| 100% | BUMPPO | 6 | Whom Alda got his ''M*A*S*H'' nickname from |
| 52% | REESE | 5 | 1940's-50's All-Star who got his nickname from a kind of marble |
| 44% | HEIR | 4 | Person who gets property from a dead person's estate |
| 43% | HAWKEYEPIERCE | 13 | The anti-hero from "M*A*S*H" who went by the name Captain Benjamin Franklin, played by Alan Alda: 2 wds. |
| 42% | IRONMIKEDITKA | 13 | 1982-'92 coach of 44-Across, who got his nickname because he is from a Pennsylvania steel town (3 wds.) |
| 42% | JOEYLAWRENCE | 12 | Actor who got his start on TV's "Gimme a Break!" |
| 42% | ALAN | 4 | Actor Alda from "M*A*S*H" |
| 42% | BREEDER | 7 | From whom you might get a puppy |
| 41% | DRINKSAREONME | 13 | Remark from one who gets a round |
| 40% | MOWGLI | 6 | Rudyard Kipling's protagonist from "The Jungle Book" who gets lost in the jungle as a baby |
| 40% | ALAN | 4 | Alda who played Hawkeye Pierce on "M*A*S*H" |
| 40% | NYU | 3 | Sch. where Ang Lee got his M.F.A. |
| 40% | POTSIE | 6 | “Happy Days” character who got his nickname from his childhood affinity for crafting with clay |
| 40% | STOPTHECAR | 10 | Request from a passenger who wants to get out |
| 39% | ALAN | 4 | Alda of M*A*S*H |
| 39% | PHIL | 4 | Dr. who got his start from Oprah |
| 38% | UTE | 3 | Great Basin people from whom a western state gets its name |
| 38% | ALAN | 4 | With 53-Across, "M*A*S*H" star who got the 2019 Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award |
| 38% | THEDJOKER | 9 | Nickname for a Serbian tennis star, thought to derive from his penchant for impersonations |
| 38% | ALDA | 4 | Hawkeye from M.A.S.H |
| 38% | AROD | 4 | Nickname for a Yankee third baseman who got in trouble for steroid use: Hyph. |
| 37% | HOTLIPS | 7 | "M*A*S*H" nickname |
| 37% | HOTLIPS | 7 | *"M*A*S*H" nickname |
| 37% | KIRMANI | 7 | S M H —, India Test cricketer who hit 102 against England in Mumbai in 1984 |
| 37% | LANTERN | 7 | The Green ___, a DC Comics superhero who gains his power from a ring |
| 37% | ISSARAE | 7 | Many-time Emmy nominee who got her start from a YouTube web series |
| 37% | LMAO | 4 | Possible response when you get a text from your roommate who's mistyped "f" for "c" that says "u seen my fat?" |
| 37% | ALDA | 4 | Actor Alan ___ of M*A*S*H who played Hawkeye Pierce |
| 37% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of the ex-Yankee who hit a record 25 grand slams in his career: Hyph. |
| 37% | ALDA | 4 | Actor Alan from M*A*S*H |