| 100% | CHI | 3 | A.L. and N.L. city |
| 97% | CHI | 3 | A.L. and N.L. city: Abbr. |
| 91% | CHI | 3 | City with both A.L. and N.L. teams, informally |
| 88% | CHI | 3 | N.L. and A.L. city |
| 77% | GMS | 3 | A.L. and N.L. traders |
| 76% | CHI | 3 | A.L. or N.L. city |
| 72% | CHI | 3 | A.L. or N.L. city, in brief |
| 71% | CHI | 3 | A.L. or N.L. Central city |
| 60% | NBA | 3 | League that L.A. and N.Y.C. are each represented in twice |
| 59% | NGOS | 4 | N.A.A.C.P. and A.C.L.U., for two |
| 58% | HOMEROW | 7 | A to L and beyond, on a keyboard |
| 58% | ANI | 3 | A ruined and uninhabited medieval Armenian city-site |
| 58% | ASTRO | 5 | N.L. pennant winner in 2005 and A.L. pennant winner in 2017 and 2019 |
| 58% | COLOGNE | 7 | Perfumed liquid and a German city |
| 58% | EWBANK | 6 | Only coach to win both N.F.L. and A.F.L. championships |
| 58% | MADDEN | 6 | N.F.L. video-game franchise named for a storied coach and commentator |
| 57% | STORMONT | 8 | A castle, and a metonym for N Irish government |
| 57% | BAHAWALPUR | 10 | City in Punjab, Pakistan, housing a museum and zoo |
| 56% | NARRATION | 9 | Part of a "Sex and the City" script |
| 55% | LIMERICK | 8 | A type of verse; also a county and city in Ireland |
| 55% | ADD | 3 | A l___er has many rungs and is used for climbing |
| 55% | RENO | 4 | City in Nevada, US, noted as a gambling and divorce centre |
| 55% | RENO | 4 | City in Nevada, US noted as a gambling and divorce centre |
| 55% | VIENNA | 6 | European city that is a musical and artistic center |
| 55% | WORCESTER | 9 | English city with a cathedral and the River Severn |
| 55% | ERIE | 4 | City and lake named for a tribe |
| 54% | ATL | 3 | N.L. city |
| 54% | KENNEDY | 7 | A L —, author of story collections All the Rage and What Becomes |
| 54% | RAIDER | 6 | N.F.L. player with a silver-and-black uniform |
| 54% | CAYENNE | 7 | Name shared by a spice and a French Guiana city |