| 100% | OPRY | 4 | C & W mecca, with "the" |
| 61% | TUNGSTEN | 8 | Chemical element with the symbol W |
| 61% | CARBON | 6 | Chemical element with the symbol C |
| 59% | SMU | 3 | Sch. with the George W. Bush Presidential Library |
| 58% | ISLAM | 5 | Religion with the holy sites of Mecca and Medina |
| 57% | AMINOR | 6 | Key with the same key signature as C major |
| 57% | ALPHABETTIES | 12 | Neckwear with the letters A, B, C, D, etc.? |
| 57% | RNA | 3 | Molecule with the bases G, U, A, and C |
| 55% | ARG | 3 | Country with the highest and lowest points in the W. Hemisphere |
| 55% | MOTTS | 5 | Brand that once merged with the W. B. Duffy Cider Company |
| 55% | LIE | 3 | "This clue's answer begins with the letter W," for example |
| 55% | TAJ | 3 | Atlantic City mecca, with "the" |
| 54% | STRIP | 5 | Gambling mecca, with "the" |
| 53% | OSS | 3 | W.W. II spy org. that preceded the C.I.A. |
| 53% | BANKDICK | 8 | The —, 1940 film comedy starring W C Fields as Egbert Souse |
| 52% | LSD | 3 | Substance associated with the C.I.A.’s controversial MK-ULTRA mind-control program |
| 51% | EURO | 4 | Its symbol resembles a C with two lines across the center |
| 50% | ANNIE | 5 | Musical with the song "N.Y.C." |
| 50% | PARSLEY | 7 | Mediterranean herb of the carrot family with a high vitamin C content |
| 49% | NONE | 4 | How many countries start with the letter "W" |
| 49% | VANE | 4 | Revolver with the letters N-E-W-S |
| 49% | ZUNI | 4 | Tribe associated with the Seven Cities of Cíbola |
| 49% | ANNIE | 5 | Hit musical with the song "N.Y.C." |
| 49% | LOO | 3 | W.C. in the U.K. |
| 49% | MONEY | 5 | "A rich man is nothing but a poor man with ___": W. C. Fields |
| 48% | NBC | 3 | Org. associated with the note series G-E-C |
| 48% | EDDYARNOLD | 10 | C&W star with 28 No. 1 hits |
| 48% | BIG | 3 | With 60-Across, TV crime series based on the novel "The Highway" by C.J. Box |
| 47% | CLARITY | 7 | One of the four C's of diamonds (along with cut, color, and carat) |
| 47% | RAMA | 4 | "Rendezvous with ___," 1973 novel by Arthur C. Clarke that is set in the 2130s |