| 100% | PNU | 3 | South Korean school founded in 1946 with a reputation for engineering (abbr.) |
| 36% | MIT | 3 | School for engineers in Cambridge: Abbr. |
| 35% | LSU | 3 | School with a flagship campus in Baton Rouge: Abbr. |
| 33% | SQUIDGAME | 9 | South Korean survival drama series on Netflix with a tentacled sea predator in the title: 2 wds. |
| 33% | OWL | 3 | Bird with a reputation for being wise |
| 33% | CRASSCRESS | 10 | Green with a reputation for being insensitive? |
| 33% | DIVA | 4 | Singer with a reputation for being self-centered |
| 31% | LRC | 3 | Facility in a school with numerous information sources: Abbr. |
| 31% | DARTMOTH | 8 | Insect with pub missiles for wings? (going from a school in New Hampshire ...) |
| 30% | SEOUL | 5 | South Korean capital with a district called Gangnam |
| 30% | HITE | 4 | South Korean brewery with a Prime Max beer |
| 30% | REL | 3 | Person found in a tree: Abbr. |
| 30% | PTA | 3 | Teachers and parents in cooperation for betterment of a school (abbr) |
| 29% | GEAR | 4 | Found in cars, often changed with a stick shift |
| 29% | ANS | 3 | It's found in a key: Abbr. |
| 29% | MINI | 4 | Prefix with "bar" for a small fridge found in a hotel room |
| 29% | BTS | 3 | South Korean boy band who had a hit with Dynamite |
| 29% | BYU | 3 | Provo school founded by a religious leader: Abbr. |
| 29% | PISA | 4 | Italian city with a university founded in 1343 |
| 29% | LOCKERS | 7 | Storage compartments found in a high school hallway |
| 29% | ANAT | 4 | Class with a skeleton in the closet?: Abbr. |
| 29% | ATM | 3 | Device usually found in a bank lobby: Abbr. |
| 29% | PETA | 4 | Org. with a rabbit in its logo: Abbr. |
| 29% | KLM | 3 | Airline with a crown in its logo: Abbr. |
| 29% | PED | 3 | One found in a zebra crossing, for short |
| 29% | LOO | 3 | Locale with a flush in London, for short |
| 29% | SANS | 4 | Skeleton in Undertale with a fondness for puns |
| 29% | AVE | 3 | Abbr. for a Park in NYC |
| 29% | LLAMA | 5 | Animal found in South America that resembles a camel |
| 29% | ECON | 4 | Academic field with a noted Austrian school, for short |