| 100% | RAIN | 4 | Its name in Botswana is the same as the word for "money" |
| 50% | KIWI | 4 | Bird whose name is the same as its call |
| 49% | ITT | 3 | Defense contractor whose stock symbol is the same as its name |
| 47% | TONYCURTIS | 10 | "Some Like It Hot" star whose first name is the same as a Broadway award: 2 wds. |
| 46% | SYNC | 4 | When something is in the same rhythm as another, for short |
| 45% | YEN | 3 | Its symbol is the same as the yuan's |
| 45% | EURO | 4 | Money named for the continent where it is used |
| 45% | IRAN | 4 | Country whose name ends in the same three letters as its capital |
| 45% | WEBLOG | 6 | It is the same as blog |
| 44% | TECATE | 6 | Mexican beer named for the city it was first produced in |
| 43% | PAPER | 5 | I'm a toothy shredder with a taste for documents. My first name is the same as my favorite snack. What is my first name? |
| 43% | ITT | 3 | Conglomerate whose NYSE symbol is the same as the company's name |
| 43% | LISP | 4 | "Whose cruel idea was it for the word '___' to have an S in it?" (Steven Wright joke) |
| 43% | DYING | 5 | To be eager is the same as to be __ for something |
| 43% | ANNE | 4 | Name which in the UK was for royalty whereas the same name, but with one less letter, was for commoners |
| 43% | EQUALS | 6 | Comes to, or is the same as, in math |
| 42% | NOEL | 4 | (2/3) Pere ___ is the name he goes by in France, which is also a word for a carol |
| 42% | ITT | 3 | Conglomerate whose N.Y.S.E. symbol is the same as the company's name |
| 42% | NOH | 3 | Form of classical dance drama whose name comes from the word for "skill", that's been continuously performed in Japan since the 14th century |
| 42% | ALEXVANHALEN | 12 | Rock drummer whose last name is the same as his band |
| 42% | PEZ | 3 | Tablet-shaped candy whose name was derived from the first, middle, and last letters in the German word for peppermint |
| 42% | FUCHSIA | 7 | In RGB models, it's the same as magenta |
| 41% | OPAL | 4 | Birthstone whose first letter is the same as that of its month |
| 41% | ETNA | 4 | Its name is derived from the Greek for "I burn" |
| 41% | PERIWINKLE | 10 | Flower with a color the same as its name |
| 40% | IKEA | 4 | Retailer whose logo colors are the same as on its founder's national flag |
| 40% | TIE | 3 | Fashion dictates that its width be the same as that of one's lapels |
| 40% | EMMYROSSUM | 10 | "Shameless" actress whose first name is the same as a TV award: 2 wds. |
| 40% | UNCERTAIN | 9 | City in Harrison County, Texas, that is named so because it was the entry made by residents in the original application for township |
| 40% | ORALB | 5 | The "B" in its name stands for "brush" |