| 100% | BREAM | 5 | Julian —, English guitarist and lutenist born in 1933 |
| 68% | BREAM | 5 | Julian —, English guitarist and lutenist who died in 2020 |
| 39% | ERICCLAPTON | 11 | English guitarist/singer in the Yardbirds and Cream whose solo hits include "Tears in Heaven": 2 wds. |
| 37% | MONTSERRAT | 10 | & 14A Spanish operatic soprano born in 1933 |
| 36% | COKE | 4 | Thomas William —, English politician and agriculturist born in 1754 associated with Holkham Hall, Norfolk |
| 34% | FROM | 4 | Born and raised in |
| 33% | TED | 3 | Bear in a 2012 film and its 2015 sequel |
| 33% | LEOS | 4 | Some people born in July and August |
| 33% | TED | 3 | Stuffed bear in 2012 and 2015 movies |
| 32% | PAPA | 4 | Biggest bear in "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" |
| 32% | PAPA | 4 | Big bear in "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" |
| 32% | MEIR | 4 | Prime minister born in Kiev and raised in Milwaukee |
| 32% | FARGAS | 6 | Antonio, who was Huggy Bear in Starsky and Hutch |
| 32% | FAUXAMIS | 8 | Words in a foreign language that bear a deceptive resemblance to those in another, like the French "décevoir" ("disappoint") and the English "deceive" |
| 31% | GENY | 4 | Offspring born in the 1980s and 1990s, informally (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ANON | 4 | Ever and ___ (occasionally, in archaic English) |
| 31% | LITTLERICHARD | 13 | "Tutti Frutti" singer, born in 1932 and still rocking: 2 wds. |
| 31% | FATSDOMINO | 10 | "Blueberry Hill" singer, born in 1928 and still rocking: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SEASICK | 7 | __ Steve, vocalist and guitarist born Steve Wold |
| 30% | BEOWULF | 7 | Longest and oldest surviving poem in English |
| 30% | AGILE | 5 | Lively soldier in French and English articles |
| 30% | ETHS | 4 | Letters used in Old English and Icelandic |
| 30% | OCANADA | 7 | Anthem with lyrics in French and English |
| 30% | MAMA | 4 | Family term in Swahili, Polish and English |
| 30% | IVYLEAGUE | 9 | Lions, Tigers and Bears play in it |
| 30% | CHUCKBERRY | 10 | "Roll Over Beethoven" singer, born in 1926 and still rocking: 2 wds. |
| 30% | TED | 3 | Cruz who was born in Alberta and whose mom was a mathematician |
| 30% | BOLSONARO | 9 | Politician born in Glicerio, now the 38th and current president of Brazil |
| 30% | SWISS | 5 | James Bond was born half English and half ___ |
| 30% | OCTOBER | 7 | The tenth month in Julian and Gregorian Calendars |