| 100% | PAAVO | 5 | Olympic runner ___ Nurmi, known as the "Flying Finn" |
| 63% | NURMI | 5 | Famed runner Paavo from Turku, known as the "Flying Finn" |
| 62% | PAAVO | 5 | Runner Nurmi, the Flying Finn |
| 61% | PAAVO | 5 | ___ Nurmi, 1920s Olympic runner nicknamed the "Flying Finn" |
| 56% | COLUGO | 6 | Gliding mammal, known as the flying lemur |
| 54% | PAAVO | 5 | Distance runner Nurmi nicknamed "The Flying Finn" |
| 52% | PAAVO | 5 | Nurmi, the Flying Finn |
| 51% | PAAVO | 5 | ___ Nurmi, the Flying Finn |
| 46% | KENTUCKYDERBY | 13 | Annual event at Churchill Downs known as "The Run for the Roses" (2 wds.) |
| 45% | PACER | 5 | AMC car known as "The Flying Fishbowl" |
| 45% | ITO | 3 | Smith, running back known as "The Judge", playing now for the Atlanta Falcons |
| 45% | OTTO | 4 | ___ Lilienthal, German pioneer of aviation who became known as the "flying man" |
| 43% | JADE | 4 | Known as the imperial gemstone |
| 43% | HAWAII | 6 | Known as the Aloha State |
| 43% | CROW | 4 | As the ____ flies |
| 43% | CROW | 4 | As the __ flies |
| 42% | SANDIEGOSTATE | 13 | Team known as the Aztecs who were runners-up to 38-Across in the 2023 NCAA men's basketball championship (3 wds.) |
| 42% | SHAUN | 5 | Snowboarder White who's known as "the Flying Tomato" |
| 42% | PERICLES | 8 | Known as the first citizen of Athens |
| 42% | AARON | 5 | Hitter known as The Hammer |
| 42% | LEPUS | 5 | Constellation known as the Hare |
| 42% | CIA | 3 | Grp. known as the Company |
| 42% | LUCIFER | 7 | Otherwise known as the devil |
| 42% | LIBRA | 5 | Constellation known as the Scales |
| 42% | PATELLA | 7 | Bone known as the kneecap |
| 42% | CETUS | 5 | Constellation known as the Whale |
| 42% | STSIMON | 7 | Apostle known as the Zealot |
| 42% | UTERUS | 6 | Organ known as the womb |
| 41% | LANA | 4 | Turner known as the Sweater Girl |
| 41% | PIAF | 4 | Singer known as the "Little Sparrow" |