| 100% | PERIOD | 6 | __ piece, a drama that is set in the past |
| 54% | CSI | 3 | CBS forensic drama that was set in Las Vegas |
| 54% | YEAR | 4 | "A Good ___," 2006 rom-com that is set in the vineyards of France |
| 53% | BOMB | 4 | Piece in the game Stratego that can only be defeated by a Miner |
| 52% | THEDUSTBOWL | 11 | 2012 documentary by 43-Across that was set in the 1930s: 3 wds. |
| 52% | ROOM | 4 | 2015 thriller movie about escaping captivity that was set largely in one location, a shed that the protagonists needed to escape from |
| 52% | CHICAGO | 7 | Musical that was elegant in the past |
| 52% | CHICAGO | 7 | City that was elegant in the past |
| 52% | CREEK | 5 | "Willow ___," 2013 horror film directed by Bobcat Goldthwait that is set in the woods |
| 52% | RAMA | 4 | "Rendezvous with ___," 1973 novel by Arthur C. Clarke that is set in the 2130s |
| 51% | LIGHT | 5 | "The ___ Brigade," book by Kameron Hurley that is set in a dystopian future |
| 49% | MALORY | 6 | "___ Towers," series of novels by Enid Blyton that is set in a girls' boarding school |
| 49% | DACAPO | 6 | Musical instruction that a piece be repeated, in part or whole, from the beginning |
| 49% | HAWAIIFIVEO | 11 | Police drama set in the Aloha State that featured Carol Burnett in a recurring role as Steve McGarrett's aunt (2 wds.) |
| 48% | BOOGIE | 6 | "___ Nights," 1997 period comedy-drama about a nightclub dishwasher that is set in the disco era |
| 48% | ALES | 4 | Beers that are the A in IPA |
| 48% | SPOOKS | 6 | BBC TV spy drama that was retitled MI-5 in the US |
| 48% | OLDIE | 5 | Song that is a blast from the past |
| 48% | LEMONS | 6 | Cars that are in the shop a lot |
| 47% | WRATH | 5 | "The Grapes of ___," novel by John Steinbeck, set in the Great Depression, that was a major reason for him winning the Nobel Prize |
| 47% | CLUTCHES | 8 | Bags that are held in the hand, not having a strap |
| 47% | GIBRALTAR | 9 | Strait that is a natural exit in the Mediterranean |
| 47% | THRONES | 7 | "Game of ___," fantasy drama series that set a record for the most Emmy wins for a series in a single year in 2015 |
| 47% | TRAP | 4 | It may be set for a mouse in the house |
| 47% | ROMA | 4 | 2018 epic drama film directed by Alfonso Cuaron that is set in a neighborhood in Mexico City |
| 46% | GREYSANATOMY | 12 | ABC's medical drama TV series starring Ellen Pompeo that is set in the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital: 2 wds. |
| 46% | OTRANTO | 7 | Italian city that is the title setting of a Walpole novel |
| 46% | GRAIN | 5 | Cereal crop that is a resource in the board game "Catan" |
| 46% | YMCA | 4 | Song that was a hit for a spell in the 1970s? |
| 46% | CURRENCY | 8 | The money that is used in a specific country |