| 100% | PACTEN | 6 | Conference name changed in 2011 when a pair of schools were added |
| 38% | EMU | 3 | Bird whose name is also the initials of a school in Ypsilanti |
| 35% | LEBARON | 7 | Chrysler model whose name becomes that of a country when its fifth letter is changed to an n |
| 33% | COHEIR | 6 | One of several named in a will |
| 32% | NED | 3 | Name that is the name of a room when spelled backwards |
| 32% | COWBOYS | 7 | They were paired with Aliens in a 2011 movie |
| 31% | ELI | 3 | Name left over when you eliminate two-thirds of a word in this clue |
| 31% | SEARS | 5 | Appliance giant that was once the name of a tower in Chicago |
| 31% | ONES | 4 | What snake eyes are a pair of, in craps lingo |
| 31% | NORAH | 5 | Woman's name that becomes a direction when its fourth letter is changed |
| 30% | KENO | 4 | Gambling game whose name spells a gambling town when the first letter is changed |
| 30% | AVON | 4 | Big name in cosmetics which is also the name of a river in England |
| 30% | UNO | 3 | Card game whose name is said when only one card remains in a hand |
| 30% | CRUCIATE | 8 | A pair of ligaments in the human knee |
| 30% | SHEA | 4 | Name of a former baseball stadium in Queens that neighbored (and is an anagram of) 9-Across |
| 30% | ASHE | 4 | Name of a tennis stadium in Queens that once neighbored (and is an anagram of) 16-Across |
| 30% | OTELLO | 6 | Verdi opera that becomes the name of a board game when an "H" is inserted |
| 30% | PINDUS | 6 | Son of Makedon in Greek mythology after whom a river in ancient Greece was named |
| 30% | SELENAGOMEZ | 11 | "Wizards of Waverly Place" actress who was named a UNICEF Ambassador in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 30% | OLDNAVY | 7 | Chain of clothing stores that was named after a bar in Paris, surprisingly: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MONROE | 6 | James ___, fifth President of the United States after whom a city in Louisiana is named |
| 30% | COOLIDGE | 8 | Calvin ___, 30th President of the United States after whom a city in Arizona is named |
| 29% | TAFT | 4 | William Howard ___, 27th President of the United States after whom a city in California is named |
| 29% | SYD | 3 | Name of a 2000 Summer Olympics official mascot (the one that was a platypus, in case you were wondering) |
| 29% | GARFIELD | 8 | James A. ___, 20th President of the United States after whom a city in New Jersey is named |
| 29% | EBOLA | 5 | River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after which a severe infectious viral disease is named |
| 29% | TWOCARCOLLUSION | 15 | Pair of vehicles in a plot? |
| 29% | OARS | 4 | Pair of blades in a rowboat |
| 29% | PORTLAND | 8 | Name of the most populous city in a pair of states |
| 29% | ORANGE | 6 | "___ Is The New Black," fill in a color to complete the name of the TV show featuring Taylor Schilling |