| 100% | ROSEMARY | 8 | Symbol of remembrance and a girl's name |
| 51% | MARYJANES | 9 | Shoes with horizontal strap and a girl's name |
| 50% | TERI | 4 | Girl's name that's a homophone of a cloth |
| 49% | MAE | 3 | Girl's name that's a homophone of the fifth month |
| 49% | MAE | 3 | Girl's name that sounds like a month of the year |
| 47% | TINA | 4 | Girl's name that becomes a contraction when its first and last letters are switched |
| 46% | TLC | 3 | Girl group that's also the name of a cable channel |
| 46% | WASCANA | 7 | Name of a lake and center in Regina's Gladmer Park |
| 46% | BETH | 4 | Short form of a girl's name, along with Liz |
| 46% | ERIE | 4 | Name of a U.S. city, lake, and canal |
| 46% | CENTERSTAGE | 11 | Limelight site, and a hint to the positions of this puzzle's circled names |
| 45% | ADDIE | 5 | Girl's name that's a two-part hint to 1-/20-, 27-, 45- and 53-Across |
| 45% | KIM | 3 | Family name of several N. and S. Korean leaders and of a White House national security adviser under Pres. Obama |
| 45% | AMADEUS | 7 | Mozart's middle name, and the title of a 1984 biopic |
| 45% | SWEETBREAD | 10 | Misleading name of a dish that's actually savory and meaty |
| 45% | PALOMA | 6 | Spanish for dove, and a girls' name |
| 44% | WAHOO | 5 | Exclamation that's also the name of a tree, bush, and fish |
| 44% | ROSEMARY | 8 | Plant that's a traditional symbol of remembrance |
| 44% | IDTAG | 5 | Holder of a dog's name and owner info |
| 44% | INITIALS | 8 | First letters of a first and last name |
| 43% | LARK | 4 | Bird that's a symbol of joy and hope |
| 43% | ARON | 4 | East of Eden brother (or a girl's name in reverse) |
| 43% | OSSA | 4 | Name of a mountain in Greece and Canada |
| 43% | YIN | 3 | ___ and yang (halves of a Chinese symbol) |
| 42% | LUGE | 4 | Name of a winter sport, and the vehicle involved |
| 41% | ERIE | 4 | Name of a New York canal, lake, county, and people |
| 41% | LISA | 4 | 1983 Apple computer with a girl's name |
| 41% | AGATHA | 6 | First name of a crime and mystery author |
| 41% | NASDAQ | 6 | Acronym and name of a US stock exchange |
| 41% | MADRAS | 6 | Former name of Chennai and a lightweight fabric |