| 100% | LADYDI | 6 | Nickname for Prince Charles' fiancée in 1981: 2 wds. |
| 89% | LADYDI | 6 | Nickname for Prince Charles's fiancée in 1981: 2 wds. |
| 86% | LADYDI | 6 | Nickname for Prince Charles's bride in 1981: 2 wds. |
| 81% | LADYDI | 6 | 1981 nickname for Prince Charles' then-fiancée: 2 wds. |
| 51% | BIGBEN | 6 | Nickname for the bell in London's Elizabeth Tower: 2 wds. |
| 51% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for Erving in the old N.B.A.: 2 wds. |
| 50% | DIANASPENCER | 12 | Former kindergarten assistant who married Prince Charles to become the Princess of Wales in 1981: 2 wds. |
| 44% | DOWNUNDER | 9 | Nickname for Australia: 2 wds. |
| 43% | LADYDIANA | 9 | Prince Charles married her in 1981 |
| 43% | IRONLADY | 8 | Nickname for Margaret Thatcher: 2 wds. |
| 43% | THEBOSS | 7 | Nickname for Bruce Springsteen: 2 wds. |
| 43% | BROTHERLYLOVE | 13 | "The City of ___," nickname for Philadelphia which was also called "The City that Loves You Back" in an ad campaign: 2 wds. |
| 43% | OLDGLORY | 8 | Nickname for the American flag: 2 wds. |
| 43% | MRFIXIT | 7 | Nickname for a handyman: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 42% | LOUISVILLELIP | 13 | Nickname for 18-Across, with "The": 2 wds. |
| 42% | BIGD | 4 | "Sizable" nickname for Dallas: 2 wds. |
| 42% | THEGREATEST | 11 | Nickname for 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | KINGJAMES | 9 | Regal nickname for LeBron: 2 wds. |
| 42% | HONESTABE | 9 | "Trustworthy" nickname for President Lincoln: 2 wds. |
| 41% | JLO | 3 | Nickname for the female singer who became an "American Idol" judge in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ROLLIEFINGERS | 13 | Brewers relief pitcher who won the Cy Young in 1981: 2 wds. |
| 41% | THESTONES | 9 | Nickname for the brand fronted by Mick Jagger: 2 wds. |
| 41% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for basketball player Julius Erving: 2 wds. |
| 41% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for NBA legend Julius Erving: 2 wds. |
| 41% | BIGEASY | 7 | With "the," nickname for New Orleans: 2 wds. |
| 41% | SAMADAMS | 8 | Nickname for the beer company that makes Boston Lager: 2 wds. |
| 40% | BABEZAHARIAS | 12 | Golf legend, née Didrikson, who appeared on 18-cent stamps in 1981: 2 wds. |
| 40% | OLEMISS | 7 | Nickname for a Southern university whose teams are the Rebels: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for basketball Hall of Famer Erving: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 40% | GOLDENBEAR | 10 | Grizzly nickname for golf legend Jack Nicklaus: 2 wds. |