| 100% | PITCHFORK | 9 | Music review website, whose name was inspired by the tattoo design on Al Pacino's right arm in "Scarface" |
| 34% | ALLTIME | 7 | ___ Low, "Monsters" band whose name was inspired by lyrics from the song "Head On Collision" by New Found Glory: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MODEST | 6 | ___ Mouse, "Float On" band whose name is inspired by Virginia Woolf's novel "The Mark on the Wall" |
| 32% | STARBUCKS | 9 | Coffeehouse chain with a siren logo, whose name was inspired by Melville's best friend in "Moby Dick" |
| 32% | SUNBIRD | 7 | A feathered creature whose name is inspired by the centre of the solar system |
| 32% | OLYMPIANS | 9 | Indianapolis ___, extinct NBA team from Indiana whose name is inspired by the Greek Gods |
| 32% | NEONTREES | 9 | Band whose name was inspired by In-N-Out Burger signage |
| 31% | AETNA | 5 | Insurance company in the Fortune 100 whose name was inspired by an Italian volcano |
| 30% | STEELY | 6 | ___ Dan, "Do It Again" band whose name is inspired by William S. Burroughs' novel "Naked Lunch" |
| 30% | PANDORA | 7 | Music-streaming service whose name is inspired by a Greek myth |
| 30% | MOUNTAINDEW | 11 | Citrus-flavored soft drink brand under PepsiCo, whose name was inspired by the term Tennesseans had for illicit liquor: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ALIENWARE | 9 | Dell gaming brand whose name was inspired by "The X-Files" |
| 30% | DEEP | 4 | ___ Purple, "Smoke on the Water" band whose name was inspired by a Peter DeRose song |
| 29% | DESPACITO | 9 | Song whose music video was surpassed by Pinkfong’s “Baby Shark Dance” as the most-viewed video on YouTube, in 2020 |
| 28% | FRAISIER | 8 | French cake whose name is inspired by strawberries |
| 27% | CARDIB | 6 | Rapper whose name was inspired by a rum brand |
| 27% | IPOD | 4 | Gadget whose name was inspired by "2001: A Space Odyssey" |
| 27% | DREAM | 5 | WNBA team whose name was inspired by an MLK speech |
| 27% | LADY | 4 | ___ Gaga, "Poker Face" singer whose name was inspired by a Queen song |
| 27% | RADIOHEAD | 9 | "Paranoid Android" band whose name was inspired by a Talking Heads song |
| 27% | AMWAY | 5 | Multilevel marketing company whose name is on the Orlando Magic's arena |
| 27% | RADLEYS | 7 | The Boo ___, "Wake Up Boo!" band whose name is inspired by Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 26% | BELLAMY | 7 | The ___ Brothers, country music duo that was named Top Country Duo by Billboard in 1982 |
| 26% | UNIONOHIO | 9 | Midwest town whose name is the longest example of 52-Across [on the right] |
| 26% | MEN | 3 | Of Mice and ___, "Restoring Force" band whose name is inspired by a John Steinbeck novel |
| 26% | ROMANCE | 7 | My Chemical ___, "Helena" band whose name is inspired by a collection of novellas by Irvine Welsh |
| 26% | PERU | 4 | Country whose name is rhymed with “El Salvador, too,” in the “Animaniacs” song “Yakko’s World” |
| 25% | VOLLEYBALL | 10 | Ball game invented by William G Morgan whose original name in the late 19th century was Mintonette |
| 25% | EXETER | 6 | City in Devon whose name contains the river on which it is situated |