| 100% | NCIS | 4 | Franchise with locations in New Orleans and L.A. |
| 55% | NCIS | 4 | CBS police show with spinoffs in L.A. and New Orleans |
| 55% | NCIS | 4 | Franchise with a series set in New Orleans |
| 52% | NCIS | 4 | Drama with spinoffs set in L.A. and New Orleans |
| 48% | BOURBON | 7 | A night street in New Orleans and a drink's name |
| 44% | CSI | 3 | Franchise that had locations in Miami, New York, and Vegas |
| 44% | ALHIRT | 6 | Trumpet great with a statue in New Orleans |
| 43% | NCIS | 4 | It has spinoffs set in New Orleans and Los Angeles |
| 43% | POBOYBLIMPIE | 12 | . . . in New Orleans, in a sandwich chain |
| 42% | ANZAC | 5 | In World War I, a soldier serving with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps |
| 41% | ELI | 3 | 2019 horror film shot in New Orleans and released October 18 by Netflix |
| 39% | CSI | 3 | Police drama with franchises in Las Vegas, Miami, New York, and cyberspace |
| 39% | SEAWORLD | 8 | Aquatic theme park with locations in Orlando, San Diego, and San Antonio |
| 39% | NCIS | 4 | Series with spinoffs set in Los Angeles and New Orleans |
| 39% | PHILLIES | 8 | Baseball franchise with a bell in its logo |
| 39% | STJOHNS | 7 | University with campuses in New York and Rome |
| 39% | IONA | 4 | College with campuses in New Rochelle and Bronxville |
| 39% | DROP | 4 | With 5-Down and 2-Down, mess up at a critical moment ... or participate in a New Year's Eve tradition? |
| 38% | SARATOGA | 8 | ___ Springs (city in New York with a horse track) |
| 38% | YOURHONOR | 9 | Showtime miniseries set in New Orleans starring 15-Across and 33-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | DOMINOS | 7 | Fast-food franchise with a game piece in its logo |
| 37% | NCIS | 4 | TV drama with spinoffs set in Los Angeles and New Orleans |
| 37% | FINALFOUR | 9 | Event taking place in New Orleans and Minneapolis this weekend...and what 11- and 15 Across are in need of? |
| 37% | UMASS | 5 | New England school with a campus in Amherst, familiarly |
| 37% | KEAN | 4 | New Jersey public university with a campus in China |
| 37% | EPISODIC | 8 | With a new show in the series each week |
| 37% | METS | 4 | New York team with a skyline in its logo |
| 37% | ALAKING | 7 | In a cream sauce with mushrooms and green peppers |
| 37% | RELOCATE | 8 | Move or establish in a new location |
| 37% | LOUISVUITTON | 12 | Fashion house that collaborated with the Final Fantasy XIII video game franchise in 2016 to create a new look for the heroine Lightning (2 wds.) |