| 100% | IST | 3 | "Was ___ los?" |
| 100% | COUNTY | 6 | Los Angeles' neighbor OC is Orange __ |
| 99% | IST | 3 | "Was — los?" |
| 97% | CAL | 3 | Where Los Angeles is: Abbr. |
| 97% | SOCAL | 5 | Where Los Angeles is, informally |
| 95% | ANGELES | 7 | 1990 Die Hard game is set in Los __ |
| 95% | COMPTON | 7 | Los Angeles city where Dr. Dre is from |
| 94% | GIL | 3 | Garcetti who was Los Angeles County district attorney for most of the 1990s |
| 93% | DODGERS | 7 | Los Angeles ___, MLB team that was founded in Brooklyn |
| 92% | USC | 3 | Los Angeles school whose teams are the Trojans: Abbr. |
| 92% | OLYMPIANS | 9 | Athletes who will compete in Los Angeles in 2028 |
| 89% | RAMS | 4 | Los Angeles ___, team that was merged entirely with Los Angeles Dons in 1949 |
| 89% | USC | 3 | Los Angeles school whose colors are cardinal and gold: Abbr. |
| 89% | END | 3 | "This Is the ___" (Seth Rogen comedy set in Los Angeles) |
| 89% | ENERO | 5 | When el Día de los Reyes is celebrated |
| 89% | HOLLYWOOD | 9 | Place in Los Angeles where movies are made |
| 89% | HOLLYWOOD | 9 | The Los Angeles area where movies are made |
| 89% | CALI | 4 | Where Los Angeles and Oakland are, in slang |
| 86% | SMOG | 4 | Type of pollution for which Los Angeles is known |
| 86% | MEXICO | 6 | Country where El Dia de los Muertos is celebrated |
| 85% | IST | 3 | "Was ___ los?" ("What's wrong?") |
| 84% | MATTHARVEY | 10 | Los Angeles Angels pitcher who is nicknamed "The Dark Knight": 2 wds. |
| 84% | SEAN | 4 | ___ McVay, head coach who has been leading Los Angeles Rams since 2017 |
| 83% | HOLLYWOOD | 9 | Part of Los Angeles where the Walk of Fame is |
| 81% | LUE | 3 | Former NBA player Tyronn who is head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers |
| 81% | EARTHQUAKE | 10 | 1974 Charlton Heston disaster movie in which Los Angeles is destroyed |
| 79% | MAGICJOHNSON | 12 | Los Angeles Lakers point guard who was NBA Finals MVP for 1980: 2 wds. |
| 79% | RAMS | 4 | Los Angeles NFL team that was based in St. Louis from 1995 to 2015 |
| 79% | RAM | 3 | NFL player whose team is moving from St. Louis to Los Angeles in 2016 |
| 79% | HILLS | 5 | "Beverly ___, 90210," 1990 drama series starring Luke Perry that is set in Los Angeles |