| 100% | WALSH | 5 | Private university in North Canton, Ohio that the Cavaliers play for |
| 38% | UVA | 3 | Inst. the Cavaliers play for |
| 38% | HORATIO | 7 | University friend of Hamlet in the William Shakespeare play of that name |
| 36% | MINES | 5 | University in Golden, Colorado, known informally as this, that is consistently ranked first in the world for mineral exploration engineering |
| 36% | STANFORD | 8 | ___ University, located in California, that played a major role in the establishment of the Silicon Valley |
| 35% | PADUA | 5 | University city in Veneto, NE Italy; setting for much of William Shakespeare play The Taming of the Shrew |
| 35% | PADUA | 5 | University city in Veneto, northeast Italy; setting for much of William Shakespeare play The Taming of the Shrew |
| 35% | GINO | 4 | ___ Torretta, who played quarterback for the University of Miami and won the Heisman Trophy in 1992 |
| 35% | PADUA | 5 | University city in Veneto, NE Italy; setting for much of the William Shakespeare play The Taming of the Shrew |
| 34% | PARAMORE | 8 | Band that played its song “Misery Business” in 2022 for the first time since retiring it four years earlier |
| 33% | LEBRON | 6 | __ James, #23 played for the Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 33% | NASL | 4 | Pele played for it in the '70s |
| 33% | MELINDAGATES | 12 | "Bill & ___ Foundation," the private foundation that matched $1 million in donations raised on Facebook, for Red Nose Day 2017: 2 wds. |
| 33% | KCU | 3 | Small school in Grayson that the Knights and Lady Knights play out of, for short |
| 33% | GIANTS | 6 | NFL team that doesn't play home games in the state it's named for |
| 32% | SNU | 3 | School in Bethany, OK, that the Crimson Storm plays for in the GAC |
| 32% | NBA | 3 | LeBron James plays for Cleveland Cavaliers in what league? |
| 32% | NBA | 3 | League that the L.A. Lakers play in: Abbr. |
| 32% | NFL | 3 | Sports organization that the Carolina Panthers play in: Abbr. |
| 32% | IAMACAMERA | 10 | Play that was the basis for "Cabaret" |
| 32% | BUSKED | 6 | Played music in the street for money |
| 32% | MLB | 3 | Organization that the Yankees and Red Sox play in: Abbr. |
| 32% | DUKE | 4 | North Carolina university where the Blue Devils play |
| 32% | ABERDEEN | 8 | University city in Scotland on the North Sea |
| 32% | ALTHO | 5 | In spite of the fact that, for short |
| 32% | AND | 3 | The word that an ampersand stands in for |
| 32% | BASSOS | 6 | Those playing the king of Egypt in "Aïda" |
| 31% | EMORY | 5 | University in Atlanta whose sports teams plays in the NCAA's Division III |
| 31% | ADIGE | 5 | River in North Italy that flows to the Adriatic via Verona |
| 31% | LIN | 3 | Jeremy who played for eight different NBA teams in the 2010s |