| 100% | CHRISTSCOLLEGE | 14 | Where John Milton and John Oliver studied at Cambridge |
| 35% | SENATE | 6 | Where John Kerry and Bob Kerrey served |
| 33% | GIBRALTAR | 9 | Rock where John Lennon and Yoko Ono married |
| 33% | CAMUNIVERSITY | 13 | Where Lords Byron and Tennyson studied |
| 33% | OBE | 3 | Honor turned down by Ken Loach and John Oliver |
| 33% | OHIO | 4 | State where John Legend and Halle Berry were born |
| 33% | OHIO | 4 | State where Steven Spielberg and John Legend were born |
| 31% | PISA | 4 | City where Enrico Fermi and Galileo studied |
| 31% | ALTAR | 5 | Where the bride and groom stand at a wedding, often |
| 31% | ONT | 3 | Where Stratford and Cambridge are: Abbr. |
| 30% | WARD | 4 | John Oliver Koala Chlamydia ___ (facility at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital) |
| 30% | MARIONS | 7 | John Wayne at birth and actress Ross |
| 30% | PARADISE | 8 | It is Lost and Regained in two John Milton poems |
| 28% | GENTLEMENSCLUB | 14 | Site where top hats and canes might be checked at the door |
| 28% | PROBLEMCHILD | 12 | 1990 comedy starring John Ritter, Michael Oliver and Jack Warden |
| 28% | OVERTHETOP | 10 | More than flamboyant ... and where it's at |
| 28% | BEFOREHAND | 10 | Ahead of time ... and where it's at |
| 28% | TOE | 3 | “Come, and trip it as ye go / On the light fantastic ___”: John Milton |
| 28% | HAWKING | 7 | Stephen ___, English theoretical physicist and cosmologist who studied physics at University College, Oxford |
| 28% | SCARLET | 7 | A Study in __, tale where Holmes and Watson meet |
| 28% | COED | 4 | Institution where boys and girls study together, for short |
| 28% | PARADISELOST | 12 | John Milton epic, and a hint to how four long answers in this puzzle were formed |
| 27% | TERRY | 5 | John -, former England and Chelsea captain; spent 19 years at the club |
| 27% | ABOVEBOARD | 10 | On the up and up ... and where it's at |
| 27% | BELOWDECKS | 10 | In a ship's hull ... and where it's at |
| 27% | ONTHELINE | 9 | At stake ... or where you may find 17-, 24-, 38- and 50-Across |
| 27% | TUFTS | 5 | University at which Hank Azaria and Oliver Platt were good friends |
| 27% | AFTERHOURS | 10 | Subsequent to the normal closing time ... and where it's at |
| 27% | PRODUCE | 7 | Aisle at the supermarket where one can purchase fruits and vegetables |
| 26% | PLEASE | 6 | "___ Forgive Me," song by Bryan Adams where he apologizes and begs for another chance at love |