| 100% | ESE | 3 | Initialism for the direction east-south-east |
| 100% | ESE | 3 | Initialism for the direction east south-east |
| 80% | ESE | 3 | Acronym for the direction east south-east |
| 55% | NCAA | 4 | Org. for the Big East, Big South and Big 12 |
| 47% | CFL | 3 | Initialism for the Canadian Football League |
| 46% | VIETNAM | 7 | South-east Asian country known for the war that involved the US |
| 44% | STAYHERE | 8 | Direction for the remaining people? |
| 44% | NCAA | 4 | Org. for the Big East and Pac-12 |
| 43% | DIXIE | 5 | Nickname for the South |
| 43% | PITT | 4 | The Big East's Panthers, for short |
| 43% | SEQ | 3 | Abbreviation for South East Queensland |
| 42% | MIGRATORY | 9 | Headed south for the winter |
| 42% | LETEMIN | 7 | Terse directions for the receptionist |
| 42% | DST | 3 | Initialism for spring clock adjustment in the USA |
| 42% | GEESE | 5 | Ones flying south for the winter |
| 42% | MIGRATE | 7 | Go south for the winter, say |
| 42% | MIGRATED | 8 | Flew south for the winter, say |
| 42% | SNOWBIRD | 8 | Person going south for the winter |
| 42% | CIA | 3 | Initialism for the federal US bureau created in 1947 to conduct espionage activities |
| 41% | MIGRATION | 9 | The process of birds flying south for the winter |
| 41% | NFC | 3 | ___ South (divsion for the Falcons and Panthers): Abbr. |
| 41% | ERN | 3 | End for north, east, south or west |
| 41% | MIGRATES | 8 | Flies south for the winter, e.g. |
| 41% | MIGRATE | 7 | Move south for the winter, as birds |
| 41% | SSP | 3 | Currency code for the South Sudanese pound |
| 41% | ACROSTICS | 9 | NEWS for the four directions, and others |
| 40% | SOUTH | 5 | Direction that many Northern Hemisphere birds fly for the winter |
| 40% | AUVERGNE | 8 | __-Rhône-Alpes, French region in the south east |
| 40% | BOMBAY | 6 | Base for the old British East India Company |
| 40% | IOWA | 4 | For Minnesotans, it's south of the border |