| 100% | PETERSON | 8 | Patrick ___, Arizona Cardinals cornerback who was rated as one of the best of 2016 |
| 75% | HARRISJR | 8 | Chris ___, Denver Broncos cornerback who was rated as one of the best of 2016: 2 wds. |
| 75% | MALCOLMBUTLER | 13 | New England Patriots cornerback who was rated as one of the best of 2016: 2 wds. |
| 44% | TOLLS | 5 | "For Whom the Bell ___," novel by Ernest Hemingway, set in the Spanish Civil War and is regarded as one of his best works |
| 42% | KYLER | 5 | ___ Murray, Arizona Cardinals player who was awarded Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2019 |
| 42% | LYTE | 4 | Hip Hop artist behind "Paper Thin" who was voted as one of the greatest MCs |
| 41% | CAREY | 5 | Mariah ___, singer known as the "Queen of Christmas," who is one of the best selling female artists |
| 41% | DONALDPENN | 10 | Oakland Raiders offensive lineman who was one of the best in his position in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 40% | NIGHTLIVE | 9 | "Saturday ___," American live variety show that is regarded as one of the best, and is in its 43rd season: 2 wds. |
| 39% | RANDY | 5 | ___ Breuer, NBA player from Milwaukee Bucks who at 7ft 3in was listed as one of the tallest players |
| 39% | NASH | 4 | Ogden ___, American poet who wrote "The Turtle" and is known as one of the foremost producers of humorous poetry |
| 39% | MING | 4 | Yao ___, Chinese NBA player from Houston Rockets who at 7ft 6in was listed as one of the tallest players |
| 39% | BHULLAR | 7 | Sim ___, Canadian NBA player from Sacramento Kings who at 7ft 5in was listed as one of the tallest players |
| 39% | MARKEATON | 9 | NBA player from Utah Jazz who at 7ft 4in was listed as one of the tallest players: 2 wds. |
| 39% | RALPHSAMPSON | 12 | NBA player from Houston Rockets who at 7ft 4in was listed as one of the tallest players: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ELVIS | 5 | Presley, one of the best-selling American artists who was called "The King of Rock and Roll" |
| 38% | OPRAH | 5 | One of the most influential Americans, who is known as "The Queen of All Media" |
| 38% | SCOTT | 5 | American writer F. ___ Fitzgerald, regarded as one of the best ever from America and is known for novels like "The Great Gatsby" |
| 38% | THEXFILES | 9 | American sci-fi TV show starring David Duchovny, that is regarded as one of the best and is returning with its 11th season in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 38% | THANOS | 6 | One of the most powerful Marvel comics supervillain who is also known as "The Mad Titan" |
| 37% | ROD | 3 | ___ Stewart, "Baby Jane" singer who is one of the best-selling artists of all time |
| 37% | NIGEL | 5 | Richards who is generally regarded as the best Scrabble player of all time |
| 36% | WILD | 4 | "The Witcher 3: ___ Hunt," one of the best-selling video games released in 2015 that is set in the fantasy world known as the Continent |
| 36% | CASEYSTONER | 11 | Australian motorcycle racer and two-time MotoGP World Champion, who raced for Ducati and Honda and is considered one of the best: 2 wds. |
| 36% | BORE | 4 | One who is hardly the life of the party |
| 36% | SPREADTHEWEALTH | 15 | Be generous with one's good fortune, as depicted by the movement of this puzzle's circled letters |
| 35% | DION | 4 | Celine ___, "My Heart Will Go On" singer who is one of the best selling female artists |
| 35% | RUMI | 4 | 13th-century Persian mystic who is one of the best-selling poets in the U.S. |
| 35% | TWEET | 5 | Message such as @skullmandible's "most cutting thing you can say is 'who's this clown?' because it implies they're a) a clown & b) not even one of the better-known clowns" |
| 35% | EMILEZOLA | 9 | Author who was the title subject of the Best Picture of 1937 |