| 100% | KENNEDYCENTERHONORS | 19 | In Washington, DC (2014) |
| 80% | COLUMBIA | 8 | The C in Washington DC |
| 79% | NGA | 3 | Art museum in Washington DC (abbr) |
| 79% | AIDE | 4 | Staffer in Washington, DC |
| 78% | CAPITOL | 7 | Domed US Congress building in Washington DC |
| 76% | POST | 4 | Largest newspaper published in Washington, DC |
| 75% | NBW | 3 | First bank established in Washington, DC: Abbr. |
| 75% | ART | 3 | National Gallery of ___ (museum in Washington, DC) |
| 75% | ZOO | 3 | Place to see pandas in Washington, DC |
| 75% | NATS | 4 | MLB team in Washington, DC, for short |
| 74% | EMO | 3 | Brooding music genre that originated in Washington, DC |
| 74% | ELM | 3 | Tree along the National Mall in Washington, DC |
| 74% | DOME | 4 | Feature of the Capitol building in Washington, DC |
| 74% | GOGO | 4 | Funk music subgenre that originated in Washington, DC |
| 74% | SEN | 3 | One of 100 politicians in Washington, DC: Abbr. |
| 74% | NAT | 3 | Professional baseball player in Washington, DC, for short |
| 73% | NATS | 4 | Washington, DC baseball team, in headlines |
| 73% | POST | 4 | Washington ___ (newspaper in DC) |
| 72% | USSENATE | 8 | Body of 100 legislators in Washington, DC: 2 wds. |
| 72% | AVE | 3 | Massachusetts or Pennsylvania in Washington, DC, for example: Abbr. |
| 72% | NATS | 4 | Nickname of the pro baseball team in Washington, DC |
| 71% | ONA | 3 | World’s largest digital journalism org. HQed in Washington, DC |
| 71% | METRO | 5 | What the subway is called in Washington, DC and Paris |
| 71% | SENATORS | 8 | Legislators who serve a six-year term in Washington, DC |
| 70% | LATROBE | 7 | Benjamin Henry —, architect of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC |
| 70% | ELM | 3 | American ___ (type of tree lining the National Mall in Washington, DC) |
| 69% | POT | 3 | Washington, D.C., legalized it in 2014 |
| 67% | HOUSEOFCARDS | 12 | Netflix series starring Kevin Spacey as a politician in Washington, DC: 3 wds. |
| 66% | SMITHSONIAN | 11 | & 7D Foundation for education and scientific research in Washington, DC, US, established in 1846 |