| 100% | CUTPURSE | 8 | Old-fashioned and literary name for a pickpocket |
| 69% | CUTPURSE | 8 | Old-fashioned name for a pickpocket |
| 54% | INN | 3 | Old-fashioned name for a hotel |
| 53% | POTBELLY | 8 | Sandwich chain named for a kind of old-fashioned stove |
| 52% | SIAMESETWINS | 12 | Old-fashioned name for a conjoined pair of babies |
| 51% | DEPECHEMODE | 11 | Decades-old synth-pop group named for a fashion magazine |
| 50% | BANQUETTE | 9 | Name for a bench that's long and upholstered |
| 50% | TARZANA | 7 | California region named for a literary hero |
| 50% | DONQ | 4 | Rum named for a Spanish literary hero |
| 50% | COUNTYDRACULA | 13 | Irish region named for a literary nobleman? |
| 49% | COCACOLA | 8 | Beverage named for a leaf and a nut |
| 49% | TIMEPIECE | 9 | Old fashioned phrase for a watch |
| 49% | BASLE | 5 | Old name for a Swiss canton |
| 48% | THREEMUSKETEERS | 15 | *Chocolate bar named for a group of literary swordsmen |
| 48% | FIRENADO | 8 | Another name for a whirlwind of flames and ash |
| 48% | LUTHIER | 7 | Proper name for a maker of guitars and lutes |
| 48% | FIVEGUYS | 8 | *Burger chain named for a father and his sons |
| 48% | ERIE | 4 | City and lake named for a tribe |
| 48% | DIOR | 4 | Grammy-nominated Pop Smoke song named for a fashion designer |
| 48% | MICRON | 6 | Old name for a millionth of a meter |
| 47% | PINTO | 5 | Old Ford named for a horse |
| 47% | POLO | 4 | Fashion line named for a sport |
| 47% | PETERPAN | 8 | Brand of peanut butter named for a literary character (2 wds.) |
| 47% | GWU | 3 | D.C. college named for a president and chartered by Congress |
| 47% | OUZEL | 5 | Older name for a thrush that resembles a blackbird |
| 47% | EDGARS | 6 | Literary awards named for a Baltimore writer |
| 47% | DESOTO | 6 | Old auto named for a Spanish explorer |
| 46% | STAN | 4 | First name for a Marvel Comics legend and "Spider-Man" co-creator |
| 46% | FRANKENSTEIN | 12 | Instrumental hit song by the Edgar Winter Group named for a literary monster |
| 46% | GRAHAMCRACKER | 13 | Sweet snack named for a 19th-century minister and dietary reformer (2 wds.) |