| 100% | BOWIE | 5 | Jim —, US hero of the Texas revolution against Mexico who popularised a type of fighting knife |
| 87% | JIMBOWIE | 8 | Hero of the Texas revolution against Mexico who popularised a type of fighting knife |
| 30% | ELLIE | 5 | Teenage girl who's a hero in "The Last of Us" |
| 29% | RATTLE | 6 | The sidewinder is a type of __ snake from the US |
| 29% | TSAR | 4 | Ruler who was a victim of the Russian Revolution |
| 28% | ORTIZ | 5 | Slugger David who was a hero of the 2013 World Series |
| 28% | EASTMAN | 7 | George —, US photographic equipment pioneer who popularised the use of roll film |
| 28% | BEAN | 4 | Alan —, US astronaut who was a member of the Apollo 12 mission |
| 28% | BOWIE | 5 | Jim, the namesake of a knife |
| 28% | HEMAN | 5 | "Masters of the Universe" hero who fights Skeletor (Hyph.) |
| 27% | TECUMSEH | 8 | Shawnee leader who fought against William Henry Harrison at Tippecanoe and sided with the British against the US in the War of 1812 |
| 27% | SAMHOUSTON | 10 | Texas Revolution figure for whom Texas's largest city is named ("The Treasure of the Sierra Madre") |
| 27% | MOOG | 4 | Robert —, US engineer born in 1934 after whom a type of musical synthesiser is named |
| 27% | MOOG | 4 | Robert —, US engineer born in 1934 after whom a type of musical synthesizer is named |
| 27% | MLK | 3 | Initials of the civil rights leader who has a US holiday |
| 27% | MOOG | 4 | Robert —, US engineer who died in 2005 after whom a type of musical synthesizer is named |
| 27% | WASHINGTON | 10 | Hero of the American Revolution |
| 27% | BUNNING | 7 | Hall of Fame pitcher Jim ___, who became a US senator from Kentucky |
| 26% | CASTING | 7 | I am a type of "director" who says "You're perfect for the role!" Who am I? |
| 26% | PUNSTER | 7 | One who might tell you the invention of the wheel created a revolution |
| 26% | GRANDY | 6 | Fred ___, actor turned politician who became a member of the US House of Representatives from Iowa in 1986 |
| 26% | COSTUME | 7 | I am a type of "designer" responsible for all the iconic outfits in a film. Who am I? |
| 26% | ALEXMORGAN | 10 | US soccer star who scored a goal against Colombia in the 2015 World Cup: 2 wds. |
| 26% | PIPER | 5 | Type of musician who "will lead us to reason," per the lyrics to "Stairway to Heaven" |
| 26% | LABORUNION | 10 | Ronald Reagan is the only U.S. president who was also president of a … |
| 26% | HERBERTHOOVER | 13 | 31st President of the U.S. who had a successful mining business: 2 wds. |
| 26% | TOMMYLEEJONES | 13 | Actor who played Samuel Gerard, the man who leads a team of U.S. Marshals in 18a: 3 wds. |
| 26% | ORA | 3 | Singer Rita who is a judge on the U.K. edition of "The Masked Singer" |
| 26% | LINCOLN | 7 | Abraham ___, 16th President of the U.S. who had a general store in New Salem |
| 26% | ALIG | 4 | Interviewer who asked Boutros Boutros-Ghali whether Disneyland was a member of the U.N. |