| 100% | OSCARS | 6 | Annual event with 7-Down |
| 63% | IDITARODTRAIL | 13 | With 16-Down, annual March event |
| 63% | LIMA | 4 | With 7 Down, Andes capital city |
| 62% | NBA | 3 | With 50-Down, annual June sports event |
| 61% | XGAMES | 6 | Annual event with Ski Slopestyle and Skateboard Vert |
| 60% | TAZO | 4 | With 7 Down, brewed line Starbucks sold to Unilever |
| 59% | STATEFAIR | 9 | Annual event with carnival rides and agricultural exhibits: 2 wds. |
| 58% | OSCARS | 6 | Annual event since 1929, with "the" |
| 58% | BLOCK | 5 | With 7-Across, fun neighborhood event |
| 57% | SKI | 3 | With 7-Down, hill that people glide down in winter |
| 56% | OSCARS | 6 | Annual event held at the Kodak Theater, with "the" |
| 54% | DRAFT | 5 | Annual NFL event (rhymes with "craft") |
| 54% | EMMYS | 5 | Annual September event, with "The" |
| 54% | OSCARS | 6 | Annual TV event, with "the" |
| 54% | SERIES | 6 | Annual October event, with "the" |
| 54% | OSCARS | 6 | Annual Sunday event, with "the" |
| 54% | MASTERS | 7 | Annual sporting event, with "the" |
| 54% | SERIES | 6 | Annual October event, with 'the' |
| 54% | ALMANAC | 7 | Annual calendar with important upcoming events |
| 54% | SUSS | 4 | With 7-Down, solve |
| 54% | MAGNUM | 6 | With 7-Down, masterpiece |
| 54% | ROSEPARADE | 10 | Annual event in which floats are decorated with millions of flowers |
| 53% | HANGINGCHAD | 11 | Potential problem with 7-Down |
| 53% | PALE | 4 | With 7-Down, bitter brews |
| 53% | TOTE | 4 | With 7-Down, roomy carriers |
| 53% | WEE | 3 | With 7-Down, Scottish boys |
| 53% | ARMY | 4 | With 7-Down, foraging insect |
| 53% | ONE | 3 | With 7-Down, boxing combination |
| 53% | ELM | 3 | With 7-Down, blight victims |
| 53% | OSCARS | 6 | Annual event viewed live by hundreds of millions of people, with "the" |