | 5 | Jam band with a Ben & Jerry's ice-cream flavor named for it |
| 42% | ASL | 3 | It's sometimes shown in the corner of a TV screen, for short |
| 42% | NEVER | 5 | When it's a good idea to argue with strangers on the internet |
| 42% | TENDON | 6 | The most well-known one is named for a Greek hero |
| 42% | DECKER | 6 | A type of bus or the candy named for it: double __ |
| 42% | DICKYBOW | 8 | Nickname for the tie worn with a dress shirt |
| 42% | CROUCHEND | 9 | Area in the London Borough of Haringey that shares its name with a 1980 Stephen King short story |
| 42% | DOSANDDONUTS | 12 | Good name for a salon offering a sweet treat with every haircut? |
| 42% | BARB | 4 | Good name for someone with a sharp tongue? |