| 100% | GAL | 3 | Uziel —, designer and namesake of the Uzi submachine gun |
| 47% | COCOCHANEL | 10 | French fashion designer and namesake of the brand that was founded in 1909 and is known for its perfume No. 5: 2 wds. |
| 39% | EUNICES | 7 | One of the Kennedys, and namesakes |
| 39% | EMMAS | 5 | One of the Spice Girls and namesakes |
| 38% | RACHELCARSON | 12 | "Silent Spring" writer and namesake of the international environmental award won by 32-Across in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | OLMSTED | 7 | Designer of Central Park and the Stanford campus |
| 37% | TRUMBO | 6 | Dalton —, author of the novels Eclipse and Johnny Got His Gun |
| 36% | AEGEUS | 6 | Mythical founder of Athens and namesake of the sea it borders |
| 35% | EARLS | 5 | Titles for the namesakes of the sandwich and cardigan |
| 35% | BEENE | 5 | The Council of Fashion Designers of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award namesake |
| 34% | NORSE | 5 | Origin of the words "club" and "gun" |
| 34% | PALK | 4 | ___ strait, strait connecting its namesake bay (India) and the Bay of Bengal |
| 34% | STELLAMCCARTNEY | 15 | British fashion designer who's the daughter of Linda and Sir Paul |
| 34% | STU | 3 | ___ Ungar, the greatest Texas hold 'em and gin player of all time |
| 34% | COCO | 4 | ___ Chanel, French fashion designer and founder of the Chanel brand |
| 34% | ERTE | 4 | Art Deco designer of the 1920s and '30s |
| 33% | LOMBARDI | 8 | Namesake of the Super Bowl trophy |
| 33% | ASHE | 4 | Namesake of the ESPY Courage Award |
| 33% | BRANDI | 6 | "Storage Wars" buyer dubbed a "Young Gun," and the wife of 12-Across |
| 33% | AIRCRAFTCARRIER | 15 | Setting of the "Top Gun" opening, when "Top Gun Anthem" and "Danger Zone" can be heard (HIT HIT) |
| 33% | ASHE | 4 | Namesake of the sports-oriented Courage Award |
| 33% | ASHE | 4 | Namesake of the ATP's humanitarian award |
| 33% | JOANS | 5 | The Fair Maid of Kent and namesakes |
| 33% | DAO | 3 | Name of the Chinese saber, considered one of the four traditional weapons along with the gun, qiang and jian |
| 32% | ARTHURASHE | 10 | Namesake of the world's largest tennis stadium |
| 32% | CYYOUNG | 7 | Namesake of the M.L.B. pitching award |
| 32% | UZI | 3 | Submachine gun designer ___ Gal |
| 32% | STEN | 4 | Submachine gun of WWII |
| 32% | OSLO | 4 | Namesake of the Winter Olympics flag from 1952-2014 |