| 100% | AHAB | 4 | Literary captain whose name is a byword for obsession |
| 49% | POE | 3 | Literary figure whose name is a letter short of something he wrote |
| 48% | RAVENS | 6 | N.F.L. team whose name is a literary reference |
| 48% | ASLAN | 5 | Literary hero whose name is Turkish for "lion" |
| 48% | DINGER | 6 | Rockies mascot whose name is a slang term for "home run" |
| 48% | DODGE | 5 | Automaker whose name is a synonym for 6-Across |
| 47% | ALT | 3 | ___-J (indie-rock band whose name is a keyboard shortcut for the symbol ∆) |
| 47% | RISK | 4 | Board game whose name is a synonym for "peril" |
| 47% | APE | 3 | Animal whose name is also a synonym for "mimic" |
| 46% | SZA | 3 | Rapper whose name is a backronym for "Sovereign, Zig-Zag-Zig, Allah" |
| 46% | RZA | 3 | Rapper whose name is a backronym for "Ruler, Zig-Zag-Zig, Allah" |
| 46% | GZA | 3 | Rapper whose name is a backronym for "God, Zig-Zag-Zig, Allah" |
| 46% | CREST | 5 | Toothpaste brand whose name is a word for a mountaintop |
| 46% | NANOWRIMO | 9 | Annual November literary challenge whose name is a four-part portmanteau |
| 46% | KALI | 4 | Hindu divinity whose name is a homophone for a herding dog |
| 46% | KOI | 3 | Ornamental fish whose name is a homophone for “love” in Japanese |
| 46% | DRACO | 5 | Constellation whose name is the Latin term for a mythical beast |
| 45% | DAPPERDAN | 9 | Fashion designer whose name is a term for a well-dressed man |
| 45% | APOLLO | 6 | Greek god whose name was used for a former NASA space program |
| 45% | SONATA | 6 | Hyundai model whose name is also a word for a classical music composition |
| 45% | BLOOPER | 7 | Braves mascot whose name is a term for a weakly hit fly ball |
| 45% | JUDASPRIEST | 11 | Heavy metal band whose name is a euphemism for "Jesus Christ!" |
| 44% | ARIA | 4 | Las Vegas casino whose name is a term for an opera solo |
| 44% | WARIO | 5 | Video-game antagonist whose name is a portmanteau of the protagonist's name and the Japanese word for "bad" |
| 43% | XTC | 3 | British band whose name is also slang for a drug |
| 42% | UNAMI | 5 | Delaware Indian whose name is French for "a friend" |
| 42% | AMARETTO | 8 | Liqueur whose name is Italian for "a little bitter" |
| 42% | SAMUELADAMS | 11 | Signer of the Declaration of Independence whose name was borrowed for a brand of specialty beers (2 wds.) |
| 42% | POLO | 4 | Explorer whose name is a sport |
| 42% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose name is a palindrome |