| 100% | DIAS | 4 | Navigator who first rounded the Cape of Good Hope |
| 69% | DIAS | 4 | First to round the Cape of Good Hope |
| 58% | DIAS | 4 | Bartolomeu ___, maritime explorer and first European to round the Cape of Good Hope |
| 52% | STORMS | 6 | The Cape of Good Hope was formerly Cape of __ |
| 43% | DIAS | 4 | Cape of Good Hope discoverer |
| 43% | DIAS | 4 | Cape of Good Hope explorer |
| 43% | SOUTHAFRICA | 11 | Cape of Good Hope locale |
| 37% | NORMAN | 6 | ___ Osborn, supervillain who is the best-known incarnation of Green Goblin and first appeared in "The Amazing Spider-Man" |
| 37% | RAMIMALEK | 9 | Actor who became the first one of Egyptian heritage to win an Oscar for Best Actor in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 35% | GLINDA | 6 | Good Witch of the South's first name |
| 35% | LISTENERS | 9 | The ones who hear no good of themselves |
| 35% | EVITA | 5 | First British winner of the Best Musical Tony |
| 35% | NANCYDREW | 9 | Character who first appeared in "The Secret of the Old Clock" |
| 35% | ORLANDO | 7 | The first name of the actor who played Legolas |
| 35% | HUME | 4 | Philosopher who first advanced the "bundle theory" of ontology |
| 35% | GORDON | 6 | First name of the singer better known as Sting |
| 34% | PLANA | 5 | The first thing to try (and hope for the best) |
| 34% | EMIL | 4 | First name of the first Oscar winner for Best Actor |
| 34% | LEONARDO | 8 | First name of the man who painted the Mona Lisa |
| 34% | EERO | 4 | First name of the architect who designed the Gateway Arch |
| 34% | HEH | 3 | The laugh of someone who's up to no good |
| 34% | TAMERLANE | 9 | First ruler of the Timurid Empire who died in 1405 |
| 34% | TYRA | 4 | First name of the supermodel who now goes by "BanX" |
| 34% | MATT | 4 | First name of the actor who played Joey on "Friends" |
| 34% | ERNO | 4 | First name of man who invented the Rubik's Cube |
| 34% | DUNE | 4 | First winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel, 1965 |
| 34% | EMIL | 4 | Jannings who won the first Best Actor Oscar |
| 34% | OCTAVIAN | 8 | General who became the first emperor of Rome |
| 34% | CONSTANTINE | 11 | Emperor who called the First Council of Nicaea |