| 100% | VENICE | 6 | I'm a city in Italy and my nickname is "The Floating City" |
| 90% | ROME | 4 | I'm a city in Italy and my nickname is "The Eternal City" |
| 90% | MILAN | 5 | I'm a city in Italy and my nickname is "Fashion Capital of the World" |
| 81% | DUBLIN | 6 | I'm a city in Ireland and my nickname is "The Fair City" |
| 78% | LIMA | 4 | I'm a city in Peru and my nickname is "The City of Kings" |
| 47% | WHITNEYHOUSTON | 14 | "Saving All My Love for You" singer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame whose last name is a city in Texas (2 wds.) |
| 47% | BONO | 4 | I am a member of U2 and was named one of the Time Persons of the Year in 2005 for my philanthropic efforts |
| 45% | LEOPARD | 7 | I'm a spotted big cat with speed and strength. I rule the night with my majestic sight. Who am I? |
| 44% | FIJI | 4 | I'm an island country in the South Pacific Ocean with a white dove and lion on my flag |
| 43% | JOINTVENTURE | 12 | "My colleagues and I will do some exploratory work on your knee, in a ___," said the rheumatologist |
| 43% | MIKEHAMMER | 10 | Private eye in novels by Mickey Spillane, such as I, the Jury and My Gun Is Quick |
| 42% | HAMMER | 6 | Mike —, private eye in novels by Mickey Spillane, such as I, the Jury and My Gun Is Quick |
| 42% | VENICE | 6 | Floating city in Italy built on islands, where St. Mark's Basilica is a famous attraction |
| 42% | SPUR | 4 | "Ola! I'm ___ cola, a dupe of cola! I was launched in 1948 and I'm synonymous with the San Antonio NBA team" |
| 42% | PEA | 3 | "A seed with three letters in my name. Take away two and I still sound the same. What am I?" |
| 42% | PETE | 4 | I became the number one tennis player in 1993 and my record of 14 Grand Slams was surpassed by Federer in 2009 |
| 41% | WEATHERLY | 9 | "Bull" star Michael who says "My kids and my marriage are the things I'm proudest of" |
| 41% | GOAT | 4 | I'm a "Mountain" animal and the cold never bothered me anyway. Who am I? |
| 41% | USAIN | 5 | I hold a world record in the 100, 200 and 4x100 meters relay and have my signature lightning bolt pose |
| 40% | WHALE | 5 | I'm a "Beluga" Arctic mammal and the cold never bothered me anyway. Who am I? |
| 40% | SEAL | 4 | I'm a "Crabeater" Antarctic animal and the cold never bothered me anyway. Who am I? |
| 40% | BEAR | 4 | I'm a large "Polar" animal and the cold never bothered me anyway. Who am I? |
| 40% | DIET | 4 | "Ola! I'm ___ Rite, a dupe of cola! I was introduced in the late 1950s and was one of the first colas with zero calories!" |
| 40% | AMY | 3 | I shared my name with the character I played in "Her" and I've been nominated for the Oscars six times |
| 40% | EYE | 3 | "I'm the organ seated in a socket. Who am I?" |
| 40% | BOLOGNA | 7 | City in Italy that is also a sausage |
| 40% | POE | 3 | Who wrote "I dwelt alone / In a world of moan, / And my soul was a stagnant tide" |
| 40% | LIVER | 5 | "I'm a detoxifying organ and my name rhymes with "river". Who am I?" |
| 40% | FRANCES | 7 | I was the former president of the NRDC and won the Rachel Carson Award in 2007 for my work as an environmentalist |
| 40% | MEMORY | 6 | Answer to the riddle "I form in an instant and last a lifetime. What am I?" |