| 100% | BAKLAVA | 7 | Pastry whose name is often be confused with a skier's headgear |
| 43% | KESHA | 5 | Pop star whose name used to be spelled with a dollar sign |
| 43% | KESHA | 5 | One-named singer whose name used to be spelled with a dollar sign |
| 41% | SARI | 4 | Garment whose name is often spelled with "ee" at the end |
| 41% | AVOGADRO | 8 | Scientist whose name is associated with a number |
| 41% | MARCO | 5 | With 74 Across, explorer whose name is shouted in a pool |
| 40% | KESHA | 5 | Pop star whose name was formerly spelled with a $ |
| 40% | KESHA | 5 | Pop star whose name was once stylized with a $ |
| 40% | TET | 3 | Holiday whose name is pronounced with a high rising tone |
| 40% | LIMA | 4 | Ohio city whose name is pronounced with a long "I" |
| 40% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose name is sometimes rendered with a backward B |
| 40% | KATY | 4 | 1918 song girl whose name was sung with a stutter |
| 40% | KESHA | 5 | "TiK ToK" singer whose name was formerly spelled with a $ |
| 40% | ACDC | 4 | Hard-rock band whose name is stylized with a lightning bolt |
| 40% | AOL | 3 | Internet service provider whose name is now stylized with a period |
| 39% | DINAH | 5 | Singer Shore whose name is associated with a major LPGA golf tournament |
| 39% | ORION | 5 | "Dances with Wolves" distribution company whose name is also a 49-Across |
| 39% | OBEY | 4 | Streetwear company whose name is also a command to comply with orders |
| 39% | VASE | 4 | Container whose name is pronounced with either a long "a" or an "ah" |
| 38% | STARBUCKS | 9 | Coffeehouse chain with a siren logo, whose name was inspired by Melville's best friend in "Moby Dick" |
| 38% | EMO | 3 | Aesthetic whose spelled-out name is rhymed with piano in a Childish Gambino song |
| 38% | THORA | 5 | With 33-Across, "Ghost World" actress whose last name is a tree |
| 38% | APPLEMARTIN | 11 | Celebrity scion whose name is one letter away from a cocktail's |
| 38% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird whose call is often dubbed over with the call of a red-tailed hawk, on TV and in movies |
| 38% | ANDMITRE | 8 | Wig __, pub name linked with a bishop's headgear |
| 37% | WHOSE | 5 | Possessive that's often confused with a contraction |
| 37% | HOLLY | 5 | Actress Hunter whose first name is shared with a "decked up" Christmas decoration |
| 37% | VIOLET | 6 | ___ Anne Affleck, celebrity whose first name is shared with a shade of purple |
| 37% | YAM | 3 | Vegetable that's often confused with a sweet potato |
| 37% | EMU | 3 | Bird whose name is a Midwest school's initials |