| 100% | HEL | 3 | Norse goddess of death with an apt-sounding name |
| 51% | LAWES | 5 | Noted criminologist with an apt-sounding name |
| 48% | HEL | 3 | Norse goddess of death |
| 46% | HELA | 4 | The Norse goddess of death |
| 44% | ATHENA | 6 | Greek goddess whose name shares an etymology with that of Greece's capital |
| 43% | BOLT | 4 | Track star with an apt name |
| 42% | AVIANS | 6 | Old British biplanes with an apt name |
| 42% | SOULSISTER | 10 | Rare groove DJ with an apt name |
| 42% | MTSNOW | 6 | VT ski resort with an apt name |
| 40% | SNOWE | 5 | Former Maine senator Olympia with an apt name for her state |
| 39% | SSA | 3 | Org. with an annual list of top baby names |
| 39% | SUE | 3 | Boy of song with an ''awful name'' |
| 39% | CUTIES | 6 | Brand of clementines with an adorable name |
| 38% | FOUR | 4 | It has an apt number of letters in its name |
| 38% | MICAH | 5 | Apt name for an aficionado of flaky rocks? |
| 38% | DOORNAILS | 9 | Parts of an opening associated with death? |
| 37% | HERA | 4 | Goddess whose name is an anagram of her mother's |
| 37% | HOT | 3 | With 4-Across, pepper whose name sounds like an oxymoron |
| 37% | ATHENA | 6 | Greek goddess with the symbol of an owl |
| 37% | NICKI | 5 | First name of rapper with an Anaconda, __ Minaj |
| 37% | XZIBIT | 6 | Rapper with an MTV show … whose name sounds like a word meaning "show" |
| 36% | TOMAHAWK | 8 | US missile with the name of an Algonquin chopper |
| 36% | UGLI | 4 | Citrus fruit with an unattractive-sounding name |
| 36% | TNT | 3 | Cable channel with an explosive-sounding name |
| 36% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band with an electrical-sounding name |
| 36% | SUNRA | 5 | Jazz great with an Egyptian-sounding name |
| 36% | PONYGLASS | 9 | Tiny tumbler with an equestrian-sounding name |
| 36% | MUDD | 4 | Jeans brand with an earthy-sounding name |
| 36% | BEL | 3 | Unit of sound named for an inventor |
| 36% | PIUS | 4 | Pope with an appropriate-sounding name |