| 100% | EVEL | 4 | Name on the side of the Skycycle X-2 rocket used in an attempted jump over the Snake River Canyon |
| 38% | EVEL | 4 | First name in the Snake River Canyon jump |
| 31% | CHADOCHOCINCO | 13 | Former name of an NFL player who appeared on "Dancing With the Stars" in 2010: 2 wds. |
| 30% | AMERICA | 7 | Name on both sides of the Equator |
| 29% | ISLE | 4 | & 17A District in the East End of London bounded on three sides by the River Thames |
| 29% | SPINALTAP | 9 | Fictional band that uses an umlaut on the "n" in its name |
| 29% | ROUND | 5 | Theater-in-the-___ (space in which an audience sits on most or all sides of the stage) |
| 29% | DEVENTER | 8 | City in Overijssel, Netherlands, on the River Ijssel; an early centre of printing |
| 29% | DEVENTER | 8 | City in Overijssel, the Netherlands on the River Ijssel; an early centre of printing |
| 28% | SCHENECTADY | 11 | City in eastern New York State founded on the south side of the Mohawk River |
| 28% | DZERZHINSK | 10 | City in Russia on the Oka River named after the first leader of the Cheka |
| 28% | ERNEST | 6 | Name on the cover of "Death in the Afternoon" |
| 28% | DOYLE | 5 | Name on the spine of “A Study in Scarlet” |
| 28% | SPATULA | 7 | Used for scraping the side of the bowl in baking |
| 28% | SHEL | 4 | Name on the cover of ''A Light in the Attic'' |
| 28% | LEFT | 4 | Side of the road that people drive on in England |
| 28% | BANKROBBER | 10 | Purse snatcher on the side of a river? |
| 28% | GREENGABLES | 11 | Name of the Cuthbert farmstead in Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic novel that 18-Across is based on: 2 wds. |
| 27% | FOOLSCAP | 8 | Size of writing paper measuring 13.5 x 17 inches named after the watermark formerly used on it |
| 27% | ABERGAVENNY | 11 | Market town in Monmouthshire, Wales, on the north bank of the River Usk housing an 11th-century castle |
| 27% | BRUCEJENNER | 11 | Former name of the Olympic decathlon gold medalist featured on Wheaties boxes in 1977 and 2012: 2 wds. |
| 27% | BRITNEYSPEARS | 13 | Singer of "Womanizer," which jumped 95 spots to #1 on the charts in one week in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 27% | THEWEEKND | 9 | Stage name of "Starboy" singer who used the name for anonymity on YouTube: 2 wds. |
| 27% | MARTYKAAN | 9 | The name of Don Cheadle's character on the hit TV series "House of Lies," in which Cheadle plays the lead role: 2 wds. |
| 27% | SHOULDER | 8 | Area on each side of the body, holds arms in place |
| 27% | FLORIDA | 7 | Singer of "Right Round," which jumped 57 spots to #1 on the charts in one week in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 27% | MRMOJORISIN | 11 | Phrase used in the song "L.A. Woman," by Jim Morrison which is an anagram of his name: 3 wds. |
| 27% | EVELKNIEVEL | 11 | ...he attempted his Snake River Canyon jump |
| 27% | MSG | 3 | Additive synthesized in an attempt to replicate the taste of kombu: abbr. |