| 100% | MAYAN | 5 | Next stop: Mexico! You may hear this word describing an ancient civilization that built landmarks like El Castillo at Chichen Itza (1/5) |
| 23% | COWBOY | 6 | Next stop: The United States! In the West, you may run into this animal herder at a rodeo (1/4) |
| 21% | MUMMY | 5 | Next stop: Egypt! Go check out this famous Egyptian artifact that is essentially an embalmed body (1/5) |
| 21% | ECHO | 4 | Something you might hear in an empty building |
| 20% | ANKH | 4 | When you look around, you may see this ancient Egyptian symbol shaped like a "T" with a loop that represents life (4/5) |
| 20% | LIRA | 4 | Next stop: Turkey! While here, you will be spending this currency whose name is an anagram of "lair" (1/4) |
| 19% | SEINE | 5 | Next stop: France! You can go take a ferry ride on this major river that flows through France (1/3) |
| 19% | DUSTY | 5 | Like an attic that may make you sneeze |
| 19% | TIGER | 5 | Next stop: India! Visit a zoo to look at this majestic striped feline that is the national animal of India (1/3) |
| 19% | TALK | 4 | Trash ___ (you might hear this at a boxing weigh-in) |
| 19% | BRAVA | 5 | Cheer that might be heard at an opera |
| 18% | TENNISANYONE | 12 | Question you might feel like asking after seeing nine key words in this puzzle? |
| 18% | BYOB | 4 | Letters that might make you stop at a wine store |
| 18% | TAXICAB | 7 | Vehicle that you might hire at an airport |
| 18% | TRAPPED | 7 | Confined, like five letters in this puzzle that spell an apt word |
| 18% | TSA | 3 | Organization that might tell you to remove your belt at an airport: Abbr. |
| 17% | INCA | 4 | Civilization that built the Peruvian landmark Machu Picchu |
| 17% | YACHT | 5 | Large luxury boat that you may spot at an island |
| 17% | ECHO | 4 | Sound you might hear in an empty hallway |
| 17% | OWL | 3 | *When you hear the ___ hooting at night, it's an indication that it's time to sleep! |
| 17% | DESK | 4 | You may work hard at this |
| 17% | PHARAOH | 7 | You may see the pyramids that serve as tombs for this Egyptian monarch (5/5) |
| 17% | CRICKET | 7 | On a spring night, you may hear this chirping insect in your garden |
| 17% | PYRAMID | 7 | Chichen Itza's El Castillo, for one |
| 17% | BEERBEFORELIQUOR | 16 | Start of an adage that may explain why you're not feeling so well after solving this puzzle? |
| 17% | RUT | 3 | You might get in this at work |
| 17% | TIPTOE | 6 | You might walk on this at night |
| 16% | CICADA | 6 | On a spring night, you may hear this high-pitched insect in a tree |
| 16% | RETRO | 5 | Like a nostalgic song that you may play at a disco party |
| 16% | SHH | 3 | What you may hear if you talk at a library |