| 100% | SEAN | 4 | Name equivalent to Hans or Ivan |
| 48% | IAN | 3 | Name equivalent to John |
| 48% | OLGA | 4 | Name equivalent to Oleg |
| 45% | IMRE | 4 | Hungarian name equivalent to Amory |
| 41% | TRES | 4 | Parisian equivalent to "molto" or "muy" |
| 40% | ANOINT | 6 | To bless or formally name someone |
| 39% | TITLE | 5 | Name given to a book or song |
| 38% | MENTION | 7 | Refer to or name in conversation |
| 38% | SAKE | 4 | Word attached to name or keep |
| 38% | ATTN | 4 | Memo abbreviation equivalent to “to” or “for,” but longer than either |
| 37% | PRINCE | 6 | William, Harry or Edward, to name a few |
| 37% | SWEETIE | 7 | Pet name similar to "babe" or "honey" |
| 36% | EMIL | 4 | Name that anagrams to a unit of distance or a citrus |
| 36% | BALL | 4 | Ending to many sports names, as "Basket-" or "Foot-" |
| 35% | KOREA | 5 | It follows "North" or "South" to make a country name |
| 35% | OTTO | 4 | Name hidden in "to be or not to be" |
| 35% | SAKE | 4 | Word attached to keep or name |
| 35% | AUTONYM | 7 | A word or name by which a group refers to itself |
| 35% | BIG | 3 | Lead-in to Boi, Sean, or Daddy Kane, in rappers' names |
| 34% | NEE | 3 | Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman |
| 34% | EAMES | 5 | Charles or Ray who lent their name to a kind of chair |
| 34% | NOR | 3 | Place name lead-in to -folk or -wich |
| 33% | BREAKABLES | 10 | Fragile articles ... or a hint to the things named by the circled letters |
| 33% | SAMEAS | 6 | Equivalent to |
| 33% | MYNHEER | 7 | Dutch title of address equivalent to Sir or Mr |
| 32% | SOANDSO | 7 | Name better left unsaid, or a literal hint to what the starred answers contain |
| 32% | IGOR | 4 | Man's name that can follow "v" or "r" to form an English word |
| 32% | SOANDSO | 7 | Name better left unsaid, or a description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 32% | INTRO | 5 | Exchange names or greetings, for short (e.g. "Say hello to my little friend!") |
| 32% | AKA | 3 | Equivalent to alias |