| 100% | AZTECRUINS | 10 | Historical site in New Mexico that was declared as a U.S. National Monument in 1923 and has Ancestral Puebloan structures: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ALIBATESFLINT | 13 | ___ Quarries, U.S. National Monument in Texas, authorized in 1965, that is rich in a type of sedimentary rock: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BUCKISLAND | 10 | ___ Reef, in the Caribbean Sea that was made an official U.S. National Monument in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy: 2 wds. |
| 33% | GEORGIAOKEEFFE | 14 | American artist whose house in Abiquiu, New Mexico has been converted to a house museum: 2 wds. |
| 31% | EASTERNCOUGAR | 13 | A subspecies of puma from North America which was formally declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 30% | THENOTEBOOK | 11 | 2004 romantic drama starring 18-Across and 32-Across that was adapted as a Broadway musical in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | ROCKIGUANA | 10 | The Jamaican ___, a lizard that is one of the rarest creatures, and was declared extinct before being found again in 1970: 2 wds. |
| 30% | TIMOTHYDALTON | 13 | Actor from "Wuthering Heights", who has played James Bond in two films (as well as a third that was never released) : 2 wds. |
| 29% | ROLLINGSTONE | 12 | Biweekly pop culture magazine that has been in publication since 1967 and shares its name with a legendary rock band: 2 wds. |
| 29% | CLINTDEMPSEY | 12 | Soccer player who achieved a hat trick for the US Men's National Team in 2015 and 2017: 2 wds. |
| 29% | JAMESMARSDEN | 12 | "27 Dresses" actor who has acted as Marvel superhero in "X-Men" and was also a part of the DC movie "Superman Returns": 2 wds. |
| 29% | GEORGEMURPHY | 12 | American actor who served as the U.S. Senator from California and was also included in the Hollywood Walk of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 29% | MOUSELEMUR | 10 | A species unique to Madagascar that is the world's smallest primate and one of the smallest mammals in the world: 2 wds. |
| 29% | LANDSEND | 8 | Clothing retailer that was named after a site in England: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ONLYTHELONELY | 13 | 1960 Roy Orbison hit that has the same title as, and is featured in, a 1991 John Candy film (3 wds.) |
| 29% | KATHRYNSMITH | 12 | American football coach who has been actively involved as a full-time female coach in NFL history and has most recently served for the Buffalo Bills: 2 wds. |
| 29% | MOTHERTERESA | 12 | Canonized nun who is known for her work in India and has a "family" name: 2 wds. |
| 28% | OHPRETTYWOMAN | 13 | 1964 Roy Orbison hit that has almost the same title as, and is featured in, a 1990 Julia Roberts film (3 wds.) |
| 28% | CASUMARZU | 9 | Sardinian sheep milk cheese that is banned in US as it contains live maggots and can be consumed only while the maggots are still alive: 2 wds. |
| 28% | MAGGIEHASSAN | 12 | New Hampshire governor elected to her first term as a US senator in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ROLEMODEL | 9 | A person that is often looked at as someone to follow in the footsteps of : 2 wds. |
| 28% | RONALDREAGAN | 12 | U.S. president who was the first born in Illinois, the first to have been divorced, and the first to nominate a woman to the Supreme Court (2 wds.) |
| 28% | NIGHTLIVE | 9 | "Saturday ___," American live variety show that is regarded as one of the best, and is in its 43rd season: 2 wds. |
| 27% | LITTLEBIGHORN | 13 | Iconic site in Montana, that preserves the site of the battle that was fought here, commonly referred to as "Custer's Last Stand": 2 wds. |
| 27% | VILLASAVOYE | 11 | Iconic modernist structure in Poissy, France which is a UNESCO Heritage site: 2 wds. |
| 27% | TAMMYDUCKWORTH | 14 | Illinois congresswoman and Iraq War veteran elected to her first term as a US senator in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 27% | BREAKINGDAWN | 12 | Fourth and final novel in "The Twilight Saga" which was released as a two part movie in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 27% | BLANKSPACE | 10 | Second single from Taylor Swift's fifth album, that received three Grammy nominations, and had a part in the lyrics misheard by many: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ESP | 3 | Prison that's a US National Historic Landmark in Philadelphia and now a full-time museum (abbr.) |
| 26% | DURANDURAN | 10 | "Rio" New Wave band that released a self-titled album in both 1981 and 1993: 2 wds. |