| 100% | FATBOYSLIM | 10 | Oxymoronic stage name for the D.J. Norman Cook |
| 44% | OVERLORD | 8 | Allied code name for the D-Day landings operation |
| 42% | RIVIERA | 7 | Another name for the Cote d'Azur: French __ |
| 42% | RIVIERA | 7 | French __, alternative name for the Côte d'Azur |
| 42% | BONO | 4 | Stage name for the lead vocalist for U2 whose real name is Paul David Hewson |
| 42% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | Stage name for the "Tiny Dancer" singer who was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight: 2 wds. |
| 42% | PINK | 4 | Stage name for the "What About Us" singer whose real name is Alecia Beth Moore Hart |
| 42% | LORDE | 5 | Stage name for the "Royals" singer whose real name is Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor |
| 42% | BRUNOMARS | 9 | Stage name for the "Uptown Funk" singer whose real name is Peter Gene Hernandez: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MCA | 3 | Stage name for Adam Yauch, who was one of the Beastie Boys |
| 41% | FATBOY | 6 | Stage name of musician & DJ, Norman Cook: __ Slim |
| 41% | TANDOORICHICKEN | 15 | Dish named for the oven in which it’s cooked |
| 41% | LADYGAGA | 8 | Stage name for the "Poker Face" singer whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta: 2 wds. |
| 41% | KATY | 4 | ___ Perry, stage name for the "Dark Horse" singer whose real name is Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson |
| 38% | JEROME | 6 | The J in author J D Salinger's name |
| 38% | APT | 3 | Like the name Stu for a cook |
| 38% | ESTRAGON | 8 | French name for the herb tarragon; character in Samuel Beckett's stage play Waiting for Godot |
| 37% | THEWEEKND | 9 | Stage name of "Starboy" singer who used the name for anonymity on YouTube: 2 wds. |
| 36% | POTAUFEU | 8 | French dish named for the method used to cook it |
| 36% | TAGINE | 6 | Maghrebi stew named for the pot it's cooked in |
| 36% | BEERCANCHICKEN | 14 | Poultry dish named for the vessel it's cooked around |
| 36% | DOE | 3 | Name for the nameless |
| 36% | SATAN | 5 | Name for the Devil |
| 36% | SOL | 3 | Name for the sun |
| 36% | JOHNROSS | 8 | What J.R. stood for in the Dallas character's name |
| 36% | FRIENDLY | 8 | Captain Cook's pleasant name for the Tongan Isles |
| 35% | MOSDEF | 6 | Stage name for Yasiin Bey |
| 35% | MIA | 3 | Stage name for Mathangi Arulpragasam |
| 35% | XIBALBA | 7 | Name for the Maya underworld |
| 35% | LILNASX | 7 | Stage name for Montero Lamar Hill |