| 100% | TEANECK | 7 | New Jersey city that's at the terminus of Interstate 80 |
| 45% | AMATOL | 6 | WWI New Jersey munitions factory that became the location of the Atlantic City Speedway |
| 45% | BAYONNE | 7 | New Jersey city featured in Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds" |
| 41% | FORTLEE | 7 | New Jersey city on the west side of the George Washington Bridge |
| 41% | HOBOKEN | 7 | New Jersey city that's home to Carlo's Bakery |
| 41% | TACOMA | 6 | City that’s home to the University of Puget Sound |
| 41% | CANBERRA | 8 | City that’s home to the National Gallery of Australia |
| 40% | SALEM | 5 | City that’s home to the House of the Seven Gables |
| 40% | ATL | 3 | City that's home to the World of Coca-Cola museum: Abbr. |
| 39% | GENEVA | 6 | Swiss city that lies at the southern tip of a lake |
| 39% | ERIE | 4 | Lakeside city that's at one end of I-79 |
| 39% | MARTINBRODEUR | 13 | 1993-2014 New Jersey Devils goalie named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" at 2017's NHL 100 Gala (2 wds.) |
| 38% | ACE | 3 | Card that's typically at the front of a new deck |
| 38% | SEATTLE | 7 | City that's the subject of this puzzle |
| 37% | BROOKLYN | 8 | New York City borough that is the birthplace of Vinny Testaverde |
| 37% | BRINDISI | 8 | Port city at one terminus of the Appian Way |
| 37% | ATHENS | 6 | City that's home to the Arch of Hadrian |
| 37% | JERUSALEM | 9 | City that's home to the Dome of the Rock |
| 37% | AMARILLO | 8 | City that's the title of an Emmylou Harris song |
| 37% | ASWAN | 5 | City that's home to the Mausoleum of Aga Khan |
| 37% | RENO | 4 | City that's home to the Nevada Museum of Art |
| 37% | OTTAWA | 6 | Ontario city that's the capital of Canada |
| 36% | PASADENA | 8 | California city that hosts an annual New Year's Day parade and the 49-Across |
| 36% | EVIL | 4 | New CBS supernatural drama that premiered at the end of September |
| 36% | ENTEBBE | 7 | City that's home to the National Botanical Gardens of Uganda |
| 36% | CAMDEN | 6 | New Jersey city that was home to Walt Whitman |
| 36% | NEWARK | 6 | New Jersey's most populated city as of 2021 |
| 36% | PEARSONS | 8 | Family that's at the heart of "This Is Us" |
| 36% | SALERNO | 7 | City that briefly served as the Kingdom of Italy’s de-facto capital during the Second World War |
| 36% | BROOKLYN | 8 | New York City borough that produced all three of the rappers in this puzzle |