| 100% | ROSKILDE | 8 | Ex-capital of Denmark, replaced by Copenhagen |
| 52% | DEE | 3 | Capital of Denmark? |
| 52% | COPENHAGEN | 10 | Capital of Denmark |
| 49% | LUND | 4 | Capital of Denmark in the Middle Ages |
| 47% | OPEN | 4 | C___hagen is the capital of Denmark |
| 45% | BELMOPAN | 8 | Capital of Belize, it replaced Belize City |
| 45% | NICOSIA | 7 | Capital of Cyprus once surrounded by walls |
| 44% | GREENLAND | 9 | Autonomous territory of Denmark, capital Nuuk |
| 44% | LAGOS | 5 | Capital replaced by Abuja |
| 44% | OSLO | 4 | Capital NNW of Copenhagen |
| 44% | BASSETERRE | 10 | Capital of St. Kitts, visited regularly by 17-Across |
| 43% | AALBORG | 7 | University city; capital of North Denmark Region, Denmark |
| 43% | ISIRO | 5 | Capital of Haut-Uele, DR Congo, served by Matari Airport |
| 42% | RENEWABLE | 9 | Capable of being replaced by new growth |
| 42% | DIVOT | 5 | Chunk of sod replaced by a golfer |
| 42% | OSGILIATH | 9 | Former capital of Gondor, founded by Elendil |
| 41% | TRIPOLI | 7 | Capital of Libya which was founded in 7th century BC by the Phoenicians |
| 40% | BERLIN | 6 | Capital city of Germany, once divided by a wall |
| 40% | BERLIN | 6 | Capital city of Germany once split by a wall |
| 40% | DENMARK | 7 | Copenhagen is capital of this Scandinavian nation |
| 40% | ROMULUS | 7 | Eponym of a European capital, by tradition |
| 40% | DENMARK | 7 | Copenhagen is the capital of __ |
| 40% | OSLO | 4 | Capital due north of Denmark |
| 40% | SAJAK | 5 | Pat replaced by Ryan Seacrest as the host of "Wheel of Fortune" |
| 38% | SANA | 4 | Mideast capital supposedly founded by a son of Noah |
| 38% | DENMARK | 7 | Copenhagen is the capital of this country |
| 37% | CHARLESTON | 10 | The Capital of the only US state to have its sovereignty proclaimed by a president |
| 37% | ORANJESTAD | 10 | Name shared by the capital cities of Aruba and Saint Eustatius |
| 37% | ESCUDO | 6 | Standard monetary unit of Portugal replaced by the Euro |
| 37% | FRANC | 5 | Standard monetary unit of France replaced by the Euro |