| 100% | OATES | 5 | Lawrence —, explorer who died in 1912 on the second Antarctic expedition of R F Scott |
| 78% | OATES | 5 | Lawrence —, explorer who died on the second Antarctic expedition of R F Scott |
| 45% | DISCOVERY | 9 | Ship commanded by R F Scott on the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-04 |
| 44% | DISCOVERY | 9 | RRS —, ship commanded by R F Scott on the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-04 |
| 36% | DESOTO | 6 | Explorer who died on the banks of the Mississippi |
| 32% | MYA | 3 | R&B singer who placed second on "Dancing With the Stars" in 2009 |
| 32% | MYA | 3 | R&B singer who placed second on "Dancing With the Stars" in fall 2009 |
| 31% | CAMPBELL | 8 | Singer Glen who died of Alzheimer's disease on August 8 after over 50 years in the music industry |
| 30% | AIDA | 4 | Slave who dies in the Temple of Vulcan |
| 30% | AIDA | 4 | Princess who dies in the temple of Vulcan |
| 30% | YODA | 4 | Guru who dies in "Return of the Jedi" |
| 29% | RAE | 3 | John —, 19th-century Scottish explorer who authored the book Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea, in 1846 and 1847 |
| 29% | ASTOR | 5 | John Jacob ___ IV (millionaire who died in the sinking of the Titanic) |
| 29% | PONIES | 6 | Equines on the expeditions of Scott and Shackleton |
| 28% | SHAND | 5 | Bruce —, British Army officer who died in 2006; father of Camilla, the Queen Consort |
| 28% | PETEDAVIDSON | 12 | Comedian on 29-Down who plays Scott in "The King of Staten Island": 2 wds. |
| 28% | PLATO | 5 | Chidi’s response to “It’s like, who died and left Aristotle in charge of ethics?,” on “The Good Place” |
| 27% | JOHNMILLS | 9 | Leading actor in Scott of the Antarctic |
| 27% | BALBOA | 6 | Explorer who founded the first permanent European settlement on the mainland of the Americans |
| 27% | YODA | 4 | Character who died at the age of 900 in "Return of the Jedi" |
| 27% | OSBORNEHOUSE | 12 | Holiday home on the Isle of Wight where Queen Victoria died in 1901 |
| 27% | ELI | 3 | Actor Wallach who died in 2014 at the age of 98 |
| 27% | JOHNMILLS | 9 | Actor knight who starred as Scott of the Antarctic |
| 26% | HAYES | 5 | R&B singer Isaac who was the voice of Chef on "South Park" |
| 26% | MYA | 3 | R&B singer on "Dancing with the Stars" in 2009 [anagram of YAM] |
| 26% | KEN | 3 | Jennings who placed second in the "Jeopardy!" Battle of the Decades |
| 26% | NANSEN | 6 | Fridtjof —, Norwegian explorer who died in 1930 |
| 26% | KEITHMOON | 9 | Drummer of The Who, died in 1978 |
| 26% | CLARABARTON | 11 | Founder of the 26-/21-Down, who died on April 12, 1912 |
| 26% | MRAZ | 4 | Singer Jason who finished second on "Dancing With the Stars" in 2023 |