| 100% | CNN | 3 | News channel that is the home of "The Situation Room": Abbr. |
| 47% | ICBM | 4 | Long-range nuke that was the subject of the SALT treaty: Abbr. |
| 47% | SHEA | 4 | Stadium that used to be the home of the Mets |
| 47% | ESPN | 4 | Cable channel that was the focus of the book "Those Guys Have All the Fun" |
| 47% | MOTOR | 5 | Indianapolis ___ Speedway, world's largest sporting venue that is the home of the Indianapolis 500 |
| 47% | HLN | 3 | News channel that was originally launched as CNN2: Abbr. |
| 46% | WVA | 3 | American state that is the subject of the song "Country Roads": Abbr. |
| 46% | NBA | 3 | League that was the subject of the docuseries “Shut Up and Dribble”: Abbr. |
| 46% | UND | 3 | School that's been the home of the Ralph Engelstad Arena since 2001 and the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center since 2004 (abbr.) |
| 46% | BROOKLYN | 8 | New York City borough that is the birthplace of Vinny Testaverde |
| 46% | WMD | 3 | Big bombs that were a focus of the Iraq War: Abbr. |
| 46% | RCADOME | 7 | Indianapolis stadium, named for an electronics giant, that was the home of the Colts until 2008: 2 wds. |
| 45% | CNN | 3 | Home of "The Situation Room" |
| 45% | MARCH | 5 | Month that was the first of the new year in early 3-Down calendars |
| 45% | NED | 3 | Name that is the name of a room when spelled backwards |
| 44% | SNL | 3 | Show that was the source of "The Blues Brothers" and "Wayne's World": Abbr. |
| 44% | TIME | 4 | Weekly news magazine that is the most widely circulated magazine of its kind |
| 44% | VULCAN | 6 | Planet from "Star Trek" that was the home planet of the alien Spock |
| 44% | DELHI | 5 | New ___, city that is home to the India Gate |
| 43% | REM | 3 | Sleep phase that might be the subject of a sleep study: Abbr. |
| 43% | CNN | 3 | Channel started in 1980 that was the first in the world to provide 24-hour news coverage |
| 43% | MIT | 3 | The Engineers of the NCAA, whose home games are played near Boston: Abbr. |
| 43% | OLD | 3 | "___ New Hampshire," song that is the official state song of New Hampshire |
| 43% | DECATUR | 7 | Illinois city that was the first home of the Chicago Bears |
| 43% | LATROBE | 7 | Pennsylvania town that was the longtime home of Rolling Rock beer |
| 43% | UPCS | 4 | Sets of bars that are scanned at the grocery store: Abbr. |
| 42% | NASATV | 6 | Channel that provided coverage of the New Horizons Pluto flyby |
| 42% | CNN | 3 | One of the biggest American news channels: Abbr. |
| 42% | MTV | 3 | Music channel launched in 1981 that popularized the concept of "video jockey": Abbr. |
| 42% | OCCUPANCY | 9 | The percentage of a hotel's rooms that are in use |