| 100% | LAX | 3 | Location designated as a hub for Alaska, American, Delta and United Airlines |
| 38% | OHARE | 5 | Hub for United and American |
| 32% | SEATAC | 6 | Main hub for Alaska Airlines |
| 32% | PAN | 3 | A 2015 American fantasy film which serves as an alternative story for Peter and Captain Hook |
| 31% | SFO | 3 | United Airlines hub, for short |
| 29% | VENUE | 5 | Location, as for a wedding |
| 28% | BERTHS | 6 | Designated locations for boats in a port |
| 28% | EARMARKS | 8 | Designates for a specific purpose, as funds |
| 28% | STAKE | 5 | Put down, as a wager... and a synonym for 31a |
| 28% | LGA | 3 | Airport code for a Delta hub |
| 28% | IDIOMS | 6 | “Cool as a cucumber” and “hot under the collar,” for two |
| 28% | LGA | 3 | Luggage tag letters for a Delta hub |
| 27% | UTAH | 4 | State that served as a filming location for "Touched by an Angel" |
| 27% | COURTLY | 7 | Refined and polite, as for a royal audience |
| 27% | OHIO | 4 | ___ State Reformatory, iconic spot that served as a filming location for "Shawshank Redemption" |
| 27% | FLUE | 4 | Location for a fly and a flea, in a classic limerick |
| 27% | AIRLINES | 8 | Delta and united |
| 27% | FORT | 4 | Mehrangarh ___, iconic spot that served as a filming location for "The Dark Knight Rises" |
| 27% | ELY | 3 | ___ Cathedral, iconic spot that served as a filming location for "The King's Speech" |
| 26% | TURRON | 6 | Nougat with toasted almonds made as a Christmas delicacy in Spain and Latin American countries |
| 26% | TARGETING | 9 | Designating as a goal |
| 26% | DUB | 3 | Designate as a knight |
| 26% | ANOINT | 6 | Designate as a successor |
| 26% | FRAGRANTWOODS | 13 | Cedar and pine as a sanctuary for a painter? |
| 26% | ETA | 3 | Basque separatist gp. once classed as a terrorist org. by most N. American and European countries |
| 25% | SOBA | 4 | Toshikoshi ___, noodles eaten as a Japanese New Year's Eve tradition for a long and healthy life |
| 25% | SIMILES | 7 | "Flat as a pancake" and "big as a house," for two |
| 25% | SIMILES | 7 | “Hungry as a horse” and “healthy as a horse,” for two |
| 25% | STATES | 6 | United ___, country with a record 32 Davis Cup wins, known for players such as Andre Agassi |
| 25% | AOC | 3 | American politician and activist who is a US representative for NY's 14th congressional district: Abbr. |