| 100% | ACA | 3 | Shortened name of what is commonly known as "Obamacare": Abbr. |
| 42% | TBTEST | 6 | What the injection known as the Mantoux technique is a crucial part of |
| 42% | MARION | 6 | Real first name of the Iowa actor who was known as the "Duke" |
| 40% | DORIA | 5 | Andrea ___, admiral known as the liberator of Genoa for whom an ill-fated ship was named |
| 40% | GASTOWN | 7 | Original name of what is now Vancouver, Canada |
| 39% | CEYLON | 6 | Former name of what is now called Sri Lanka |
| 39% | ARAL | 4 | Name of what was once the world's second-largest saltwater lake |
| 39% | SPRINGSTEEN | 11 | Rocker Bruce, also known as "the Boss," whose "Wrecking Ball" was named Rolling Stone's #1 album of 2012 |
| 37% | PEAS | 4 | Though commonly known as vegetables, botanically they are fruit |
| 37% | PTS | 3 | What is tallied at the end of a competition: Abbr. |
| 36% | RICHARD | 7 | Name of the English king known as The Lionheart |
| 36% | IVAN | 4 | Name of the Russian leader known as The Terrible |
| 35% | PTA | 3 | Organization originally known as the "National Congress of Mothers": Abbr. |
| 35% | RAL | 3 | North Carolina city known as the "City of Oaks": abbr. |
| 35% | CAT | 3 | Tashirojima in Japan is commonly known as ___ Island as the feline population is larger than human population |
| 35% | LORDS | 5 | Ground known as the "Home of cricket," commonly |
| 35% | ALA | 3 | State known as "the Heart of Dixie": Abbr. |
| 35% | ACA | 3 | Federal law known as Obamacare (Abbr.) |
| 35% | SMEAGOL | 7 | What Gollum was formerly known as |
| 35% | SIAM | 4 | What Thailand was previously known as |
| 35% | BURMA | 5 | What Myanmar was formerly known as |
| 35% | MTS | 3 | What ranges are made of: Abbr. |
| 35% | ACA | 3 | Federal law also known as Obamacare (Abbr.) |
| 35% | MTS | 3 | What a range is made of: Abbr. |
| 34% | DOH | 3 | What was written as "(annoyed grunt)" on early scripts of "The Simpsons" |
| 34% | JOEEXOTIC | 9 | Working name of zoo owner known as the Tiger King |
| 34% | ERNIE | 5 | First name of the character known as "Coach" from "Cheers" |
| 34% | AVON | 4 | Shakespeare is also known as the "Bard of ___" |
| 34% | NASO | 4 | Roman poet known as Ovid, whose real name was Publius Ovidius ___ |
| 34% | ILHAN | 5 | First name of the This Is What America Looks Like memoirist |