| 100% | ALTA | 4 | Resort whose motto is "Come for the skiing. Stay for the skiing." |
| 54% | UCF | 3 | School in Orlando whose motto is "Reach for the Stars": Abbr. |
| 43% | ALASKA | 6 | State whose motto is "North to the Future" |
| 43% | NEB | 3 | St. whose motto is "Equality Before the Law" |
| 43% | HALTER | 6 | Piece of backless attire whose name comes from the Germanic for "that by which anything is held" |
| 43% | MEHTA | 5 | Conductor Zubin whose name is apt for the final puzzle of the week |
| 42% | DDE | 3 | Inits. of the president whose ancestors were Pennsylvania Dutch and whose surname came from the German for "iron hewer" |
| 42% | ALTA | 4 | Skiing destination whose name is Spanish for “high” |
| 42% | HOGWARTS | 8 | School whose motto is Latin for "Never tickle a sleeping dragon" |
| 42% | ELMONTE | 7 | California city whose motto is "End of the Santa Fe Trail" |
| 42% | RUBY | 4 | Gemstone whose name is derived from the Latin word for "red" |
| 42% | SEPIA | 5 | Color whose name is derived from the scientific name for cuttlefish |
| 41% | HOUSEPARTY | 10 | Opportunity for a high schooler whose parents are away for the weekend |
| 41% | ERIE | 4 | Lake whose name probably comes from the Iroquoian word for "long tail" |
| 41% | PSAT | 4 | Test whose scores are used for the National Merit Scholarship Program: Abbr. |
| 41% | TAOS | 4 | Ski resort whose name is an anagram of 34-Across |
| 41% | LEGO | 4 | Toy brand whose name is derived from the Danish words for "play well" |
| 41% | TAHOE | 5 | Lake whose name comes from the Washo word for "the lake" |
| 41% | ELO | 3 | Band whose music was featured in the movie "Xanadu," for short |
| 40% | AVEENO | 6 | Skin-care brand whose name comes from the scientific nomenclature for the common oat |
| 40% | NOME | 4 | City whose name is pronounced like the natives' word for "Where is ...?" |
| 40% | USAID | 5 | Foreign relief org. whose motto is "From the American people" |
| 40% | GAR | 3 | Fish whose name comes from the Old English for "spear" |
| 40% | PEZ | 3 | Candy whose name comes from the German word for peppermint |
| 40% | ERG | 3 | Unit whose name comes from the Greek word for "work" |
| 40% | BAGUETTE | 8 | Loaf whose name comes from the French word for "stick" |
| 40% | HEMATITE | 8 | Mineral whose name comes from the Greek word for "blood" |
| 40% | XENON | 5 | Gas whose name comes from the Greek word for "foreigner" |
| 40% | SEPIA | 5 | Color whose name comes from the Greek word for "cuttlefish" |
| 40% | LEMUR | 5 | Animal whose name is derived from the Latin for "ghosts" |