| 100% | BROAD | 5 | "The robbery took place in ___ daylight!" |
| 66% | SEANCE | 6 | It takes place in the dark |
| 66% | NONCE | 5 | Most films take place in the ___ |
| 66% | SIESTAS | 7 | They take place in the afternoon |
| 63% | ALIBI | 5 | "I was at home watering my plants when the robbery took place," e.g. |
| 63% | ANACONDA | 8 | 1997 adventure/horror film that takes place in the Amazon |
| 63% | HADES | 5 | 2020 video game that takes place in the Greek underworld |
| 62% | THREEAMIGOS | 11 | *1986 comedy that takes place in the village of Santo Poco |
| 62% | DEMONSLAIR | 10 | Role-playing game that takes place in the world of Terrania |
| 62% | SUMO | 4 | Sport that takes place in a ring known as the dohyō |
| 61% | UFC | 3 | Mixed martial arts organization whose events take place in the Octagon (Abbr.) |
| 61% | CARIBBEAN | 9 | Piracy took place there in the 17th century |
| 61% | HITSFOR | 7 | Takes the place of, in batting |
| 61% | BATSFOR | 7 | Takes the plate in place of |
| 60% | USCENSUS | 8 | The 23rd one took place in 2010 |
| 59% | FIFTIES | 7 | The Korean War took place in this decade |
| 59% | ELDERSCROLLS | 12 | Award-winning video-game series that takes place in the land of Tamriel, with The |
| 56% | SETAT | 5 | Taking place in |
| 55% | HIEMAL | 6 | Taking place in winter |
| 55% | BACKSTREET | 10 | Taking place in secrecy |
| 55% | TOFU | 4 | It often takes the place of meat in a vegetarian dish |
| 55% | ALASKAMOUNTAIN | 14 | ___ Wilderness Classic, annual extreme adventure race that takes place in the state also known as "The Last Frontier": 2 wds. |
| 54% | TOFU | 4 | Bean curd, that often takes the place of meat in vegetarian dishes |
| 53% | STUNTMAN | 8 | Daredevil who might take the place of an actor in a dangerous scene |
| 53% | FIREESCAPE | 10 | Where the "balcony scene" takes place in "West Side Story" |
| 52% | WARS | 4 | They take place in theaters |
| 52% | WIRE | 4 | "The ___" (2000s crime drama that takes place in Baltimore) |
| 51% | UNIFICATION | 11 | Germany's took place in 1871 |
| 51% | MONSTERS | 8 | __, Inc takes place in fictional Monstropolis |
| 51% | SEND | 4 | Place in the mailbox |