| 100% | VIRGINIAMAYOR | 13 | Actress with the keys to a city? |
| 54% | DELHI | 5 | Indian city with a similar name to the capital |
| 53% | MAYOR | 5 | Person presenting the Key to the City |
| 53% | STLOUISMISSOURI | 15 | City with a landmark spelled out by the circled letters, reading left to right |
| 52% | HONOREE | 7 | Person receiving a key to the city, perhaps |
| 51% | ESC | 3 | The key to making a quick exit? |
| 51% | BETTEDAVIS | 10 | Actress with the iconic line "What a dump!" |
| 51% | ARCO | 4 | With the bow, to a cellist |
| 51% | ARCO | 4 | With the bow, to a violinist |
| 51% | ARCO | 4 | With the bow, to a violist |
| 50% | GLENNCLOSE | 10 | Actress with the most Oscar nominations without a win |
| 50% | HONORED | 7 | Given the key to the city, say |
| 50% | TAB | 3 | The key to the left of Q in a keyboard |
| 49% | HERO | 4 | Key to the city recipient, maybe |
| 49% | HONOR | 5 | Key to the city, e.g. |
| 49% | OWNER | 5 | Person with the deed to a building |
| 48% | TOLIVEANDDIEINLA | 16 | 1985 thriller with the tagline "A federal agent is dead. A killer is loose. And the City of Angels is about to explode." |
| 48% | MAYOR | 5 | Participant in a "key to the city" ceremony |
| 48% | ELEMENT | 7 | With 62-Across, a key component of any good prank, and a hint to the beginnings of the prankster's tools herein |
| 47% | TAB | 3 | Key to the left of Q, on a keyboard |
| 47% | TAB | 3 | Key to the left of Q on a keyboard |
| 47% | PLAYAREA | 8 | What the keys are to a pianist? |
| 47% | MAYOR | 5 | Official who might give out a key to the city |
| 47% | TAB | 3 | Key to the left of Q on a standard keyboard |
| 46% | UNLOCK | 6 | To open something with a key |
| 46% | ALBA | 4 | Actress Jessica of the upcoming film "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" |
| 46% | YELLOWISH | 9 | With a hue similar to the sun |
| 46% | IMMORTAL | 8 | A being with the inability to die |
| 45% | ALT | 3 | Key to either side of the space bar on a Windows keyboard |
| 45% | CUT | 3 | With the circled letters, a hint to solving seven Across clues |