| 100% | USC | 3 | Sch. whose initials are the reverse of 32-Down |
| 86% | CSU | 3 | Sch. whose initials are the reverse of 26-Down |
| 55% | NATO | 4 | Grp. whose initials in French are the reverse of its English initials |
| 50% | UTEP | 4 | Sch. whose newspaper is The Prospector ("Assayer of Student Opinion") |
| 49% | ERTE | 4 | Artist whose moniker is the pronunciation of his initials |
| 47% | FDR | 3 | Initials of the president whose last vice president was Harry Truman |
| 44% | EMU | 3 | Bird whose name is also the initials of a school in Ypsilanti |
| 44% | FDR | 3 | Initials of the president whose wife was Eleanor |
| 43% | MLK | 3 | Initials of the man whose holiday is in mid-January |
| 43% | NYU | 3 | Sch. whose team is the Violets |
| 43% | LSU | 3 | Sch. whose yearbook is the "Gumbo" |
| 42% | LSU | 3 | Sch. whose newspaper is The Daily Reveille |
| 42% | UCLA | 4 | Sch. whose newspaper is the Daily Bruin |
| 41% | UMASS | 5 | Sch. whose athletes are the Minutemen and Minutewomen |
| 41% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop group whose name is formed from the initials of its members |
| 41% | DROOPY | 6 | __ Dog is the Debbie Downer of cartoons |
| 40% | USNA | 4 | Sch. whose athletic teams are called the Midshipmen |
| 40% | MAORI | 5 | People whose language is the source of "kiwi" |
| 40% | FAILURE | 7 | Organ __ is the shut down of essential organs |
| 40% | MIT | 3 | Sch. whose sports teams are aptly called the Engineers |
| 40% | DRNO | 4 | Film whose casting is the subject of the quote |
| 40% | UVA | 3 | Sch. whose athletes are nicknamed the Hoos |
| 40% | GSU | 3 | Atlanta sch. whose teams are the Panthers |
| 40% | LSU | 3 | Sch. whose mascot is Mike the Tiger |
| 40% | LSU | 3 | Sch. whose yearbook is called the Gumbo |
| 40% | URI | 3 | Sch. whose mascot is Rhody the Ram |
| 40% | MIT | 3 | Sch. whose mascot is Tim the Beaver |
| 40% | XXXX | 4 | Sch. whose mascot is Bill the Goat |
| 39% | MLK | 3 | Initials of the civil rights leader whose holiday is celebrated in January |
| 39% | NATO | 4 | Intl. group whose initials in English and French are reversed |