| 100% | FUNNYBONE | 9 | Spot in the elbow with a nerve that's "shocking" when struck: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ONEMISSISSIPPI | 14 | 2021 Kane Brown song with a state in its name that hit the top 40: 2 wds. |
| 39% | HALLOWEENKILLS | 14 | Twelfth installment in the horror franchise featuring 26-Across that began with a 1978 film starring 12-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | SHARKTANK | 9 | Entrepreneurial reality series on ABC with a fierce ocean menace in the title: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | "Candle in the Wind" singer who said of his upcoming farewell tour, "It's a way of going out with a bang": 2 wds. |
| 37% | CURTSCHILLING | 13 | Red Sox pitcher who played in the 2004 World Series with a damaged ankle: 2 wds. |
| 36% | GOOSEGOSSAGE | 12 | Yankees reliever with a "bird" nickname who threw the pitch in the Pine Tar Incident: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SQUIDGAME | 9 | South Korean survival drama series on Netflix with a tentacled sea predator in the title: 2 wds. |
| 36% | WHITERABBIT | 11 | 1967 hit for Jefferson Airplane with a sign of the Chinese zodiac in its title: 2 wds. |
| 36% | PRINCESSPEACH | 13 | Royal character in the Super Mario games who wears a pink dress with a gold crown: 2 wds. |
| 36% | DANCEMONKEY | 11 | 2019 hit for Tones and I with a sign of the Chinese zodiac in its title: 2 wds. |
| 36% | GRANDPRIX | 9 | International auto race with a name that means "great prize" in French: 2 wds. |
| 36% | STRANGERTHINGS | 14 | Netflix series set in the 1980s in which single mom Joyce Byers contends with a supernatural monster: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ROLEMODEL | 9 | A person that is often looked at as someone to follow in the footsteps of : 2 wds. |
| 35% | HARLEMSHAKE | 11 | Baauer hit with a record-setting 103.1 million US streams in the week of March 2, 2013: 2 wds. |
| 35% | LANCEITO | 8 | California judge with a lot of TV time in the mid-90s (2 wds.) |
| 35% | NOVEMBERRAIN | 12 | 1992 Guns N' Roses song with a weather word in the title (2 wds.) |
| 35% | WALTONGOGGINS | 13 | "Fallout" actor with a featured role in "The White Lotus" season 3: 2 wds. |
| 35% | THEFONZ | 7 | Sitcom character with a leather jacket that's now in the Smithsonian |
| 35% | HAWAIIFIVEO | 11 | Police drama set in the Aloha State that featured Carol Burnett in a recurring role as Steve McGarrett's aunt (2 wds.) |
| 34% | ISLAND | 6 | *Sun-soaked vacation spot in the sea with a hushed "s" in its name |
| 34% | MRTOAD | 6 | "The Wind in the Willows" character with a "Wild Ride" at Disneyland (2 wds.) |
| 34% | COBRAKAI | 8 | "The Karate Kid" sequel series on Netflix with a venomous snake in the title: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SUGARPLUM | 9 | Christmas treat that's also the name of a fairy in "The Nutcracker" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | MIKETYSON | 9 | Boxer with a cameo in "The Hangover" who filed for bankruptcy in 2003: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MAITAI | 6 | Rum and curaçao cocktail with a Polynesian name that was invented in California (2 wds.) |
| 34% | LESLIEBIBB | 10 | "Palm Royale" actress with a featured role in "The White Lotus" season 3: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DRNO | 4 | Villain with the title role in a 1962 movie that introduced 007: 2 wds. |
| 34% | PIZZAHUT | 8 | Domino's rival with a roof in its logo: 2 wds. |
| 34% | NEWYORKJETS | 11 | Team that scored a huge upset in 1969 when it defeated the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III: 3 wds. |