| 100% | TRENT | 5 | River whose source is in Staffordshire |
| 72% | ISERE | 5 | French river whose source is in the Graian Alps, near the Italian border |
| 62% | NAPA | 4 | River whose source is Mount Saint Helena |
| 52% | NILE | 4 | River whose celestial mirror is the Milky Way, in ancient myths |
| 52% | KICKINGHORSE | 12 | — River, watercourse in British Columbia, Canada, whose source is Wapta Lake |
| 49% | NILE | 4 | River in northeastern Africa that is Egypt's main water source |
| 47% | WROCLAW | 7 | City in Poland on the River Oder whose German name is Breslau |
| 46% | EXETER | 6 | City in Devon whose name contains the river on which it is situated |
| 45% | ILKESTON | 8 | Town in Derbyshire on the River Erewash whose Charter fair was established in 1252 |
| 45% | AMAZONRIVER | 11 | Its source is in Peru |
| 43% | ANON | 4 | Abbreviation for a quote whose source is unknown |
| 43% | YSER | 4 | River whose mouth is near Nieuwpoort |
| 43% | EBRO | 4 | River whose delta is Cape Tortosa |
| 42% | LENA | 4 | River whose headwaters are near Lake Baikal |
| 41% | MERSEY | 6 | River whose mouth meets the Irish Sea in Liverpool |
| 41% | NILE | 4 | River whose tributaries are the Blue and the White |
| 41% | INSANE | 6 | Mad to be in French river, say |
| 41% | INSANE | 6 | Crazy to be in French river, say |
| 40% | EELS | 4 | Sources of shocks in rivers |
| 40% | LBJ | 3 | Prez whose library is in Austin |
| 40% | NUN | 3 | One whose life is in order? |
| 40% | ORIGAMI | 7 | Craft whose popularity is in creasing? |
| 40% | MOM | 3 | Parent whose day is in May |
| 40% | STAR | 4 | One whose name is in lights |
| 40% | STYX | 4 | River in which Achilles was dipped |
| 40% | TUT | 3 | Whose tomb was opened in 1923 |
| 40% | NEATFREAK | 9 | One whose priorities are in order? |
| 39% | PEEDEE | 6 | River with its source in the Appalachians |
| 39% | SNOB | 4 | One whose nose is in the air |
| 39% | HITMEN | 6 | Guys whose work is in the offing? |