| 100% | KFC | 3 | Restaurant chain that began in a former filling station along U.S. Route 25 |
| 33% | DAVISCUP | 8 | International athletic competition that began in 1900 as a challenge between the U.S. and Great Britain |
| 31% | IHOP | 4 | Restaurant chain that bought Applebee’s, in 2007 |
| 30% | AMOCO | 5 | Former gas station chain with a torch in its logo |
| 30% | AREA | 4 | ___ code (three digits that begin a phone number in the US or Canada) |
| 29% | GOLDS | 5 | Gym chain that began in Venice Beach |
| 28% | IKEA | 4 | Innovative home furnishings chain that began in Sweden |
| 28% | IHOP | 4 | Restaurant chain that specializes in breakfast |
| 28% | KFC | 3 | Fast-food chain that’s a Christmas tradition in Japan |
| 28% | OHIO | 4 | U.S. state that contains a greeting in the middle |
| 27% | YOLK | 4 | The "sun" in a 25-Down that's cooked sunny-side up |
| 26% | DENNYS | 6 | Restaurant chain that serves a sandwich called Moons Over My Hammy |
| 26% | RECESSION | 9 | U.S. economic problem that began in 2007 |
| 26% | SIZLER | 6 | Restaurant chain begun with a California steakhouse |
| 26% | IHOP | 4 | Restaurant chain that had a “Rooty Tooty Fresh ’n Fruity” combo meal |
| 26% | OBAMA | 5 | Former U.S. president honored with a Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 |
| 26% | PACSUN | 6 | Clothing chain that began as a surf shop |
| 26% | SBARRO | 6 | Restaurant chain with a flag in its logo |
| 26% | IHOP | 4 | Restaurant chain with a smile in its logo |
| 26% | DENNY | 5 | Name in a family restaurant chain |
| 26% | DENNY | 5 | Name in a diner restaurant chain |
| 26% | DENNY | 5 | Name in a breakfast restaurant chain |
| 26% | IMCOMINGHOME | 12 | 1974 Top 10 R&B hit by the Spinners that begins, "Sittin' in a railway station with my suitcase in my hand" (3 wds.) |
| 25% | OBAMA | 5 | Former U.S. president who was honored with a Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 |
| 25% | KFC | 3 | Restaurant chain where you can purchase food in a bucket |
| 25% | KOHLS | 5 | Department store chain that began as a corner grocery |
| 25% | SHACK | 5 | Shake ___: fast casual restaurant chain that started as a hot dog stand in Madison Square Park in 2001 |
| 25% | AMC | 3 | Theatre chain that became a meme stock in 2021 |
| 25% | LLOYDS | 6 | Association of London underwriters that began in a coffee house in Tower Street in the late 17th-century |
| 25% | LLOYDS | 6 | Association of London underwriters that began in a coffee house in Tower Street in the late 17th century |