| 100% | DANK | 4 | German-American cultural org., HQed in Lincoln Square, Chicago |
| 39% | AAE | 3 | Org. HQed in Chicago comprised of thousands of trained specialists all anxious to save your choppers (abbr.) |
| 39% | BAA | 3 | Org. HQed in Chicago from 1941-46 that positioned itself as the governing body for cue sports |
| 34% | AMPAS | 5 | Cultural org. with its HQ in Beverly Hills |
| 34% | KWANZAA | 7 | African American cultural festival in December |
| 32% | ESA | 3 | Space exploration org. HQed in Paris |
| 32% | KGB | 3 | Org. headquartered in Lubyanka Square |
| 31% | ABA | 3 | Legal org. based in Chicago |
| 31% | KGB | 3 | Spy org. in "The Americans" |
| 30% | UAL | 3 | ICAO code for the transportation company HQed in Chicago's Willis Tower |
| 30% | ELBE | 4 | German river where American and Soviet forces met in 1945 |
| 30% | STAINED | 7 | Like the domes in the Chicago Cultural Center |
| 29% | CORE | 4 | Civil rights org. HQed in NYC and headed by Roy Innis |
| 29% | OHARE | 5 | Successor to Chicago's "busiest square mile in the world" |
| 28% | FBI | 3 | Org. in "American Hustle" |
| 28% | IRS | 3 | Tax org. undergoing some "reform" in this puzzle's circled squares |
| 28% | SAME | 4 | Org. HQed in Alexandria, Virginia, that unites architectural, engineering, construction, environmental and facility management companies and individuals |
| 28% | FBI | 3 | Org. portrayed in "American Hustle" |
| 28% | EDWARDHOPPER | 12 | American realist painter whose "Nighthawks" hangs in the Art Institute of Chicago: 2 wds. |
| 27% | TAC | 3 | Flying org. once HQed at Langley, established in '46 and inactivated in '92 |
| 27% | NEA | 3 | Cultural org. |
| 27% | SUN | 3 | Capri ___, German juice concentrate drink that was first introduced to American markets in 1981 |
| 26% | ONA | 3 | World’s largest digital journalism org. HQed in Washington, DC |
| 26% | FAMILYMATTERS | 13 | 1989 American sitcom about the Winslow family living in Chicago starring Jaleel White: 2 wds. |
| 26% | MEAD | 4 | American cultural anthropologist Margaret ___ |
| 26% | SARG | 4 | German American puppeteer Tony ___ |
| 25% | UNESCO | 6 | Intl. cultural org. |
| 25% | USIA | 4 | Govt. cultural org. |
| 25% | UNESCO | 6 | Worldwide cultural org. |
| 25% | NEA | 3 | Federal cultural org. |