| 100% | LLAMA | 5 | Mammal whose name is spelled using only the letters of "mammal" |
| 60% | BEN | 3 | With 22-Across, former senator whose name can be spelled using only the letters in NEBRASKA (his home state) |
| 58% | RINGO | 5 | Rock star whose name is spelled out by the middle letters of 16-, 18-, 39-, 61- and 64-Across |
| 56% | CREAMCHEESE | 11 | Bagel topping spelled using only the letters of 89-Down |
| 56% | DADBLASTED | 10 | No-good, spelled using only the letters of 71-Down |
| 56% | ASTOUNDING | 10 | Really impressive, spelled using only the letters of 39-Down |
| 56% | PISTACHIOS | 10 | Snack items spelled using only the letters of 36-Down |
| 56% | GEORGIANERA | 11 | Historical period spelled using only the letters of 2-Down |
| 56% | BADGUY | 6 | Hit song by the 1-Across winner whose name is spelled out by the final three letters of 21-, 25-, 47- and 52-Across |
| 56% | NATHANHALE | 10 | Revolutionary War hero spelled using only the letters of 13-Down |
| 53% | KLM | 3 | Airline whose name is consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 52% | TIN | 3 | The only element whose name is three letters long |
| 50% | ABC | 3 | Network whose name is three consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 50% | KLM | 3 | Netherlands airline whose name is three consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 49% | GOOGLE | 6 | Company whose name is spelled with up to 10 O's toward the bottom of its webpages |
| 48% | TARA | 4 | Author Westover whose memoir is spelled out in the first letters of this puzzle's eight circled schools |
| 48% | DEMIMOORE | 9 | Actress whose full name can be made from the letters of DO RE MI |
| 48% | OHM | 3 | Physics unit whose name is pronounced at the beginning of its representative Greek letter |
| 47% | LAILAALI | 8 | Boxer whose full name is made up of only three different letters |
| 47% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop band with the song "Chiquitita" whose name is an acronym of the first letters of the members' first names |
| 47% | NSYNC | 5 | Band with the song "Bye Bye Bye" whose name is an acronym of the last letters of the members' first names |
| 47% | MIRANDAOTTO | 11 | "Lord of the Rings" actress whose last name is spelled the same forward and backward: 2 wds. |
| 47% | PET | 3 | Creature whose name is one letter off from the type of doctor who takes care of it |
| 47% | QUAIDORSAY | 10 | Street in Paris whose name is used figuratively to refer to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 47% | KRIS | 4 | Singer whose first name is the first four letters of his last name |
| 46% | TUNIS | 5 | World capital whose name can be formed by removing letters from the end of its country's name |
| 46% | NORI | 4 | Food whose name spelled backwards is the name of a nutrient that it contains |
| 46% | KENO | 4 | Gambling game whose name spells a gambling town when the first letter is changed |
| 46% | SEALS | 5 | Animals whose habitat can be found in the first three letters of their name |
| 46% | HOTTOGO | 7 | Chappell Roan hit with an accompanying dance in which the letters of the song's name are spelled out |