| 100% | PONYGLASS | 9 | Tiny tumbler with an equestrian-sounding name |
| 48% | HOT | 3 | With 4-Across, pepper whose name sounds like an oxymoron |
| 48% | XZIBIT | 6 | Rapper with an MTV show … whose name sounds like a word meaning "show" |
| 47% | LAWES | 5 | Noted criminologist with an apt-sounding name |
| 47% | UGLI | 4 | Citrus fruit with an unattractive-sounding name |
| 47% | TNT | 3 | Cable channel with an explosive-sounding name |
| 47% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band with an electrical-sounding name |
| 47% | SUNRA | 5 | Jazz great with an Egyptian-sounding name |
| 47% | MUDD | 4 | Jeans brand with an earthy-sounding name |
| 47% | PIUS | 4 | Pope with an appropriate-sounding name |
| 47% | PEEDEE | 6 | River with an alphabetical-sounding name |
| 47% | ERIE | 4 | Lake with an unsettling-sounding name |
| 47% | WII | 3 | System with an excited-sounding name |
| 43% | HEL | 3 | Norse goddess of death with an apt-sounding name |
| 43% | OSHEAS | 6 | Noted Vegas casino with an Irish name |
| 43% | BAHAI | 5 | Religion with an apostrophe in its name |
| 43% | ESTEE | 5 | Perfume with an accent in its name |
| 43% | ACDC | 4 | Hard rock band with an electrical name |
| 43% | ORBIT | 5 | Sugarless gum brand with an astronomical name |
| 43% | ACDC | 4 | Australian rock band with an electrical name |
| 43% | ETRADE | 6 | Brokerage with an asterisk in its name |
| 43% | AVIANS | 6 | Old British biplanes with an apt name |
| 43% | GOFISH | 6 | Simple card game with an aquatic name |
| 43% | BUBBLEANDSQUEAK | 15 | British breakfast dish with an onomatopoeic name |
| 43% | POBOY | 5 | Sandwich with an apostrophe in its name |
| 43% | SOULSISTER | 10 | Rare groove DJ with an apt name |
| 43% | CUTIES | 6 | Brand of clementines with an adorable name |
| 43% | WAWA | 4 | Convenience store chain with an Ojibwe name |
| 43% | WHAM | 4 | Eighties pop duo with an onomatopoeic name |
| 43% | MOBIUSSTRIP | 11 | Band with an umlaut in its name |