| 100% | IRS | 3 | Org. in David Foster Wallace’s “The Pale King” |
| 73% | IRS | 3 | Subj. of David Foster Wallace's "The Pale King" |
| 56% | HAL | 3 | Protagonist in David Foster Wallace's "Infinite Jest" |
| 55% | SEGEL | 5 | Actor Jason who plays David Foster Wallace in "The End of the Tour" |
| 50% | THETOUR | 7 | David Foster Wallace's "The End Of ___": 2 wds. |
| 47% | URIAH | 5 | ___ the Hittite, soldier in King David's army |
| 45% | INFINITE | 8 | David Foster Wallace's Jest was this |
| 42% | ILL | 3 | David Foster Wallace's "A Supposedly Fun Thing ___ Never Do Again" |
| 42% | CIA | 3 | Org. in David E. Hoffman's book "The Billion Dollar Spy" |
| 42% | ABIGAIL | 7 | Wife of King David in the Bible |
| 42% | FUN | 3 | David Foster Wallace's "A Supposedly ___ Thing I'll Never Do Again" |
| 41% | ABSALOM | 7 | Rebellious third son of King David in the Bible |
| 40% | ESSAY | 5 | David Foster Wallace piece |
| 39% | RAF | 3 | Org. in the gulf war's Operation Granby |
| 38% | SLING | 5 | David's weapon, in the Bible |
| 38% | GOLIATH | 7 | David's opponent, in the Bible |
| 38% | GRACELAND | 9 | The King's castle in Memphis |
| 38% | GOP | 3 | Org. that's in the red? |
| 38% | NASCAR | 6 | Org. that's in the pits? |
| 38% | NSA | 3 | Org. in "The Girl in the Spider's Web" |
| 38% | RCAF | 4 | King Norodom Sihamoni is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of this org. HQed in Phnom Penh |
| 38% | JESTER | 6 | The fool in a king's court |
| 37% | TORRANCE | 8 | Jack __, main character in S. King's The Shining |
| 37% | SEGEL | 5 | Jason who played David Foster Wallace |
| 37% | TUT | 3 | King who toured the U.S. in 1977 |
| 37% | RIGGS | 5 | King's opponent in "Battle of the Sexes" |
| 37% | CORDELIA | 8 | King Lear's youngest daughter in the play |
| 37% | GONERIL | 7 | King Lear's eldest daughter in the play |
| 37% | POLIXENES | 9 | King of Bohemia in The Winter's Tale |
| 37% | WOTAN | 5 | King of the gods, in Wagner's "Ring" |