| 100% | FRENCH | 6 | John —, field marshal who commanded the British Expeditionary Force in France and Belgium from 1914-15 |
| 37% | HAIG | 4 | Douglas —, Field Marshal who became Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force in 1915 |
| 34% | HAIG | 4 | Douglas —, Field Marshal; Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force from 1915-18 |
| 29% | JACKBODELL | 10 | Boxer who took the European, Commonwealth and British Heavyweight titles from Joe Bugner in 1971 |
| 28% | BUGNER | 6 | Joe —, boxer who took the British, European, and Commonwealth Heavyweight titles from Henry Cooper in 1971 |
| 28% | RUTHWARE | 8 | British novelist who wrote the bestsellers "The Woman in Cabin 10," 15-Across, and 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 27% | YSER | 4 | River that rises in France and reaches the North Sea at Belgium's Nieuwpoort |
| 27% | VIOLET | 6 | ___ Parr, superpowered kid from "The Incredibles" who can turn invisible and create force fields |
| 26% | SPY | 3 | John le Carré's "The ___ Who Came in From the Cold" |
| 26% | YSER | 4 | River in France and Belgium |
| 26% | MOAT | 4 | John —, poet and novelist who co-founded the Arvon Foundation in 1968 |
| 26% | EUROS | 5 | Coins used in France and Belgium |
| 26% | BRISTOL | 7 | British port from which John Cabot sailed to the New World in 1497 |
| 25% | DEREK | 5 | John —, actor and director who played Joshua in 1956 film The Ten Commandments |
| 25% | GORES | 5 | Al and Tipper who used Air Force Two in the 1990s |
| 25% | OTIS | 4 | Inventor in the transportation field who suffered many ups and downs |
| 25% | ELS | 3 | Golfer Ernie who won the British Open in 2002 and 2012 |
| 25% | LECARRE | 7 | John, who wrote The Spy Who Came In from the Cold |
| 25% | OMEARA | 6 | Mark who won the Masters and British Open in 1998 |
| 25% | HANNAH | 6 | John —, actor who played Jonathan Carnahan in action films The Mummy and The Mummy Returns |
| 25% | CANUCKS | 7 | Vancouver ___, professional ice hockey team from British Columbia who play in the NHL |
| 25% | AUDREY | 6 | ___ Hepburn, British actress from the '60s who starred in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" |
| 25% | OMEARA | 6 | Mark who won the Masters and the British Open in 1998 |
| 25% | JOHNLECARRE | 11 | British novelist who wrote "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" (3 wds.) |
| 24% | RUHR | 4 | German region occupied by France and Belgium from 1923-25 |
| 24% | EDDIEREDMAYNE | 13 | British actor who stars in the new movie "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them": 2 wds. |
| 24% | BELUSHI | 7 | John —, comedian and actor who co-starred as 'Joliet' Jake Blues in 1980 film The Blues Brothers |
| 24% | COLD | 4 | "The Spy Who Came In From the ___" (third John le Carré novel to feature George Smiley) |
| 24% | SERGEANT | 8 | Rank in the British police force senior to a constable and junior to an inspector |
| 24% | ROBERT | 6 | ___ Downey Jr., actor from "Tropic Thunder" who played Dr. John in the 2020 movie "Dolittle" |