| 100% | SOCHI | 5 | Olympic city whose opening ceremony included a "Swan Lake" performance |
| 39% | RUTHDRAPER | 10 | New York City-born monologist whose repertoire included The Italian Lesson and Opening a Bazaar |
| 38% | DRAPER | 6 | Ruth —, New York City-born monologist whose repertoire included The Italian Lesson and Opening a Bazaar |
| 36% | PISA | 4 | City whose Piazza del Duomo includes a famous tower |
| 35% | NOH | 3 | Play whose intermission may include a kyōgen performance |
| 33% | ERIE | 4 | Great Lake whose port cities include Cleveland and Buffalo |
| 30% | CAIRO | 5 | City whose skyline includes pyramids |
| 29% | BALLET | 6 | Swan Lake is a famous one |
| 29% | WINTEROLYMPICS | 14 | International event whose opening ceremony is today: 2 wds. |
| 29% | LELY | 4 | Peter —, 17th-century painter whose works include Girl with a Parrot and Two Ladies of the Lake Family |
| 28% | RIO | 3 | City whose Olympic golf course was overrun by capybaras |
| 27% | ORURO | 5 | Bolivian city whose name is a palindrome |
| 27% | OCALA | 5 | City whose name is derived from a Timucua Indian name |
| 27% | SALEM | 5 | City whose police cars are adorned with a witch logo |
| 27% | OMAHA | 5 | Midwest city whose name is a poker variety |
| 27% | USTEN | 5 | Hwy. that includes a Lake Michigan ferry crossing |
| 27% | SEATTLE | 7 | City whose skyline is drawn in the opening of 43-Across |
| 26% | TULSA | 5 | Oklahoma city whose flag incorporates a gold Osage shield |
| 26% | LAUSANNE | 8 | Olympic Swiss city situated on Lake Léman |
| 26% | GYMNASTICS | 10 | Olympic sport whose three disciplines include trampolining |
| 26% | ERIE | 4 | City and lake named for a tribe |
| 26% | SEOUL | 5 | City whose name sounds like a fish |
| 26% | MECCA | 5 | City whose population triples once a year |
| 26% | GENEVA | 6 | Swiss city on a lake |
| 26% | ERIE | 4 | Pennsylvania city on a lake |
| 26% | ROUEN | 5 | City whose cathedral is the subject of a series of Monet paintings |
| 26% | SIENA | 5 | Italian city whose center is a UNESCO World Heritage site |
| 26% | LIMA | 4 | Ohio city whose name is pronounced with a long "I" |
| 26% | ARLES | 5 | French city whose last three letters are a French article |
| 26% | METRO | 5 | ___ area (urban region that includes a city and its suburbs) |