| 100% | OKA | 3 | Unique Canadian cheese named after the location of the Trappist monks who originally made it |
| 37% | RED | 3 | ___ Leicester, an English cheese named after the city of Leicester, which was originally colored with carrot or beetroot juice |
| 34% | STILTON | 7 | Cheese made in the district of Melton Mowbray named after a place in Cambridgeshire |
| 34% | STILTON | 7 | Cheese made in the district of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, named after a place in Cambridgeshire |
| 32% | EDAM | 4 | Town in Netherlands which has a cheese variety named after it (anagram of "made") |
| 31% | ESSO | 4 | Brand named after the pronunciation of its parent company's initials |
| 31% | BLT | 3 | Sandwich variety named after the initials of its primary ingredients: Abbr. |
| 31% | OWEN | 4 | Name of the hippo who bonded with Mzee, an Aldabra giant tortoise, after the hippo was separated from its herd in the 2004 tsunami |
| 30% | HOWLER | 6 | Monkey that is named after the loud noise it makes |
| 30% | PAPERWASP | 9 | Flying insect named for the type of 17-Across it makes (2 wds.) |
| 30% | GATORADE | 8 | Drink named after the football team it was originally tested on |
| 30% | FOOLSCAP | 8 | Size of writing paper named after the watermark formerly used on it |
| 30% | COEN | 4 | Last name of the filmmaking brothers who made "Raising Arizona" and "Fargo" |
| 29% | GRUYERE | 7 | Pale yellow cheese with holes named after its place of origin in Switzerland |
| 29% | GRUYERE | 7 | Pale, yellow cheese with holes named after its place of origin in Switzerland |
| 29% | EPHRON | 6 | Screenwriter who knew the identity of Deep Throat before it was made public |
| 29% | ATLAS | 5 | Titan after whom one of the oceans is named |
| 29% | PHNOMPENH | 9 | Asian capital named after the woman who supposedly founded it in the fourteenth century |
| 29% | LISTERIA | 8 | Genus of bacteria named after the British surgeon who introduced the use of antiseptics |
| 29% | WATERGATE | 9 | Political scandal named after the hotel complex where some of its key events occurred |
| 29% | TYUYAMUNITE | 11 | Rare uranium mineral named after its place of origin in the Fergana Valley, Kyrgyzstan |
| 29% | BLT | 3 | Sandwich name made up of the initials of its ingredients |
| 29% | ECRU | 4 | Small Mississippi town established by Colonel William Clark Falkner and named after the color of its first railroad depot |
| 29% | ARBORVITAE | 10 | White matter of the cerebellum named after its tree-like appearance |
| 29% | OHM | 3 | Georg Simon ___, physicist after whom the unit of resistance is named |
| 29% | FINALIST | 8 | Player who makes it to the last round of a contest |
| 28% | BLU | 3 | Fictional macaw who is the protagonist of the "Rio" franchise and is named after his color |
| 28% | GREENS | 6 | The ___, political faction named after the color of grass, who are rivals to the Blacks in the drama series "House of the Dragon" |
| 28% | FOOLSCAP | 8 | Size of writing paper measuring 13½ by 17 inches named after the watermark formerly used on it |
| 28% | LUCIFER | 7 | Fantasy TV series named after the protagonist who is the Lord of Hell played by Tom Ellis |