| 100% | BOND | 4 | Ornithologist James of whom Ian Fleming was a fan |
| 41% | ADMIRE | 6 | Be a fan of |
| 41% | JOULE | 5 | Physicist James for whom a unit of energy is named |
| 40% | POLK | 4 | James K. ___, 11th President of the United States of America who was also a lawyer |
| 40% | MONROE | 6 | James ___, fifth President of the United States after whom a city in Louisiana is named |
| 40% | BEACHBUM | 8 | Person who is a big fan of sun and sand (2 wds.) |
| 39% | GARFIELD | 8 | James A. ___, 20th President of the United States after whom a city in New Jersey is named |
| 39% | BEACHBUM | 8 | Person who is a big fan of surf, sun, and sand (2 wds.) |
| 39% | LOVED | 5 | Was a huge fan of |
| 39% | ADULATES | 8 | Is a huge fan of |
| 39% | STAN | 4 | Be a big fan of |
| 38% | INTO | 4 | Being a great fan of (inf) |
| 38% | STAN | 4 | Be a huge fan of, slangily |
| 38% | SAMIAM | 6 | Seussian character who is a big fan of green eggs and ham (Hyph.) |
| 38% | STANS | 5 | Is a dedicated fan of, in slang |
| 37% | MCLEAN | 6 | Alexander James ___, member of the group "Backstreet Boys" who is also a contributor for the "It Gets Better Project" |
| 37% | STANS | 5 | Is a huge fan of, in modern slang |
| 36% | ASOCIAL | 7 | Not a fan of being around other people |
| 36% | SALLYRAND | 9 | Dancer who was a fan favorite? |
| 36% | TAYLOR | 6 | Whom so-called "Swifties" are fans of |
| 35% | WHOVIAN | 7 | Fan of the Doctor who uses a TARDIS |
| 35% | LEBRON | 6 | James who is more than a little forward? |
| 35% | WITS | 4 | A battle of these proves who is smartest |
| 35% | BLOFELD | 7 | James Bond villain who is the head of SPECTRE |
| 35% | BROWN | 5 | James ___, "Godfather of Soul" who has a colorful name |
| 34% | CHAPLAIN | 8 | A clergyman who is in charge of a chapel |
| 34% | MEMBER | 6 | Person who is part of a club |
| 34% | ART | 3 | "All ___ is a kind of confession, more or less oblique": James Baldwin |
| 34% | ETTA | 4 | James who was portrayed by Beyoncé in a 2008 film |
| 34% | DROWNING | 8 | A kind of man who will clutch at a straw |