| 100% | ELTON | 5 | Sir __ John |
| 96% | ELTON | 5 | Sir John of London |
| 94% | PRIVATEER | 9 | Sir John Hawkins, e.g. |
| 94% | ELTON | 5 | Sir John of pop music |
| 92% | BURGOYNE | 8 | Sir John __, British general, "Gentleman Johnny" |
| 91% | SOANE | 5 | English architect Sir John |
| 89% | ELTON | 5 | Singer Sir ____ John |
| 89% | ELTON | 5 | Sir ___ Hercules John |
| 89% | ELTON | 5 | Rocker Sir __ John |
| 88% | STAINER | 7 | Sir John, who composed The Crucifixion in 1887 |
| 88% | MACDONALD | 9 | Sir John A, first prime minister of Canada |
| 87% | ELTON | 5 | Sir ___ John who sang "Tiny Dancer" |
| 87% | ELTON | 5 | Sir ___ John who sang "Crocodile Rock" |
| 87% | ELTON | 5 | British musician Sir ___ John |
| 87% | ELTON | 5 | Singer/pianist Sir ___ John |
| 85% | FLUSHING | 8 | Modern toilets developed by Sir John Harington |
| 85% | ELTON | 5 | Sir _____ John, English singer, songwriter and composer |
| 85% | PIANO | 5 | Sir Elton John's instrument |
| 83% | PIANO | 5 | Sir Elton John's "key" instrument |
| 81% | ELTON | 5 | Sir ___ John, British singer with a National Humanities Medal |
| 80% | ELTON | 5 | Famous pianist, Sir ___ Hercules John |
| 79% | OLDCASTLE | 9 | English martyr Sir John, the model for Shakespeare's Falstaff |
| 79% | HERCULES | 8 | Sir Elton __ John, full pseudonym of the singer |
| 78% | ELTON | 5 | John who's now a Sir |
| 77% | HACKETT | 7 | Sir John Winthrop —, soldier and author of 1977 memoir I Was a Stranger |
| 77% | THETHIRD | 8 | & 12A 1978 novel by General Sir John Hackett subtitled August 1985 |
| 76% | OSLER | 5 | Sir William, physician who co-founded Johns Hopkins Hospital |
| 75% | THIRDWORLD | 10 | & 11D The —, 1978 novel by General Sir John Hackett subtitled August 1985 |
| 69% | TIMOTHY | 7 | Sir ___ John Berners-Lee, English engineer known as the inventor of the World Wide Web |