| 100% | HONGKONG | 8 | Asian city that reverted to Chinese rule in 1997: 2 wds. |
| 42% | HOUSTONOILERS | 13 | NFL team that moved to Tennessee in 1997: 2 wds. |
| 39% | NEWHAVEN | 8 | City that's home to Yale University: 2 wds. |
| 37% | NEWYORK | 7 | City that is home to the Yankees and the Giants: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SANTAFE | 7 | New Mexico city that's home to the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MONTREALEXPOS | 13 | MLB team that moved to Washington, DC in 2004: 2 wds. |
| 35% | SANJOSE | 7 | California city that finishes the song title "Do You Know the Way to ...": 2 wds. |
| 35% | STLOUIS | 7 | City that's home to the Gateway Arch: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 34% | TAMPABAY | 8 | Florida city that's home to football's Buccaneers (2 wds.) |
| 34% | SANANTONIO | 10 | Texas city that hosted the 39-Across in 1968 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | BOSTONCOLLEGE | 13 | Big East school that switched to the ACC in 2005: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SANJOSE | 7 | California city that's home to the NHL's Sharks: 2 wds. |
| 32% | BANGKOK | 7 | Asian city that is titled "most visited city in the world" |
| 32% | STAUGUSTINE | 11 | City that now lies where many believe 25-Across landed in 1513: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MESAARIZONA | 11 | Only city that has two Spring Training stadiums in the 14-Across (2 wds.) |
| 32% | MESAARIZONA | 11 | Western city that has two Spring Training stadiums in the 14-Across (2 wds.) |
| 32% | SONNYLISTON | 11 | Heavyweight champion who lost that title to 40-Across in 1964: 2 wds. |
| 32% | TOKYO | 5 | Asian city that is the most populous metropolitan area in the world |
| 32% | EASYA | 5 | College course that's simple to do well in: 2 wds. |
| 31% | JODIEFOSTER | 11 | Actress whose character went to outer space in 1997's "Contact": 2 wds. |
| 31% | ALJAZEERA | 9 | Qatar-based broadcaster that expanded to America in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MARTINAHINGIS | 13 | Swiss tennis player who won the US Open in 1997: 2 wds. |
| 31% | TRIX | 4 | Cereal that reverted to spherical shapes in 2007 |
| 31% | ODESSA | 6 | City that was home to the first car in Russia |
| 31% | PHYSICALSALES | 13 | Billboard Hot 100 ranking factor that relates to albums bought in person: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ELPASO | 6 | Texas city that hosts the Sun Bowl: 2 wds. |
| 30% | JETLI | 5 | Chinese actor in "The Expendables": 2 wds. |
| 30% | MIKEWEBSTER | 11 | Steelers center inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1997: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MARTINSCORSESE | 14 | "Raging Bull" director who received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1997: 2 wds. |
| 30% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | Singer and bass guitarist for the Beatles who was knighted in 1997: 2 wds. |