| 100% | MIT | 3 | College that hosts an annual "Mystery Hunt," for short |
| 71% | MIT | 3 | School that hosts an annual Mystery Hunt |
| 71% | MIT | 3 | Sch. that hosts an annual Mystery Hunt |
| 70% | MIT | 3 | Cambridge univ. that hosts an annual Mystery Hunt |
| 70% | MIT | 3 | Campus that hosts an annual Mystery Hunt: Abbr. |
| 70% | MIT | 3 | Boston university that hosts an annual Mystery Hunt (Abbr.) |
| 47% | MIT | 3 | Sch. with an annual Mystery Hunt |
| 46% | MIT | 3 | Cambridge sch. with an annual Mystery Hunt |
| 46% | TAMPA | 5 | City that hosts an annual Pirate Festival |
| 45% | MIT | 3 | Univ. with an annual mystery hunt since 1980 |
| 45% | SEDONA | 6 | Arizona city that hosts an annual Hummingbird Festival |
| 45% | OSLO | 4 | City that hosts an annual Norwegian Wood music festival |
| 45% | ASPEN | 5 | Colorado ski city that hosts an annual music festival |
| 45% | SHERWOODFOREST | 14 | Nottinghamshire locale that hosts an annual Robin Hood Festival |
| 44% | MIT | 3 | Research university with an annual Mystery Hunt since 1981 (Abbr.) |
| 44% | CANNES | 6 | Resort in SE France that hosts an annual film festival |
| 44% | MENSA | 5 | Group that hosts an annual Mind Games board game competition |
| 44% | LEMANS | 6 | City in Sarthe, NW France that hosts an annual motor race |
| 43% | CMA | 3 | Group that sponsors an awards show hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, for short |
| 42% | RIO | 3 | South American city that hosts Carnival, for short |
| 42% | RIO | 3 | City that hosts Carnival, for short |
| 42% | PASADENA | 8 | California city that hosts an annual New Year's Day parade and the 49-Across |
| 41% | INDY | 4 | Site of an annual 500-mile race, for short |
| 41% | YWCA | 4 | Org. with an annual Week Without Violence, for short |
| 41% | NYT | 3 | Newspaper with an annual Puzzle Mania section, for short |
| 41% | RIO | 3 | South American city that hosts a carnival, for short |
| 41% | RIO | 3 | Brazilian city that hosts Carnival, for short |
| 40% | MIT | 3 | Sch. that hosts a yearly Mystery Hunt |
| 40% | INDY | 4 | State capital with an annual auto race, for short |
| 40% | CMAS | 4 | Prizes bestowed at an annual Nashville ceremony, for short |