| 100% | ALEXVANHALEN | 12 | Rock drummer whose last name is the same as his band |
| 47% | RIPTORN | 7 | Entertainer whose last name is the past tense of a synonym of his first name |
| 47% | KIWI | 4 | Bird whose name is the same as its call |
| 46% | TWEEZERS | 8 | Tool whose name is a rock band if you remove the first and last letters |
| 46% | DARYLHANNAH | 11 | "Splash" actress whose last name is spelled the same forward and backward: 2 wds. |
| 45% | EMMYROSSUM | 10 | "Shameless" actress whose first name is the same as a TV award: 2 wds. |
| 45% | DEF | 3 | ___ Leppard, rock band whose drummer is known as "The Thunder God" |
| 45% | ITT | 3 | Conglomerate whose NYSE symbol is the same as the company's name |
| 44% | ITT | 3 | Defense contractor whose stock symbol is the same as its name |
| 44% | JEREMYRENNER | 12 | "The Avengers" actor whose last name is spelled the same forward and backward: 2 wds. |
| 43% | OSCARDELAHOYA | 13 | Mexican-American boxer whose first name is the same as a movie award: 4 wds. |
| 43% | KRIS | 4 | Singer whose first name is the first four letters of his last name |
| 43% | OBAMA | 5 | President with the same first and last name as his father |
| 43% | RAMONES | 7 | Rock group whose members all assumed the same last name, with "the" |
| 41% | TONYCURTIS | 10 | "Some Like It Hot" star whose first name is the same as a Broadway award: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ZZTOP | 5 | Rock band whose name is suggested by the first row of this puzzle |
| 40% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish band whose name is spelled the same backward and forward |
| 39% | MIRANDAOTTO | 11 | "Lord of the Rings" actress whose last name is spelled the same forward and backward: 2 wds. |
| 38% | AES | 3 | His "E" was the same as J. R.'s |
| 38% | ADAMSILVER | 10 | NBA commissioner whose last name is a metal with the chemical symbol Ag: 2 wds. |
| 38% | AMIS | 4 | Novelist whose last name contains two conjugations of the same verb |
| 38% | EDDIEVANHALEN | 13 | Guitarist whose rock band was named after him and his brother, and who never learned to read music: 3 wds. |
| 38% | TRACEYGOLD | 10 | "Growing Pains" actress whose last name is a metal with the chemical symbol Au: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ITT | 3 | Conglomerate whose N.Y.S.E. symbol is the same as the company's name |
| 37% | OPAL | 4 | Birthstone whose first letter is the same as that of its month |
| 37% | PORTLAND | 8 | Top 10 Drake song whose title is the same as an Oregon city, from his 2017 playlist "More Life" |
| 37% | DEGAS | 5 | Painter Edgar whose last name is one letter away from being an anagram of his first name |
| 37% | FREDDIE | 7 | With 34-Across, Queen lead singer whose last name is a metal with the chemical symbol Hg |
| 37% | ALI | 3 | Last name of the boxer whose original name was Cassius Clay |
| 37% | IKEA | 4 | Retailer whose logo colors are the same as on its founder's national flag |