| 100% | SHORE | 5 | Summer vacation spot, with "the" |
| 74% | CAPE | 4 | Massachusetts vacation spot, with "the" |
| 74% | SHORE | 5 | Popular vacation spot, with "the" |
| 74% | KEYS | 4 | Florida vacation spot, with "the" |
| 67% | BEACH | 5 | Summer vacation spot |
| 66% | SEE | 3 | Spot with the eyes |
| 65% | SPA | 3 | Vacation spot with mud baths |
| 65% | RESORT | 6 | Vacation spot with upscale amenities |
| 64% | BALI | 4 | Vacation spot with black sand beaches |
| 61% | ISLE | 4 | Vacation spot in the ocean |
| 60% | BEECH | 5 | Tree that sounds like a summer vacation spot |
| 60% | ISLE | 4 | Tropical vacation spot with lots of ocean views |
| 60% | THECAPE | 7 | Vacation spot in the Northeast, casually |
| 59% | ARUBA | 5 | Vacation spot near the coast of Venezuela |
| 58% | JANE | 4 | Girl with the dog Spot |
| 58% | PARK | 4 | Amusement ___, summer vacation spot central to this grid's theme |
| 57% | FROZEN | 6 | Movie with the song "In Summer" |
| 55% | RIO | 3 | City with the 2016 Summer Olympics, for short |
| 54% | BANANARAMA | 10 | Group with the 1984 top 10 hit "Cruel Summer" |
| 52% | AMERICANPIE | 11 | *1971 song with the lyric "Helter skelter in a summer swelter" |
| 52% | DECK | 4 | Spot for lounge chairs and barbecues in the summer |
| 52% | DENEB | 5 | With Altair and Vega, it forms the Summer Triangle |
| 52% | ADLIB | 5 | Come up with, on the spot: Hyph. |
| 52% | STRIP | 5 | Vegas hot spot, with "the" |
| 50% | SHORE | 5 | Vacation destination, with "the" |
| 50% | SEA | 3 | Vacation locale, with "the" |
| 50% | COAST | 5 | Vacation locale, with "the" |
| 50% | TRIP | 4 | Road ___, journey with friends or family during the summer |
| 50% | HOSE | 4 | Plant-watering implement popular with kids in the summer |
| 48% | APOLLO | 6 | Noted Harlem hot spot, with "The" |