| 100% | PLANTERSPUNCH | 13 | Rum and grenadine cocktail named for a Charleston, South Carolina, hotel (2 wds.) |
| 45% | ROBROY | 6 | Cocktail named for a Scottish folk hero: 2 wds. |
| 44% | MARYPICKFORD | 12 | Tropical rum cocktail named for a silent film star (2 wds.) |
| 43% | WALDORFSALAD | 12 | Fruit and nut dish named for a Manhattan hotel (2 wds.) |
| 43% | MAITAI | 6 | Rum and curaçao cocktail with a Polynesian name that was invented in California (2 wds.) |
| 43% | CUBALIBRE | 9 | Rum and Coke cocktail whose name dates to a Caribbean nation's independence (2 wds.) |
| 41% | ROBROY | 6 | Whiskey cocktail named for a Scottish hero (2 wds.) |
| 39% | PETERPAN | 8 | Jif and Skippy rival named for a character from a children's classic: 2 wds. |
| 38% | GRAHAMCRACKER | 13 | Sweet snack named for a 19th-century minister and dietary reformer (2 wds.) |
| 36% | SEATTLESTORM | 12 | 2004 and 2010 WNBA champions named for a weather event: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NOMDE | 5 | ___ plume (pen name for a writer): 2 wds. |
| 36% | JUNKSHOP | 8 | "Trashy" name for a secondhand store: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ENDRUN | 6 | Evasive tactic named for a football play: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THEJOKER | 8 | Batman villain named for a playing card: 2 wds. |
| 36% | HOTPOTATO | 9 | Controversial issue named for a food item: 2 wds. |
| 36% | CHEXMIX | 7 | Snack blend named for a square cereal: 2 wds. |
| 36% | BRONZEAGE | 9 | Historic period named for a copper alloy: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MAITAI | 6 | Rum cocktail with a rhyming name: 2 wds. |
| 35% | PETERPAN | 8 | Peanut butter brand named for a Disney character: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MINNESOTALYNX | 13 | 2011, 2013, and 2015 WNBA champions named for a big cat: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MARYKAY | 7 | Cosmetics company named for a woman with the last name Ash: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ALA | 3 | "Apple Pie ___ Mode," Destiny's Child song named for a dessert: 2 wds. |
| 34% | KOALABEAR | 9 | Popular name for a eucalyptus-loving Australian animal: 2 wds. |
| 34% | IDO | 3 | Last words for a bachelor and bachelorette: 2 wds. |
| 34% | VANHALEN | 8 | "Jump" band named for brothers Alex and Eddie: 2 wds. |
| 33% | FORDMUSTANG | 11 | Car named for a horse (2 wds.) |
| 33% | PATAGONIANMARA | 14 | Rodent which borrows its name from a South American region and resembles a jackrabbit: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MIMOSA | 6 | Cocktail named for a plant |
| 33% | ARNOLDPALMER | 12 | Lemonade and iced tea drink named for a championship golfer (2 wds.) |
| 33% | MERCURYCOUGAR | 13 | Car named for a big cat (2 wds.) |