| 100% | POTSDAM | 7 | City in Germany on the Havel River that hosted a 1945 meeting of the principal Allies in World War II |
| 43% | SMOLENSK | 8 | City in Russia on the Dnieper River; scene of severe fighting in World War II |
| 42% | HAMM | 4 | City in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the River Lippe severely damaged in World War II |
| 42% | PETERSBURG | 10 | City in Virginia on the Appomattox River that saw the final campaign of the American Civil War |
| 40% | SEDAN | 5 | Commune in Ardennes, NE France on the Meuse River, site of a 1940 World War II battle |
| 40% | SEDAN | 5 | Commune in Ardennes, northeast France, on the Meuse River; site of a 1940 World War II battle |
| 40% | HAMM | 4 | City on the River Lippe in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, severely damaged in World War II |
| 40% | SMOLENSK | 8 | City in W Russia on the Dnieper River; scene of severe fighting in World War II |
| 39% | SEDAN | 5 | Town on the River Meuse, site of a 1940 World War II battle that began the German invasion of France |
| 37% | AXIS | 4 | ___ powers, group of nations that fought against the Allied powers in World War II |
| 36% | ELGIN | 5 | City in Scotland on the River Lossie that houses a ruined cathedral |
| 36% | JOJORABBIT | 10 | 2019 film in which Scarlett Johansson played Rosie, the mother of a boy in World War II Germany: 2 wds. |
| 35% | HAMM | 4 | City in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on the River Lippe severely damaged in the Second World War |
| 35% | HAMM | 4 | City in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the River Lippe, severely damaged in the Second World War |
| 35% | SMOLENSK | 8 | City in western Russia on the Dnieper River; scene of severe fighting in the Second World War |
| 34% | POLTAVA | 7 | City in Ukraine on the Vorskla River; site of a 1709 battle between Russia and Sweden |
| 34% | AXIS | 4 | Foe of the Allies, in World War II |
| 34% | BULGE | 5 | Battle of the ___, Allied victory in World War II |
| 34% | AMBON | 5 | Island of the Moluccas, Indonesia, on which occurred a 1942 World War II battle between Allied and Japanese forces |
| 34% | SAINTLOUIS | 10 | Midwest city on the Mississippi River that hosted the 16-Across and the 32-Across in 1904 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | LAI | 3 | City in Chad on the Logone River where a bitter battle occurred between France and Germany on August 21, 1914 |
| 32% | ASTRAKHAN | 9 | City in Russia on the delta of the Volga River associated with a type of black or grey fur |
| 32% | AXIS | 4 | Opponents of the Allies in World War II |
| 32% | DZERZHINSK | 10 | City in Russia on the Oka River named after the first leader of the Cheka |
| 32% | BLT | 3 | Type of sandwich that became popular in the US after World War II |
| 32% | MARNE | 5 | River that was the site of battles in both world wars |
| 31% | MOERS | 5 | City in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the River Rhine west of Duisburg |
| 31% | ZWEIBRUCKEN | 11 | City in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Schwarzbach River housing a Gothic church |
| 31% | REDDEER | 7 | City in S Alberta, Canada, on a major tributary of the South Saskatchewan River |
| 31% | PENZA | 5 | City in Russia on the Sura River southeast of Moscow |