| 100% | BRETTON | 7 | & 25A Venue in New Hampshire, US, of a 1944 conference that resulted in the establishment of the World Bank |
| 36% | ASHE | 4 | ___ Stadium, venue with a cushioned acrylic surface that is the largest of its type in the world |
| 35% | STANFORD | 8 | ___ University, located in California, that played a major role in the establishment of the Silicon Valley |
| 33% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal direction that’s not in the name of a U.S. state |
| 33% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal direction that does not appear in the name of a U.S. state |
| 32% | PAPARAZZI | 9 | Term that comes from the name of a news photographer in Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” |
| 32% | BLT | 3 | Type of sandwich that became popular in the US after World War II |
| 32% | TORTOISE | 8 | Shelled reptile and winner of a fabled race that is one of the slowest animals in the world |
| 32% | COD | 3 | Arctic fish that inspired the creation of a new antifreeze polymer for blood banks |
| 31% | MYSPACE | 7 | News Corporation-owned Web site that's one of the 10 most visited sites in the world |
| 31% | HUFFINGTONPOST | 14 | The former name of the highest earning blog in the world that covers American news: 2 wds |
| 31% | TIME | 4 | News magazine that runs a "Person of the Year" feature that released its first issue in 1923 |
| 31% | TERN | 4 | Arctic ___, a bird that has the longest migration route of any animal in the world |
| 31% | LINCOLN | 7 | Abraham ___, 16th President of the U.S. who had a general store in New Salem |
| 31% | STOP | 4 | "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't ___ Talking" (Susan Cain bestseller) |
| 31% | MONEY | 5 | Word repeated thrice in the title of a 1976 ABBA song that says "It's a rich man's world" |
| 31% | THEJEFFERSONS | 13 | Sitcom set in New York city that was a spin-off of "All in the Family" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | GOLD | 4 | Precious metal that the Federal Reserve Bank in New York City has the highest storage of |
| 31% | CNN | 3 | One of the most famous news networks in the world that broadcasts "Anderson Cooper 360": Abbr |
| 31% | CLOUD | 5 | Type of storage that allows us to access our files and data from anywhere in the world |
| 31% | YORK | 4 | New ___, US city known as the "Big Apple" that hosts a World Marathon Majors race |
| 31% | POOR | 4 | According to The World Bank, in 2015, 734 million people were this, a change from 1990's figure of 1.9 billion |
| 30% | TRADE | 5 | The "T" of WTUL that coordinated a strike by 20,000 women in 1909 in New York's garment district |
| 30% | BURN | 4 | "We'll ___ that bridge when we get to it," example of 50a that predicts a mess in the future |
| 30% | PNC | 3 | American financial services provider, that is the fifth-largest bank in the U.S., by number of branches |
| 30% | NEW | 3 | ___ York City FC, MLS team based in The Big Apple that is a member of MLS Eastern Conference |
| 30% | CHEETAH | 7 | Large cat which is the fastest animal in the world that can reach a speed of 70 mph |
| 30% | GRAND | 5 | ___ Canyon, iconic location in the USA that was designated as a Natural Wonder of the World by CNN |