| 100% | INCA | 4 | People who built the Qhapaq Ñan, or "Royal Road," which stretched roughly 3,700 miles |
| 28% | LIARS | 5 | People who stretch the truth |
| 28% | LIAR | 4 | Person who stretches the truth |
| 27% | ACTORS | 6 | People who work on television or the stage |
| 27% | JEDI | 4 | Person who can wield the Force or a lightsaber |
| 26% | AREA | 4 | Roughly 3.8 million square miles, for the United States |
| 26% | NAVIGATOR | 9 | Person who directs the route or course of a ship |
| 26% | ENGINEER | 8 | A person who designs, builds or maintains machines |
| 26% | SWIMMER | 7 | Person who moves in the water for fun or for sport |
| 26% | ACTOR | 5 | Person who acts on the stage, in movies, or on television |
| 25% | IVANI | 5 | Person who built the first stone Cathedral of the Archangel in Moscow and was also the first person to be buried there |
| 25% | TEEN | 4 | Person who might be able to vote or drive for the first time |
| 25% | CONDUCTOR | 9 | Maestro or person who directs the orchestra |
| 25% | LEADER | 6 | The person who is in charge; boss, head or ruler |
| 25% | TRAMPOLINE | 10 | (n.) gas for people who want to drive wherever the road takes them |
| 24% | NAVIGATOR | 9 | A person who directs the route or course of a ship |
| 23% | INCAS | 5 | People who built Machu Picchu |
| 23% | INCAS | 5 | People who built Macchu Pichu |
| 23% | DARIUS | 6 | Persian king who reinstated the ancient Royal Road |
| 23% | UPTHEWRONG | 10 | "Barking ___ tree", asking the wrong person or following the wrong path: 3 wds. |
| 23% | CARPENTER | 9 | Person who builds things out of wood |
| 23% | NONSUCH | 7 | — Palace, royal residence built for Henry VIII on the Epsom road near Ewell, Surrey |
| 23% | THECIVILWARS | 12 | Duo who recorded 18-Across, or the title of their 2013 album: 3 wds. |
| 22% | INCA | 4 | Ancient people who built Machu Picchu |
| 22% | INCAS | 5 | Ancient people who built Machu Picchu |
| 22% | INCA | 4 | Native people who built Machu Picchu |
| 22% | INCA | 4 | Peruvian people who built Machu Picchu |
| 22% | NERO | 4 | Emperor who built the Domus Aurea |
| 22% | NOAH | 4 | Man who built the 23 Across |
| 22% | KROC | 4 | Ray who built the McDonald's empire |