| 100% | DORITOS | 7 | Brand of tortilla chips believed to have been invented in Mexico, but actually came from California |
| 59% | FORTUNE | 7 | ___ Cookies, a treat that is believed to have been invented in China, but actually came from California |
| 30% | TAI | 3 | Mai ___, cocktail believed to have been invented at Trader Vic's |
| 28% | MESOPOTAMIA | 11 | Where writing is believed to have been invented |
| 28% | EUBOEA | 6 | Greek island believed to have been separated from the mainland by an earthquake |
| 27% | TALISMAN | 8 | Object believed to have magical qualities that will protect the wearer from evil |
| 26% | TOSTITOS | 8 | Brand of tortilla chips |
| 26% | ABRAHAM | 7 | Prophet believed to be buried in the Cave of the Patriarchs |
| 26% | NUDE | 4 | Second single from Radiohead's album in 18a, that had a different title originally and was supposed to be part of the album "OK Computer" |
| 26% | AARE | 4 | River that loops around a once medieval city believed to have been founded in 1191 by Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen |
| 26% | PRINGLES | 8 | Brand sued to prove they were in fact potato chips |
| 26% | TOSTITOS | 8 | Brand of tortilla chips and dips |
| 25% | SALAD | 5 | Did you know? Caesar ___ (dish with lettuce and croutons), was invented in Baja California, Mexico by Caesar Cardini |
| 25% | RODEO | 5 | There are a lot of bucks to be had in one |
| 25% | DORITOS | 7 | Brand of tortilla chips with a Cool Ranch variety |
| 25% | IVORY | 5 | Brand of soap flakes that was often used in the 1920s to make fake snow for Christmas decorations |
| 24% | ALE | 3 | "Lines on ___" (Poe poem believed to have been written in a tavern) |
| 24% | OMAHA | 5 | Where the Wizard is actually from, in “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” |
| 24% | POUT | 4 | Ignore one of the warnings in “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” |
| 24% | ASK | 3 | "I sort of hate to ___ it, but do you have a basket?" (rhyming question from Little Red in "Into the Woods") |
| 24% | CELTIC | 6 | Irish symbol believed to have been introduced by pagans |
| 24% | SUSANAMARTINEZ | 14 | In 2010, she became the first woman to be elected governor of New Mexico: 2 wds. |
| 24% | WISEACRE | 8 | Word that comes from the Dutch for "soothsayer" and, despite appearances, has no relation to a unit of measurement |
| 23% | REWARDED | 8 | To have been given bounty in exchange for work |
| 23% | CHESS | 5 | Game believed to have evolved from chaturanga |
| 23% | DESTINY | 7 | Member of "Brotherhood of Evil Mutants" who was blind, but had the ability to predict future |
| 23% | MARK | 4 | ___ Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, which is the fifth most valuable brand according to Forbes in 2019 |
| 23% | JEFF | 4 | ___ Bezos, founder of Amazon, which is the fourth most valuable brand according to Forbes in 2019 |
| 23% | CORNDOG | 7 | Fried food said to have been invented at the Texas State Fair |
| 23% | 7BC | 3 | Year that Dionysius of Halicarnassus is believed to have died |