| 100% | NOME | 4 | Ending place for a race that starts in March in Anchorage |
| 42% | VIPER | 5 | Dodge model, named for a snake, that ended production in 2017 |
| 41% | TRI | 3 | Race that may end with a marathon, for short |
| 40% | IDES | 4 | Day in March that didn’t end well for Caesar |
| 39% | GLOBE | 5 | Vendee ___, quadrennial solo non-stop yacht race around the world that starts and ends in France |
| 39% | TIE | 3 | ___ tack, tiny fastener for a formal neckpiece that helps hold it in place |
| 39% | NOWPLAYING | 10 | Trailer-ending words for a movie that’s already in theatres |
| 38% | DOCK | 4 | Place for a ship to come in |
| 38% | KEEPER | 6 | Small piece that holds the end of a belt in place |
| 37% | VAT | 3 | Place for a big mix-up in a factory? |
| 37% | TEE | 3 | Starting place for a golfer |
| 37% | NEST | 4 | Place for a flying start? |
| 37% | LOWPOINT | 8 | Starting place for a comeback |
| 37% | RAMADA | 6 | Spanish name for an open porch, often roofed with branches, after which a hotel chain that started in Arizona, was named |
| 37% | HOTPAD | 6 | Place for a dish that's come from the oven |
| 37% | EASEL | 5 | Stand for a painting that's in progress |
| 37% | DEADHEAT | 8 | Race that finishes in a tie |
| 37% | SHIN | 4 | Place for a guard, in soccer |
| 37% | NETCORD | 7 | Place for a sensor in tennis |
| 37% | LOO | 3 | Place for a plunger, in Paddington |
| 37% | DELL | 4 | Place for a farmer, in song |
| 36% | TREE | 4 | Place for a kid's "house" in the backyard |
| 36% | EARWORM | 7 | Slang for a song that sticks in the mind |
| 36% | TEE | 3 | Starting place for a round of golf |
| 36% | DITCH | 5 | End place for many a car accident |
| 36% | TOE | 3 | Place for a hole in a sock |
| 36% | SALOON | 6 | Place for a brawl in a western |
| 36% | LOO | 3 | Place for a pit stop in London |
| 36% | NUDISTRESORT | 12 | Place for a vacation in the buff |
| 36% | STILETTO | 8 | Item that ends in a pitchfork, on the poster for The Devil Wears Prada |