| 100% | SUE | 3 | Nickname for the 12-Down in Chicago's Field Museum |
| 51% | SUE | 3 | Name for the T. rex at Chicago's Field Museum |
| 47% | ANI | 3 | Nickname for the protagonist in 2024's "Anora" |
| 45% | BIGBEN | 6 | Nickname for the bell in London's Elizabeth Tower: 2 wds. |
| 45% | TREX | 4 | Sue at Chicago's Field Museum, in brief |
| 43% | SHAG | 4 | Nickname for the artist Josh Agle (it's hidden in his name) |
| 42% | NEONGREEN | 9 | Nickname for the garishly colored Chicago-style relish |
| 41% | BOO | 3 | Nickname for the little girl in "Monsters, Inc." |
| 41% | CHI | 3 | ___-Town, nickname for the most populous city in Illinois |
| 40% | MERC | 4 | Nickname for Chicago's exchange, with "the" |
| 40% | MANCUB | 6 | Nickname for Mowgli in The Jungle Book |
| 40% | OBGYN | 5 | Field for Richard Gere’s character in “Dr. T. & the Women” |
| 40% | BEAN | 4 | The ___, nickname for Chicago's Cloud Gate sculpture |
| 40% | SCULPTUREGARDEN | 15 | The Museum of Modern Art’s outdoor “Oasis in the City,” for one |
| 40% | SUE | 3 | Name of the T. rex at Chicago's Field Museum |
| 40% | SLY | 3 | Nickname for the lead actor in the Rocky series, Sylvester Stallone |
| 40% | THEGOAT | 7 | Nickname for the best player in the history of a sport |
| 40% | ABE | 3 | Rearrange the letters in "bae" for an "honest" president's nickname |
| 39% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for Erving in the old N.B.A. |
| 39% | AGENTP | 6 | Nickname for Perry the Platypus in Phineas and Ferb |
| 39% | POINTGOD | 8 | Nickname for an élite player at the one, in basketball |
| 39% | SAT | 3 | Chicago's "in the park" time, for short |
| 39% | DOGSTAR | 7 | Canine nickname for Sirius in the night sky |
| 39% | KOED | 4 | Down for the count, in brief |
| 39% | HALOS | 5 | Nickname for the MLB's Angels |
| 39% | BABYYODA | 8 | Nickname for the Mandalorian's charge |
| 39% | MEANGENE | 8 | Nickname for the announcer inducted into the W.W.E. Hall of Fame in 2006 |
| 39% | SYS | 3 | The S in GPS, for short |
| 39% | NEONDEION | 9 | Nickname for the only man to play in a Super Bowl and a World Series |
| 39% | JLO | 3 | Nickname for the female singer who became an "American Idol" judge in 2011: 2 wds. |