| 100% | YSER | 4 | River that was the scene of WWI fighting |
| 57% | TEHRAN | 6 | Capital that was the scene of 2009 mass demonstrations |
| 55% | MARNE | 5 | River that was the site of battles in both world wars |
| 52% | AISNE | 5 | French river that was the site of three W.W. I battles |
| 50% | SLU | 3 | Missouri school that is the oldest college west of the Mississippi River (Abbr.) |
| 48% | ISAR | 4 | Munich's river that is a tributary of the Danube |
| 47% | DONTSTOP | 8 | With 47-Across, Journey song that was the soundtrack to the final scene of 27-Across: 2 wds. |
| 46% | DAM | 3 | One of 15 that can be found along the Colorado River |
| 45% | ARENA | 5 | Its lot is the scene of tailgate parties |
| 45% | LIKEAVIRGIN | 11 | 1984 #1 song for Madonna that is discussed in the opening scene of "Reservoir Dogs": 3 wds. |
| 45% | EBRO | 4 | River that was the ancient dividing line between Rome and Carthage |
| 44% | POLIO | 5 | Disease that the March of Dimes was created to fight |
| 44% | DAYS | 4 | "... those were the best ___ of my life..." |
| 43% | DNA | 3 | Something that might be left at the scene of a crime |
| 42% | DRIVINGMISSDAISY | 16 | "Floral" film that was the Best Picture of 1989 |
| 42% | MOBILEALABAMA | 13 | City that was the first capital of French Louisiana |
| 42% | YEAH | 4 | Usher song that was the biggest hit of 2004 |
| 42% | SUCROSE | 7 | Compound that is the main component of cane sugar |
| 42% | GRAPES | 6 | Pulpy fruits that are the main sources of wine |
| 42% | WRENS | 5 | Songbirds that are the state birds of South Carolina |
| 42% | ORCA | 4 | Killer whale that is the largest species of dolphin |
| 42% | MOREL | 5 | Edible fungus that is the state mushroom of Minnesota |
| 42% | EBRO | 4 | 580 mile long river which is the longest that lies entirely within the nation of Spain |
| 42% | NNE | 3 | Direction that is the opposite of SSW |
| 42% | NUDE | 4 | Shade that is the color of skin |
| 42% | YEAS | 4 | Votes that are the opposite of nays |
| 42% | HOLES | 5 | Treats that are the inverse of donuts |
| 42% | SLOTH | 5 | Animal that is the epitome of laziness |
| 42% | ALKALINE | 8 | Batteries that are the opposite of acidic |
| 42% | SNAIL | 5 | Mollusc that is the epitome of slowness |