| 100% | LENA | 4 | River known for the goldfields in its basin |
| 49% | AOL | 3 | Internet company known for its ubiquitous trial CDs in the 1990s |
| 48% | OKGO | 4 | Band known for the treadmill choreography in the "Here It Goes Again" music video: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ANT | 3 | An insect known for its organisation, especially within the hills it resides in |
| 48% | DOS | 3 | ___ Equis (beer brand known for its "Most Interesting Man in the World" ads) |
| 46% | EEL | 3 | California river known more for salmon and trout than the fish it's named after |
| 46% | SEINE | 5 | River known for its banks |
| 46% | MEISSEN | 7 | Town in Saxony, Germany, on the River Elbe famous for its porcelain |
| 45% | HEIDELBERG | 10 | City in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany on the River Neckar, noted for its castle |
| 45% | HEIDELBERG | 10 | City in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, on the River Neckar noted for its castle |
| 45% | TROUT | 5 | California Golden ___, official state freshwater fish of California, known for its presence in rivers and favored by anglers |
| 44% | AUSTRIA | 7 | Country in the Alps known for its composers |
| 44% | LUXOR | 5 | Town in Egypt on the River Nile noted for its temple built by Amenhotep III |
| 44% | EGYPTIAN | 8 | Born in the country known for its three pyramids |
| 44% | DEE | 3 | Scottish river known for its salmon fishing |
| 43% | URAL | 4 | River known as the Zhayyq in Kazakhstan |
| 43% | HAUL | 4 | In it for the long ___ |
| 43% | HAUL | 4 | In it for the long __ |
| 42% | ORION | 5 | Constellation known for the three stars across its middle |
| 42% | HAUL | 4 | In it for the long ___ (totally committed) |
| 42% | JUPITER | 7 | Planet in the solar system known for its Red Spot |
| 42% | CLAPTONOFTHUNDER | 16 | Rocker known for the loud crashing noises in his songs? |
| 41% | AMATEUR | 7 | Not in it for the money |
| 41% | LONGHAUL | 8 | Lengthy dedication, in it for the __ |
| 41% | BRONCOS | 7 | NFL team known for the "Orange Crush" in the 1970s-1980s |
| 41% | RAMS | 4 | NFL team known for the "Fearsome Foursome" in the 1960s-1970s |
| 41% | VIKINGS | 7 | NFL team known for the "Purple People Eaters" in the 1970s |
| 41% | TINTO | 5 | Rio ___, river in Spain known for its red hue |
| 41% | HAUL | 4 | In it for the long ___ (not about to quit) |
| 41% | SRS | 3 | Grp. known for sliding in the spring |