| 100% | DOWNTOWN | 8 | Area known as the main part of a city in the US |
| 51% | PLZEN | 5 | City in the Czech Republic also known as Pilsen; a 2015 European Capital of Culture |
| 49% | AKRON | 5 | City in Ohio, US, known in the early 20th-century as the rubber capital of the world |
| 49% | AKRON | 5 | City in Ohio, US, known in the early 20th century as the rubber capital of the world |
| 47% | MIAMI | 5 | U.S. city known as the "cruise capital of the world" |
| 47% | PAULWHITEMAN | 12 | US bandleader known as The King of Jazz who died in 1967 |
| 47% | DOMEPATROL | 10 | 15a was a part of this four-man linebacking corps known as the best in NFL history: 2 wds. |
| 46% | ASOLO | 5 | Town in Italy's Veneto Region known as "The City of a Hundred Horizons" |
| 46% | DIOC | 4 | Part of the area in a bishop's jurisdiction, briefly |
| 45% | TBTEST | 6 | What the injection known as the Mantoux technique is a crucial part of |
| 45% | ERIE | 4 | City on a lake of the same name in the US |
| 45% | LOON | 4 | Bird known in the U.K. as a diver |
| 45% | ALA | 3 | In the manner of a US city |
| 45% | CAIRO | 5 | Egyptian city known as the "City of a Thousand Minarets" |
| 45% | CAIRO | 5 | African capital known as the city of a thousand minarets |
| 44% | KORE | 4 | Moon also known as Jupiter XLIX discovered by a team from the University of Hawaii in 2003 |
| 44% | LIMAPERU | 8 | Capital city whose main governmental building is known as the "House of Pizarro" |
| 44% | BAGUIO | 6 | City in Luzon known as the Summer Capital of the Philippines |
| 43% | STRAP | 5 | The main part of a seat belt |
| 43% | VERSE | 5 | Part of a chapter in the Bible |
| 43% | BASEBALL | 8 | Team sport originating in the US whose playing field is known as a diamond |
| 43% | ALDA | 4 | Alan ___, "M*A*S*H" actor who served in the military as part of the U.S. Army Reserve |
| 43% | YORK | 4 | New ___, US city known as the "Big Apple" that hosts a World Marathon Majors race |
| 43% | UPTOWN | 6 | The upper part of a city, usually more residential |
| 42% | OSLO | 4 | Capital city that gets as little as six hours of sunlight a day in the winter |
| 42% | LOS | 3 | ___ Angeles is a city in California famed as the center of the nation's film industry |
| 42% | ANNEX | 5 | Addition to the main part of a building |
| 42% | COUNTY | 6 | Largest division of a state in the US |
| 42% | TINA | 4 | ___ Turner, singer known as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll" who we pay tribute to in 2023 |
| 42% | SODA | 4 | Generic term for a carbonated beverage, in certain parts of the U.S. |