| 100% | SNU | 3 | School in Bethany, OK, that the Crimson Storm plays for in the GAC |
| 45% | KCU | 3 | Small school in Grayson that the Knights and Lady Knights play out of, for short |
| 40% | UNE | 3 | School that the women's ice hockey Nor'easters play for (abbr.) |
| 39% | WALSH | 5 | Private university in North Canton, Ohio that the Cavaliers play for |
| 37% | GIANTS | 6 | NFL team that doesn't play home games in the state it's named for |
| 37% | UCLA | 4 | School that's leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten in 2024: Abbr. |
| 36% | TMC | 3 | Run ___ (nickname of a star trio that played for the Golden State Warriors in the early '90s) |
| 36% | SWIM | 4 | Take a ___, refreshing dip in the pool that's a fun activity for the last weekend before school |
| 36% | BUSKED | 6 | Played music in the street for money |
| 35% | BAMA | 4 | The Crimson Tide school, for short |
| 35% | HUGH | 4 | ___ Jackman, popularly known for playing Wolverine who attended the acting school, Actors' Centre in Sydney |
| 35% | SLEEP | 5 | ___ in, restful time in bed that's a dream-y activity for the last weekend before school |
| 34% | DALLAS | 6 | With 49-Across, team 31-Across played for in the 1996 Super Bowl |
| 34% | ATLANTA | 7 | With 18-Across, team 31-Across played for in the 1992 World Series |
| 34% | TIGERS | 6 | Detroit team that 14-Across played for in 2008 |
| 34% | NFL | 3 | Sports organization that the Carolina Panthers play in: Abbr. |
| 34% | ACLU | 4 | Rights org. that RBG worked for in the 1970s |
| 34% | BAMA | 4 | The Crimson Tide's school, for short |
| 34% | UCSF | 4 | School in the Bay Area, for short |
| 34% | UGA | 3 | School in the Peach State, for short |
| 34% | SIRPETER | 8 | & 16D 1787 Epsom Derby winner named after a character in R B Sheridan stage play The School for Scandal |
| 34% | PARAMORE | 8 | Band that played its song “Misery Business” in 2022 for the first time since retiring it four years earlier |
| 33% | BOSTONREDSOX | 12 | MLB team that Steve Pearce played for in 2018: 3 wds. |
| 33% | TEXASRANGERS | 12 | Team that 27-Across played for before the Yankees: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ELIHUYALE | 9 | For whom the Collegiate School was renamed in 1718 |
| 33% | NBA | 3 | League that the L.A. Lakers play in: Abbr. |
| 33% | BAMA | 4 | Nickname for the Crimson Tide's school |
| 33% | ZEN | 3 | Practice that originated in the Chan school |
| 33% | NETS | 4 | Team that plays in the Barclays Center |
| 33% | NHL | 3 | Sports org. that plays in the winter |