| 100% | MENTIONED | 9 | Stated or declared by name |
| 54% | AFFIRMS | 7 | Publicly states or declares |
| 44% | TENN | 4 | State trisected by a river of the same name: Abbr. |
| 43% | ALIAS | 5 | Fake name used by a hacker or spy |
| 43% | HOMOEROTIC | 10 | Like "Carol" or "Call Me By Your Name" |
| 43% | TERRITORY | 9 | Land, as delineated by a government or state |
| 43% | ASSERT | 6 | State as fact, or declare |
| 42% | IBUPROFEN | 9 | A pain-reliever known by the name Advil or Motrin |
| 42% | AEGIS | 5 | Protection, or the name of a shield carried by Zeus |
| 41% | AUTONYM | 7 | A word or name by which a group refers to itself |
| 41% | SPARE | 5 | Bowling term ... or the name of a memoir by Prince Harry |
| 41% | RIO | 3 | 1982 Duran Duran hit, or the album by the same name |
| 41% | FAIR | 4 | Festival that might be sponsored by a county or a state |
| 40% | RIO | 3 | 1982 Duran Duran album, or the hit song by the same name |
| 39% | BREAKABLES | 10 | Fragile articles ... or a hint to the things named by the circled letters |
| 39% | MOO | 3 | Sound made by a farm animal that might be named Bossie or Elsie |
| 39% | WESTPOINT | 9 | The United States Military Academy, by another name: 2 wds. |
| 38% | KEVIN | 5 | First Minion identified by name |
| 38% | BANE | 4 | "Boon or a ___" (also the name of Batman's nemesis played by Tom Hardy) |
| 38% | OHIO | 4 | State or river |
| 37% | ERIE | 4 | Name of counties in three states, all crossed by I-90 |
| 37% | MONTANA | 7 | Hannah ___, Disney character played by Miley Cyrus who shares her name with a U.S. state |
| 37% | INDIANA | 7 | ___ Jones, film character played by Harrison Ford who shares his name with a U.S. state |
| 36% | SSE | 3 | State or claim: a___rt |
| 36% | MOOD | 4 | State or frame of mind |
| 36% | PAGED | 5 | Summoned by name |
| 36% | IDENTIFY | 8 | Call by name |
| 36% | CITE | 4 | Mention by name |
| 36% | OPINED | 6 | Stated or spoke on your opinion |
| 36% | DEFINITE | 8 | Clearly stated or decided |