| 100% | LASVEGAS | 8 | City that hosted the 16-/40-Across boxing match at the MGM Grand: 2 wds. |
| 46% | SAINTLOUIS | 10 | Midwest city on the Mississippi River that hosted the 16-Across and the 32-Across in 1904 (2 wds.) |
| 44% | ARIZONACOYOTES | 14 | Grand Canyon State team that the 16-Across replaced: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ELPASO | 6 | Texas city that hosts the Sun Bowl: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SANANTONIO | 10 | Texas city that hosted the 39-Across in 1968 (2 wds.) |
| 41% | KENNYROGERS | 11 | Male half of the duo that sang 16-/40-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | DOLLYPARTON | 11 | Female half of the duo that sang 16-/40-Across: 2 wds. |
| 40% | STLOUIS | 7 | Missouri city that hosted the 1904 Summer Olympics (2 wds.) |
| 39% | SANFRANCISCO | 12 | West Coast city that will host the 2025 Laver Cup: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MELBOURNE | 9 | City that hosts the Australian Grand Prix |
| 37% | MAINEVENT | 9 | Final boxing match of the evening: 2 wds. |
| 37% | AKRON | 5 | Ohio city that hosts the Soap Box Derby championship |
| 37% | LOSANGELES | 10 | California city that hosted the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics, and will host again in 2028 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | SOUTHKOREA | 10 | Site of Pyeongchang, host city of the 35-Across: 2 wds. |
| 36% | NEWYORK | 7 | City that houses the Empire State Building: 2 wds. |
| 35% | THEHILLS | 8 | 2015 The Weeknd hit that replaced 34-Across at #1 on the charts: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DALLASCOWBOYS | 13 | NFL team that hosted their first 40-Across game in 1966 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | DETROITLIONS | 12 | NFL team that hosted their first 40-Across game in 1934 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | SHOALCREEK | 10 | Country club near Birmingham, Alabama, that hosted the 2018 14-Across (2 wds.) |
| 34% | TRUTHHURTS | 10 | 1-Across hit that won Best Pop Solo Performance at the 2020 Grammy Awards: 2 wds. |
| 34% | HOBOKEN | 7 | City that hosted what some say was the first organized baseball match, in 1846 |
| 34% | EMBRACEABLEYOU | 14 | Song by 16-Across that was introduced by Ginger Rogers in the musical "Girl Crazy": 2 wds. |
| 34% | SANJOSE | 7 | California city that finishes the song title "Do You Know the Way to ...": 2 wds. |
| 34% | SARAHSTOREY | 11 | British paralympian who has won 16 medals at the Paralympic games: 2 wds. |
| 34% | RHODEISLAND | 11 | State that hosts the oldest Fourth of July celebration in America: 2 wds. |
| 34% | JETSKI | 6 | Personal watercraft from Kawasaki that was presented at the 2018 Oscars: 2 wds. |
| 34% | STLOUIS | 7 | City that's home to the Gateway Arch: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 33% | SEATTLE | 7 | Washington city that hosted the 39-Across in 1962 |
| 33% | HIGHESTIN | 9 | With 43-Across, 2019 Travis Scott song that debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100: 2 wds. |
| 33% | TAKINITBACK | 11 | Studio album by 30-Across that debuted at No. 16 on the "Billboard" 200 (3 wds.) |