| 100% | PONTIAC | 7 | Ottawa leader who fought British advances in the Great Lakes area during the 1700s and whose name was a car brand |
| 28% | CENA | 4 | John who plays a mercenary in "Peacemaker," and whose name can be found in "mercenary" |
| 28% | WHITNEYHOUSTON | 14 | "Saving All My Love for You" singer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame whose last name is a city in Texas (2 wds.) |
| 28% | ERIES | 5 | Members of the Iroquoian people for whom a Great Lake is named |
| 27% | CUNARD | 6 | Samuel ___, who got the first British transatlantic steamship mail contract in 1839 and whose company is now owned by the Carnival Corporation |
| 27% | LITTLE | 6 | Stuart ___, mouse who boasts a remote-controlled car and can be seen in the eponymous 1999 fantasy film |
| 27% | TECUMSEH | 8 | Shawnee leader who fought against William Henry Harrison at Tippecanoe and sided with the British against the US in the War of 1812 |
| 27% | ROY | 3 | British singer Wood who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 as a member of ELO |
| 27% | HATTRICK | 8 | Sports feat whose "Gordie Howe" variant is collecting a goal, an assist, and a fight in the same game |
| 26% | TED | 3 | Cruz who was born in Alberta and whose mom was a mathematician |
| 26% | DOUG | 4 | ___ Harvey, who is one of the greatest defensemen in NHL history and is a seven-time James Norris Memorial Trophy winner |
| 26% | DENIS | 5 | ___ Potvin, who is one of the greatest defensemen in NHL history and is a three-time James Norris Memorial Trophy winner |
| 26% | PILSNER | 7 | ___ Fest, festival in the Czech Republic held during the Autumn and named for a hoppy beer variety |
| 26% | DEXTER | 6 | Crime drama TV series named after the protagonist who is a forensic technician in the day and vigilante serial killer at night |
| 26% | AMTRAK | 6 | Nationwide rail system whose name is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track" |
| 26% | SPOTIFY | 7 | Music streaming service whose name is a portmanteau of the words "spot" and "identify" |
| 26% | RIO | 3 | Brief name of the location where James Bond and Jaws fought on top of a cable car in "Moonraker" |
| 25% | ORR | 3 | Hockey great whose name is a homophone of 88-Across and 123- and 124-Down |
| 25% | TWEEZERS | 8 | Tool whose name is a rock band if you remove the first and last letters |
| 25% | OLIVERREED | 10 | Actor whose first name is the title of a Best Picture he co-starred in, and whose last name is that film's director |
| 25% | BOJACKSON | 9 | Former NFL player to be named All-Star in both football and baseball who is considered one of the greatest RBs ever: 2 wds. |
| 25% | ANSELELGORT | 11 | "The Fault in Our Stars" actor who is also a singer and DJ who plays under the name "Ansolo": 2 wds. |
| 25% | ONCE | 4 | Musical whose name is the number 11 in a foreign language |
| 25% | PRUELEITH | 9 | Restaurateur and food columnist who is a judge on "The Great British Baking Show": 2 wds. |
| 25% | WIKIPEDIA | 9 | Online source of information whose name is a portmanteau of the Hawaiian word "wiki" and "encyclopedia" |
| 25% | CAITLINCLARK | 12 | Iowa Hawkeyes championship game scoring leader who was named AP Player of the Year and Naismith College Player of the Year in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 25% | EMU | 3 | Bird whose name is also the initials of a school in Ypsilanti |
| 25% | ERIE | 4 | People after whom a Great Lake is named |
| 25% | ERIE | 4 | People for whom a Great Lake is named |
| 25% | ERIES | 5 | Natives for whom a Great Lake is named |