| 100% | PORTS | 5 | Boston and San Francisco, but not Denver |
| 75% | BANDS | 5 | Boston and Chicago, but not San Francisco |
| 52% | ROCKBANDS | 9 | Boston and Chicago, but not Seattle |
| 43% | USMINT | 6 | Site in Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco, for short |
| 42% | BAYS | 4 | Chesapeake and San Francisco |
| 41% | BAYAREA | 7 | San Francisco and environs |
| 40% | BAYAREA | 7 | Where Oakland and San Francisco are found |
| 40% | MINT | 4 | San Francisco or Denver facility |
| 40% | BAYS | 4 | Bodies of water beside Tampa and San Francisco |
| 40% | RENT | 4 | High cost in New York and San Francisco |
| 40% | BAYS | 4 | Bodies of water near Mumbai and San Francisco |
| 40% | FOG | 3 | Weather condition associated with London and San Francisco |
| 40% | BAYS | 4 | Bodies of water near Tampa and San Francisco |
| 40% | BAYAREA | 7 | San Francisco and environs (2 wds.) |
| 38% | TWINPEAKS | 9 | San Francisco neighborhood and David Lynch TV show |
| 38% | STS | 3 | San Francisco’s Castro, Haight, and Lombard: Abbr. |
| 38% | BAYAREA | 7 | Where San Francisco and Oakland are |
| 38% | SODA | 4 | Drink that carries an added tax in Philadelphia and San Francisco |
| 37% | SOLANO | 6 | California county between San Francisco and Sacramento |
| 37% | BAY | 3 | ___ Area (region with San Francisco and Oakland) |
| 37% | BAYAREA | 7 | Region that includes San Francisco and Oakland |
| 37% | SEAPORT | 7 | Boston, but not Austin |
| 37% | AREA | 4 | Bay ___ (region with San Francisco and San Jose) |
| 37% | EUREKA | 6 | Largest coastal city between San Francisco and Portland |
| 37% | FOG | 3 | Common weather condition in San Francisco and London |
| 37% | SEAPORT | 7 | San Diego, but not Santa Fe |
| 36% | ALTO | 4 | Palo ___ (California city between San Francisco and San Jose) |
| 36% | GAYBORHOODS | 11 | The Castro in San Francisco and Chelsea in Manhattan |
| 36% | STRAY | 5 | Tramp, but not Lady, in “Lady and the Tramp” |
| 36% | GIANTS | 6 | San Francisco team that 14-Across played for in 2009 and 2010 |