| 100% | HARGREAVES | 10 | James —, 18th-century English weaver credited with the invention of the spinning jenny |
| 41% | OLMEC | 5 | Mesoamerican culture that is credited with the invention of popcorn |
| 41% | GRAHAM | 6 | Larry ___, Sly and the Family Stone bassist credited with the invention of the slapping technique |
| 41% | MARYQUANT | 9 | English fashion designer credited with the design of the miniskirt and hot pants |
| 38% | PRIESTLEY | 9 | Joseph —, English chemist born in 1733 often credited with the discovery of oxygen |
| 38% | JOSEPH | 6 | & 2D English chemist born in 1733 often credited with the discovery of oxygen |
| 33% | BRINDLEY | 8 | James —, 18th-century British canal builder associated with the Grand Cross scheme |
| 33% | NERO | 4 | Unpopular Roman emperor credited with the burning of Rome |
| 33% | DEVON | 5 | English county with the city of Exeter |
| 32% | RICHARD | 7 | & 3A 18th-century inventor of the water-powered spinning frame |
| 32% | MORSE | 5 | With 44-Down, "key" invention of the 1830s |
| 32% | SINGSPIEL | 9 | Type of German light opera with spoken dialogue popular during the 18th and 19th centuries |
| 32% | NERDCULTURE | 11 | It could be credited with the popularity of crosswords among millennials |
| 32% | ZAPPA | 5 | Musician Frank with the Mothers of Invention |
| 32% | LOEB | 4 | With Leopold, "crime of the century" committer |
| 31% | TOHO | 4 | Japanese film and theater production which is credited with the creation of Godzilla |
| 31% | MDCCI | 5 | Start of the 18th century |
| 31% | CASANOVA | 8 | Libertine of the 18th century |
| 30% | LOVESTORY | 9 | Novel by Erich Segal starts with the death of Jenny |
| 30% | ETTA | 4 | James with the album "Matriarch of the Blues" |
| 30% | EDO | 3 | Samurai stronghold of the 18th century |
| 30% | BACH | 4 | Mass producer of the 18th century |
| 30% | ENGELBART | 9 | Douglas ___, American engineer and internet pioneer who is credited for the invention of computer mouse |
| 30% | IMMANUEL | 8 | __ Kant, German philosopher of the 18th century |
| 30% | CASANOVA | 8 | Romantic Italian adventurer of the 18th century |
| 30% | HOYLE | 5 | Card game expert of the 18th century |
| 30% | FRANCK | 6 | James —, German scientist; winner with Gustav Hertz of the 1925 Nobel Prize in Physics |
| 30% | FDIC | 4 | It has a $100 billion line of credit with the Treasury Dept. |
| 29% | CHARLES | 7 | *Did you know, ___ Nagreen, was credited with the creation of 40a when he was 15-years-old? |
| 29% | DESADE | 6 | Infamous libertine and novelist of the 18th century, Marquis ___ |