| 100% | SCISSORSDANCE | 13 | Quechuan custom that takes its name from the bladelike rods wielded by performers |
| 46% | AGNUSDEI | 8 | Liturgy that takes its name from a term for Jesus used by John the Baptist |
| 40% | TBONE | 5 | Type of steak that takes its name from a letter of the alphabet: Hyph. |
| 40% | REM | 3 | Band that took its name from a stage of sleep Michael Stipe found in the dictionary |
| 36% | TEAL | 4 | Color that takes its name from a bird |
| 36% | TEAL | 4 | Color that takes its name from a duck |
| 36% | OHIO | 4 | Columbus' state that takes its name from a river |
| 36% | SOBE | 4 | Drink brand that takes its name from South Beach, Florida |
| 36% | LEFIGARO | 8 | Leading newspaper that took its name from a stage comedy |
| 36% | ACE | 3 | Hardware store chain that took its name from fighter pilots |
| 35% | AMBER | 5 | Shade of yellow that takes its name from eponymous tree resin |
| 35% | ERIE | 4 | Great Lake that takes its name from a Native American tribe |
| 35% | THEDOORS | 8 | 1960s-'70s band that took its name from an Aldous Huxley title |
| 33% | MAITAI | 6 | Drink that gets its name from the Tahitian word for "good" |
| 33% | KEWPIEDOLL | 10 | Toy that gets its name from the Roman god of love |
| 33% | PEZ | 3 | Candy that gets its name from the German word for "peppermint" |
| 33% | IRIS | 4 | Flower that gets its name from the Greek word for "rainbow" |
| 33% | CARBONARA | 9 | Dish that derives its name from the Italian for "charcoal burner" |
| 32% | LUGE | 4 | Olympic event that gets its name from the French word for “sled” |
| 31% | TBONESTEAK | 10 | Beef cut that gets its name from the shape of the lumbar vertebra |
| 31% | DRAB | 4 | Word that took its lackluster name from a fabric made of undyed, homespun wool |
| 30% | ROCKETMAN | 9 | Musical biopic that takes its title from a 1972 hit by 17-Across |
| 29% | WINNER | 6 | "The ___ Takes It All," 1980 song by ABBA that topped the UK charts |
| 29% | LETITBE | 7 | Last studio album from the Beatles that features a track by the same name: 3 wds. |
| 28% | OHIO | 4 | Columbus' state which takes its name from a river |
| 28% | KAY | 3 | Mary ___ cosmetics, that shares its name with the Wife from "The Godfather" |
| 27% | RESTARTS | 8 | Takes it from the top |
| 27% | REDO | 4 | Take it from the top |
| 27% | DECAPITATE | 10 | Take it from the top? |
| 27% | RESTART | 7 | Take it from the top |