| 100% | PANDEMIC | 8 | Nightmare for the C.D.C. |
| 70% | COLUMBIA | 8 | What the C in Washington, D.C. stands for |
| 67% | DOREMI | 6 | C-D-E, for the C-major scale |
| 66% | RIVIERA | 7 | French __, alternative name for the Côte d'Azur |
| 61% | MLS | 3 | Org. for the Philadelphia Union and D.C. United |
| 61% | UNSEATED | 8 | Waiting for the maitre d' |
| 60% | MLS | 3 | Org. for the L.A. Galaxy and D.C. United |
| 60% | COLUMBIA | 8 | The C in Washington, D.C. |
| 60% | CHARLIE | 7 | Code word for the letter C |
| 60% | DELTA | 5 | Code word for the letter D |
| 59% | BELTWAY | 7 | Nickname for the road that circles Washington, D.C., with "the" |
| 59% | SPIED | 5 | Worked for the C.I.A., maybe |
| 59% | SPIED | 5 | Worked for the C.I.A., perhaps |
| 58% | MLS | 3 | Org. for D.C. United and the L.A. Galaxy |
| 58% | HOOPS | 5 | Sport for the C's and the Dubs |
| 58% | DEE | 3 | Entry for the letter D in the dictionary |
| 58% | RIVIERA | 7 | Another name for the Cote d'Azur: French __ |
| 57% | KENNEDYCENTER | 13 | Washington, D.C., performing arts venue named for the 35th president (2 wds.) |
| 57% | COLUMBIA | 8 | The C in Washington, D.C., previously |
| 56% | DRONE | 5 | Vehicle for the C.I.A.'s Special Activities Division |
| 56% | LSTS | 4 | D-Day refuges for the wounded, for short |
| 55% | NATIONALMALL | 12 | Washington, D.C., locale for viewing fireworks on the 41-Across (2 wds.) |
| 54% | VITAMINS | 8 | C and D, for two |
| 54% | SHREK | 5 | 2001 animated film that competed for the Palme d’Or at Cannes |
| 54% | AWARDS | 6 | The Palme d'Or and the Queer Palm, for example |
| 53% | EXEC | 4 | The "E" of C.E.O., for short |
| 53% | INVERSION | 9 | G-C-E for the chord C, e.g. |
| 52% | OVERLORD | 8 | Allied code name for the D-Day landings operation |
| 52% | FATBOYSLIM | 10 | Oxymoronic stage name for the D.J. Norman Cook |
| 52% | CHISHOLM | 8 | What the C in Spice Girls' Mel C stands for |