| 100% | BOOMTOWN | 8 | Place of prosperity, e.g. thanks to gold discovery |
| 39% | BOOMTOWN | 8 | Place of prosperity |
| 39% | ACCIDENT | 8 | Discovery of penicillin, e.g. |
| 36% | ACCIDENT | 8 | The discovery of penicillin, e.g. |
| 36% | ATM | 3 | Gold to Go dispenser, e.g. |
| 36% | CINE | 4 | Place to watch Truffaut, e.g. |
| 36% | ORES | 4 | Sources of gold, e.g. |
| 35% | UNI | 3 | Place of higher education, to Brits |
| 35% | STORE | 5 | Place of "convenience" to get groceries |
| 35% | INSULATE | 8 | To put batts of fiberglass, e.g., in the walls |
| 34% | TEATRO | 6 | Place to see "Il Trovatore," e.g. |
| 34% | LEECHFARM | 9 | Place of hirudiculture, or to grow annelids |
| 34% | FLIPPHONE | 9 | Motorola Razr, e.g., and a hint to each set of circles |
| 34% | INDUCTION | 9 | Entry to the Hall of Fame, e.g. |
| 34% | HUMBLEBRAG | 10 | "I felt so out of place when I went to the Met Gala," e.g. |
| 33% | CAMPUS | 6 | Place of learning is effeminate to you and me |
| 33% | TAROT | 5 | Place to see a hanged man, e.g. |
| 33% | VAPESHOP | 8 | Place to buy e-cigarettes |
| 33% | NOGOAREAS | 9 | Places to steer clear of |
| 33% | CODESWITCH | 10 | Say "See you mañana," e.g. ... and a hint to each set of circles |
| 33% | EAST | 4 | From Eden to the land of Nod, e.g. |
| 32% | ONE | 3 | Digit in the second decimal place of e |
| 32% | VAULT | 5 | Place for gold to be stored |
| 32% | MINES | 5 | Places to discover diamonds or gold |
| 32% | DELI | 4 | Place to buy cuts of meat |
| 32% | WINEBAR | 7 | Place to sample bouquets of rosés? |
| 32% | DELIS | 5 | Places to order pounds of pastrami |
| 32% | ICEARENAS | 9 | Places to see lots of lutzes |
| 32% | RUDE | 4 | Failing to say please or thanks, e.g. |
| 32% | CHEST | 5 | Place to store gold for a pirate |