| 100% | BARNUM | 6 | P T —, showman who formed a circus with rival J A Bailey in 1881 |
| 38% | BARNUM | 6 | P. T., who started a circus |
| 32% | LOADER | 6 | P J —, England Test cricketer who took a hat-trick against West Indies in Leeds in 1957 |
| 32% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of the ex-Yankee who once was in a relationship with J.Lo: Hyph. |
| 31% | NASH | 4 | Graham who formed a band with Crosby and Stills |
| 30% | DEFREITAS | 9 | P A J —, England Test cricketer who took 7-70 against Sri Lanka at Lord's in 1991 |
| 29% | MEL | 3 | Gibson who voiced a circus rooster in "Chicken Run" |
| 29% | ASAPROCKY | 9 | Rapper who had a son with Rihanna in 2022 |
| 29% | DIPLO | 5 | DJ who had a hit with Where Are Ü Now in 2015 |
| 29% | METHODMAN | 9 | Wu-Tang member formed a duo with Redman in 1994 |
| 29% | DONMCLEAN | 9 | Singer who had a hit with American Pie in 1971 |
| 29% | CATBURNS | 8 | British singer who had a hit with Go in 2022 |
| 29% | DANAE | 5 | Princess who became pregnant with Perseus after Zeus came to her in the form of a shower of gold |
| 29% | BULLHAND | 8 | Works with elephants in a circus |
| 29% | BALLET | 6 | "Black Swan" dance form, with a silent "t" in its name |
| 29% | GARYNUMAN | 9 | Synth-pop singer who had a hit with Cars in 1979 |
| 29% | BOPP | 4 | Scientist who, with Hale, spotted a comet in 1995 |
| 29% | ARES | 4 | Whom Athena smites with a boulder in the "Iliad" |
| 29% | AMAID | 5 | "J.Lo plays ___ who falls in love with a politician in a 2002 rom-com.": 2 wds. |
| 28% | MANOFTHEPEOPLE | 14 | Guy who wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth |
| 28% | MSN | 3 | AOL rival with a butterfly in its logo |
| 28% | DOUGFLUTIE | 10 | Quarterback who was a starter with the San Diego Chargers in 2005 at age 42: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ELLEN | 5 | With 28-Down, newswoman who founded a college in Claremont, Calif. |
| 28% | TROUPER | 7 | Person who has a full season with the circus |
| 28% | STANZA | 6 | Group of lines in a poem with repeating form |
| 28% | DONOVAN | 7 | Jason __, who covered Sealed With a Kiss in 1989 |
| 28% | CHER | 4 | Singer who made a comeback in 1999 with "Believe" |
| 28% | LSEVEN | 6 | Square, in old slang, as indicated by forming a square with one's hands |
| 28% | SOSA | 4 | Baseball player Sammy who had a home run rivalry with Mark McGwire in 1998 |
| 28% | GERRITCOLE | 10 | Pitcher who signed a $324 million contract with the Yankees in 2019: 2 wds. |