| 100% | CALI | 4 | State where the Daughters of Bilitis was founded, for short |
| 49% | ALA | 3 | State where the town of Spectre was built for Tim Burton's movie "Big Fish" and is now a ghost town (abbr.) |
| 49% | KAN | 3 | State where the The Dalton Defenders Museum is located, for short |
| 45% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | State where the university town of Stillwater is |
| 45% | RIO | 3 | South American city where the statue of Christ the Redeemer is, for short |
| 45% | OHIO | 4 | State where the Pro Football Hall of Fame is |
| 45% | OHIO | 4 | State where the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is |
| 44% | IOWA | 4 | State where the "Field of Dreams" ball field is located |
| 44% | NEWMEXICO | 9 | US state where the Carlsbad Caverns are found |
| 44% | ARIZONA | 7 | US state where the Grand Canyon is found |
| 43% | IOWA | 4 | State where the "Field of Dreams" movie site is a tourist attraction |
| 43% | CATHEDRAL | 9 | Where the seat of a bishop is found |
| 43% | LEO | 3 | Where the sun is for most of August |
| 43% | MINNESOTA | 9 | State where the twin fall foliage destination of Minneapolis-Saint Paul is located |
| 43% | NEWYORK | 7 | US state where the Oneida Carry route was found |
| 42% | OHIO | 4 | Midwestern state where the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is located |
| 42% | EBAY | 4 | Where the meaning of life was sold in 2000 for $3.26 |
| 42% | ATL | 3 | City where the Coca-Cola Company is headquartered, for short |
| 42% | TIBET | 5 | Where the North Base Camp for Mount Everest can be found |
| 41% | UTAH | 4 | State where over half of the residents are Mormon |
| 41% | LAB | 3 | Where the Powerpuff Girls were made, for short |
| 41% | HERBGARDEN | 10 | Where the first words of 17-, 26- and 47-Across may be found |
| 41% | PURSE | 5 | Where the endings of 17-, 33-, 43- and 63-Across are often found |
| 41% | ANDES | 5 | Where the capital cities of Bogotá, Quito and La Paz can be found |
| 40% | NOLA | 4 | Where the NFL's Saints stadium is, for short |
| 40% | ERS | 3 | Where victims of arrests are taken, for short |
| 40% | APSE | 4 | Where the Chair of St. Peter can be found in St. Peter's Basilica |
| 40% | OSU | 3 | College where the Lantern is published, for short |
| 40% | ALG | 3 | Subject where "x" is found, for short |
| 39% | ALG | 3 | Math subject where "x" is found, for short |