| 100% | ADRIAN | 6 | ___ Fenty, former mayor of Washington, D.C. |
| 53% | RESTON | 6 | Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. |
| 53% | EMBASSY | 7 | ___ Row, part of Washington, D.C. |
| 53% | OTTAWA | 6 | Capital north of Washington, D.C. |
| 53% | TYSONS | 6 | ___ Corner, suburb of Washington, D.C. |
| 52% | CAPITOL | 7 | Washington, D.C. seat of Congress |
| 51% | KSTREET | 7 | Part of Washington, D.C., known for lobbying firms |
| 49% | GAY | 3 | ___ Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C. (choir formed in 1981) |
| 47% | BORIS | 5 | ___ Johnson, former mayor of London |
| 45% | TWO | 3 | Start of all Washington, D.C., ZIP codes |
| 45% | ALMATHOMAS | 10 | Washington, D.C.-based abstract artist known for her “Earth” and “Space” series of paintings |
| 44% | BEAME | 5 | Abraham ___, former Mayor of New York City (1974-1977) |
| 43% | STREETS | 7 | Most of the alphabet, in Washington, D.C. |
| 43% | LINCOLN | 7 | ___ Memorial, the iconic monument in Washington D.C. which features a sitting statue of an American president |
| 43% | BERNIESANDERS | 13 | Former mayor of Burlington, Vermont who ran for president in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 42% | PETEBUTTIGIEG | 13 | Former mayor of South Bend, Indiana who ran for president in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 42% | TWO | 3 | Start of every ZIP code in Washington, D.C. |
| 41% | KIR | 3 | Blackcurrant liqueur and white wine cocktail named after a former mayor of Dijon |
| 41% | LINCOLN | 7 | ___ Memorial, national memorial in Washington D.C. that was built in honor of the 16th President of the United States |
| 41% | THELOSTSYMBOL | 13 | Thriller written by Dan Brown set in Washington D.C. after the events of "The Da Vinci Code": 3 wds. |
| 41% | METRO | 5 | Washington D.C.'s subway |
| 41% | UNION | 5 | Washington D.C.’s ___ Station |
| 40% | CAPITALCITY | 11 | Washington, D.C. |
| 40% | POLGROUNDS | 10 | Washington, D.C.? |
| 40% | COLUMBIA | 8 | The C in Washington, D.C. |
| 40% | JULIAN | 6 | With 33-Across, former mayor of San Antonio, Texas who ran for president in 2020 |
| 40% | DALEY | 5 | Surname of two former Chicago mayors |
| 40% | SPY | 3 | Washington D.C.'s International ___ Museum |
| 40% | SWAMP | 5 | Washington, D.C., once |
| 40% | HOWARD | 6 | Washington, D.C., university |