| 100% | SHAMU | 5 | Orca that performed in SeaWorld San Diego |
| 45% | PADRES | 6 | San Diego team that lost to the Phillies in late October |
| 43% | EMO | 3 | Subculture that started in San Diego |
| 39% | USO | 3 | Grp. that performs in theatres? |
| 37% | CALI | 4 | San Diego's state, in slang |
| 36% | MANTAS | 6 | The roller coasters at SeaWorld San Diego and SeaWorld Orlando |
| 36% | EEL | 3 | Electric ___ (roller coaster debuting at SeaWorld San Diego this summer) |
| 36% | SHANANA | 7 | Doo-wop rock band that performed in the movie "Grease" |
| 36% | ESOS | 4 | Those, in San José |
| 36% | ROCKETS | 7 | Basketball team that moved from San Diego to Houston in 1971 |
| 35% | CHARGERS | 8 | San Diego NFL team that moved to Los Angeles |
| 35% | CLIPPERS | 8 | Basketball team that moved from San Diego to Los Angeles in 1984 |
| 35% | CLASSY | 6 | "Stay ___, San Diego" (Ron Burgundy line in "Anchorman") |
| 34% | ORGANS | 6 | Structures that perform a special task in the body |
| 33% | BALBOAPARK | 10 | Part of San Diego that's home to its zoo |
| 33% | JOLLA | 5 | La __, San Diego neighborhood that's home to Scripps Research |
| 33% | SHAMU | 5 | Killer whale at the SeaWorld, San Diego |
| 33% | CHARGERS | 8 | San Diego NFL team since 1970 that's never won a Super Bowl |
| 33% | OTIS | 4 | ___ Day and the Knights, band that performs "Shout" in "Animal House" |
| 32% | THEWHO | 6 | Music group that performed at halftime of Super Bowl XLIV in 2010 |
| 32% | TESORO | 6 | San Antonio-based refinery giant that acquired Arco in 2013 |
| 32% | PETA | 4 | Org. that sued SeaWorld on behalf of orcas |
| 32% | FOG | 3 | Weather that often hinders visibility in San Francisco |
| 32% | FOG | 3 | Cloudy weather that's common in San Francisco |
| 31% | PETA | 4 | Org. that sued SeaWorld on behalf of orcas (Abbr.) |
| 31% | ZOOS | 4 | Attractions in San Diego and the Bronx |
| 31% | ORCA | 4 | Type of whale that performs at SeaWorld |
| 31% | GIANTS | 6 | San Francisco team that 14-Across played for in 2009 and 2010 |
| 31% | SAWAWOMANINHALF | 15 | Perform a classic magic trick that's depicted figuratively in this grid? |
| 30% | COMICCON | 8 | Gathering in San Diego with lots of cosplay |