| 100% | OPRAH | 5 | The cable channel OWN is named after her |
| 47% | ATHENA | 6 | Goddess; Greece's capital is named after her |
| 46% | OTIS | 4 | Elevator pioneer Elisha ___ (The company is named after her) |
| 42% | HOWLER | 6 | Monkey that is named after the loud noise it makes |
| 42% | ASTERS | 6 | Flowers that are named after the Greek word for "star" |
| 42% | AMERIGO | 7 | Name after which the New World is named |
| 42% | MTV | 3 | Cable channel whose mascot is the Moon Man |
| 42% | TNT | 3 | Cable channel that broadcasts "I Am the Night" |
| 41% | AMERICA | 7 | The foremost yachting cup is named after this boat |
| 41% | CNN | 3 | Owner of the cable channel Headline News |
| 41% | TNT | 3 | Cable channel whose first showing was "Gone With the Wind" |
| 41% | TNT | 3 | Cable channel whose first broadcast was "Gone With the Wind" |
| 40% | BALANCEBEAM | 11 | 17-Across's signature "double-double" dismount in this gymnastics event is named after her: 2 wds. |
| 40% | TITOGRAD | 8 | Podgorica was named this after the Yugoslav leader |
| 40% | ION | 3 | Cable channel whose name is also a word meaning "charged particle" |
| 40% | MANHATTAN | 9 | Popular cocktail which is named after one of the boroughs of New York city |
| 40% | CHICAGO | 7 | 2002 film starring Renee Zellweger which is named after the "Windy City" in Illinois |
| 40% | ATLANTA | 7 | TV series created by Donald Glover which is named after the capital of Georgia |
| 40% | TWO | 3 | "___ of Us," VH1 drama which was named after The Beatles song released in 1969 |
| 39% | OPRAH | 5 | She has a cable network named after her |
| 39% | FLOOREXERCISE | 13 | 17-Across's signature "double layout half out" move in this gymnastics event is named after her: 2 wds. |
| 39% | CHICAGO | 7 | The city Kim Kardashian named her daughter after |
| 39% | GEIGER | 6 | The radiation counter is named after this Hans |
| 39% | ESPN | 4 | Cable channel whose first telecast, in 1979, was the debut episode of "SportsCenter" |
| 39% | DORSETS | 7 | Sheep breeds named after a county on the English Channel coast |
| 39% | JERSEY | 6 | Breed of dairy cattle named after one of the Channel Islands |
| 39% | GATORADE | 8 | Drink named after the football team it was originally tested on |
| 39% | EPONYMOUS | 9 | Being the one something is named after |
| 39% | SRIRACHA | 8 | ___ sauce, spicy red condiment that originated in, and is named after the Thai city Si Racha |
| 38% | ESPN | 4 | Cable channel that was chronicled in the book "Those Guys Have All the Fun" |