| 100% | CAEN | 4 | French city that was an objective for recapture on D-Day |
| 37% | ROUEN | 5 | French city that is Normandy's capital |
| 36% | BLUES | 5 | Ma Rainey's music genre that is celebrated with an International Day on August 3rd |
| 36% | SOS | 3 | Plea for help that might be spelled out on an island beach |
| 35% | MULHOUSE | 8 | French city that shares an airport with Basel |
| 35% | DAYTON | 6 | City that was home for the Wright brothers |
| 34% | MOBILEALABAMA | 13 | City that was the first capital of French Louisiana |
| 34% | HENRI | 5 | French name that is an anagram of a German river |
| 34% | FRESNO | 6 | California city that is Spanish for ash tree |
| 34% | WHENIFALLINLOVE | 15 | 1952 Doris Day hit that was an even bigger hit for the Lettermen in 1961 |
| 33% | TROY | 4 | City that "Trojan horse" is named for |
| 33% | CLE | 3 | Ohio city that is home to the Cavs, for short |
| 33% | DOWN | 4 | "Slow ___," highway sign that is an advisory on safe driving |
| 33% | LYON | 4 | French city on the Rhône known for silk |
| 33% | RENO | 4 | City that's an apt rhyme for "casino" |
| 32% | TOLEDO | 6 | Spanish city that was the subject of an El Greco painting |
| 32% | SUMPPUMPS | 9 | Machines with a rhyming name that are active on rainy days |
| 32% | BASTILLE | 8 | French prison that was stormed on July 14, 1789 |
| 32% | TEXAS | 5 | State that was an independent country for a decade beginning in 1836 |
| 32% | ROME | 4 | City that took more than a day to be built |
| 32% | MARDIGRAS | 9 | A celebration that is French for Fat Tuesday |
| 32% | CERISE | 6 | Shade of red that is French for "cherry" |
| 32% | CABS | 4 | Cars that are flagged down on city streets |
| 32% | POME | 4 | Fleshy fruit that is an anagram for 46d |
| 31% | CLE | 3 | Ohio city that is home to the Browns of the NFL, for short |
| 31% | AID | 3 | First ___ kit, emergency treatment kit that is an essential on a road trip |
| 31% | TRACKANDFIELD | 13 | Sport that gives out an annual award named for Jesse Owens, whose 100th birthday will be celebrated on September 12: 3 wds. |
| 31% | TROYES | 6 | French city where an English/French treaty was signed in 1420 |
| 31% | ROME | 4 | European city that was once known for its emperors |
| 31% | HIGHNOON | 8 | 1952 Western that was an allegory for Hollywood blacklisting |