| 100% | OPRAH | 5 | Mogul whose birth name has the second and third letters switched |
| 36% | PERU | 4 | Country whose name becomes that of a currency when its second letter is doubled and its last two letters are moved to the front |
| 36% | ARTIE | 5 | Name that sounds like its second and third letters |
| 35% | SRTA | 4 | Abbreviated title without the second, third, fourth and sixth letters |
| 35% | ELSIE | 5 | Name that sounds like the twelfth and third letters of the alphabet |
| 35% | URDU | 4 | Language whose name starts and ends with the same letter |
| 34% | OHIO | 4 | US state whose name starts and ends with the same letter |
| 33% | OSLO | 4 | Nobel Peace Prize city whose name begins and ends with the letter "O" |
| 33% | IKEA | 4 | Store whose product names often include the letters ø and ä |
| 33% | ARTIE | 5 | Nickname that sounds like its second and third letters |
| 33% | PUNIC | 5 | ___ Wars (conflicts of the second and third centuries B.C.) |
| 33% | FLIPFLOPPING | 12 | Switching positions, and a phrase spelled by the first letters of 12 words that have switched positions |
| 32% | ALDA | 4 | Multi-Emmy-winning actor whose first and last names start with the same two letters |
| 32% | OTTO | 4 | "Beetle Bailey" dog whose name has the same letters as 19-Across |
| 32% | SHARPEI | 7 | Dog breed whose name becomes a permanent marker brand when the last two letters are switched |
| 32% | RONA | 4 | Woman's name that becomes another woman's name if you switch the first and third letters |
| 32% | BASES | 5 | Home, first, second and third for the Yankees |
| 31% | ADENINE | 7 | DNA compound whose name includes the letters D, N and A |
| 31% | NSA | 3 | Government org. whose name's second letter stands for the same thing as 22-Across's second letter |
| 31% | TRIVIA | 6 | "Hawaii and Tennessee are the only two U.S. states whose names end in doubled letters," e.g. |
| 31% | EATATON | 7 | Have seconds and thirds and fourths and ... |
| 31% | BJORK | 5 | Icelandic singer whose name's third letter has an umlaut |
| 31% | RINGO | 5 | Rock star whose name is spelled out by the middle letters of 16-, 18-, 39-, 61- and 64-Across |
| 31% | ANNAKENDRICK | 12 | "Pitch Perfect 3" star whose first and last names each start and end with the same letter: 2 wds. |
| 30% | DAVIDTENNANT | 12 | 2005-2010 "Doctor Who" star whose first and last names each start and end with the same letter: 2 wds. |
| 30% | APU | 3 | "The Simpsons" character whose last name has 18 letters |
| 30% | TOTO | 4 | "The Wizard of Oz" dog whose name has the same letters as 49-Down |
| 30% | ELLIEGOULDING | 13 | "Love Me Like You Do" singer whose first and last names each start and end with the same letter: 2 wds. |
| 30% | DEEN | 4 | Last name of the chef whose TV cooking shows have included "Paula's Party" and "Paula's Best Dishes" |