| 100% | OCHO | 4 | The ___ (nickname of the fictitious ESPN8 in "DodgeBall") |
| 60% | GHOSTFACE | 9 | Nickname of the villain in the Scream movies |
| 59% | RIH | 3 | Nickname of the singer of "Anti", released in 2016 |
| 59% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the president who was assassinated in 1865 |
| 59% | NATS | 4 | Nickname of the pro baseball team in Washington, DC |
| 59% | NAT | 3 | Nickname of Black Widow, in the MCU |
| 59% | PRIM | 4 | Nickname of Katniss's sister in the "Hunger Games" books |
| 58% | GENTLEMANJOHNNY | 15 | Nickname of Gen. Burgoyne in the American Revolution |
| 58% | THEGOAT | 7 | Nickname for the best player in the history of a sport |
| 58% | IKE | 3 | Nickname of the first U.S. president born in 7-Down |
| 58% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of Mary's husband in the Broadway play "Oh, Mary!" |
| 57% | STRIDER | 7 | Aragorn's ranger nickname in The Lord of the Rings |
| 57% | STU | 3 | Nickname found in consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 56% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname of the 76ers legend with a cameo in "Hustle": 2 wds., abbr. |
| 56% | ANI | 3 | Nickname of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars universe |
| 56% | GOOSE | 5 | Nickname of the plane, made mainly of birch, Howard Hughes built in 1947: "Spruce ___" |
| 55% | DWADE | 5 | Nickname of the Miami Heat's all-time leader in points, games, assists and steals |
| 55% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of the ex-Yankee who once was in a relationship with J.Lo: Hyph. |
| 54% | RATSO | 5 | Nickname in the Best Picture of 1969 |
| 54% | CACTUSLEAGUE | 12 | Nickname of the baseball teams who play Spring Training exhibition games in 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 54% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of the ex-Yankee who hit a record 25 grand slams in his career: Hyph. |
| 54% | INDY | 4 | Nickname of Harrison Ford's character in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" |
| 54% | INDY | 4 | Dr. Jones's nickname in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" |
| 54% | STU | 3 | Man's nickname found in consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 53% | PAPA | 4 | Nickname of the 1954 Nobel winner for literature, who first picked up the name in Pamplona, Spain |
| 53% | PRIM | 4 | Nickname of Katniss's sister in "The Hunger Games" |
| 52% | BILLY | 5 | & 15A Schoolboy at Greyfriars School in stories by Frank Richards nicknamed the Owl of the Remove |
| 52% | MEANJOEGREENE | 13 | Nickname of the Hall of Fame Steelers player who was in a memorable 1979 Coca-Cola ad: 3 wds. |
| 52% | PRIM | 4 | Nickname of Katniss' sister in "The Hunger Games" |