| 100% | CLEO | 4 | Nickname of a queen that omits "patra" |
| 53% | CLEO | 4 | Nickname for a queen of Egypt |
| 52% | CLIPPY | 6 | Nickname of a former Microsoft Office assistant that resembled an office fastener |
| 50% | CAIT | 4 | Nickname that might omit a "-lyn" |
| 49% | STU | 3 | Nickname that's a homophone of 63-Down |
| 48% | TRIBE | 5 | Nickname of the MLB club that has the fuscia-colored Slider for a mascot |
| 46% | EMERALDCITY | 11 | Nickname of Seattle that has a reference to the lush green forest of the area: 2 wds. |
| 45% | CONDI | 5 | Nickname of a Rice |
| 45% | IKE | 3 | Nickname of a 1950s president |
| 45% | BIGD | 4 | Nickname of a Texas metropolis |
| 45% | CHE | 3 | Nickname of a noted guerrillero |
| 45% | THEQUEUE | 8 | Nickname for a 10-mile line of people that made headlines in Sept. 2022 |
| 45% | ERA | 3 | Period of time that may be named for a king or queen |
| 45% | DASH | 4 | King Charles spaniel, a favourite of Queen Victoria, that died in 1840 |
| 44% | GHOST | 5 | The ___, nickname of the boxer, Robert Guerrero that may remind you of a white-cloaked house haunter |
| 44% | REAPER | 6 | Slim ___, nickname of the NBA player, Kevin Durant that may remind you of a character representing death |
| 44% | SHEA | 4 | Name of a former baseball stadium in Queens that neighbored (and is an anagram of) 9-Across |
| 44% | ASHE | 4 | Name of a tennis stadium in Queens that once neighbored (and is an anagram of) 16-Across |
| 44% | SULLY | 5 | Nickname of a 2009 newsmaking pilot |
| 44% | COOP | 4 | Nickname of a 1941 Oscar winner |
| 44% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of a Yankees star: Hyph. |
| 44% | SOMA | 4 | Nickname of a San Francisco neighborhood |
| 44% | IKE | 3 | Nickname of a 1950s US president |
| 44% | INDY | 4 | Nickname of a Harrison Ford hero |
| 44% | NAN | 3 | Word that can be a type of flatbread or a woman's nickname |
| 44% | ANT | 3 | Offspring of a queen |
| 44% | PRINCE | 6 | Son of a queen |
| 44% | KING | 4 | Husband of a queen |
| 44% | PRINCESS | 8 | Daughter of a queen |
| 43% | FLOJO | 5 | Nickname of a 1988 Olympics track star |