| 100% | SANANTONIO | 10 | Texas city that hosted the 39-Across in 1968 (2 wds.) |
| 67% | ELPASO | 6 | Texas city that hosts the Sun Bowl: 2 wds. |
| 63% | SEATTLE | 7 | Washington city that hosted the 39-Across in 1962 |
| 63% | CHICAGO | 7 | Illinois city that hosted the 39-Across in 1893 and 1933 |
| 58% | LASVEGAS | 8 | City that hosted the 16-/40-Across boxing match at the MGM Grand: 2 wds. |
| 55% | LOSANGELES | 10 | California city that hosted the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics, and will host again in 2028 (2 wds.) |
| 51% | RHODEISLAND | 11 | State that hosts the oldest Fourth of July celebration in America: 2 wds. |
| 50% | STLOUIS | 7 | Missouri city that hosted the 1904 Summer Olympics (2 wds.) |
| 50% | GRENOBLE | 8 | City in France that hosted the 1968 Winter Olympics |
| 48% | MESAARIZONA | 11 | Only city that has two Spring Training stadiums in the 14-Across (2 wds.) |
| 48% | MESAARIZONA | 11 | Western city that has two Spring Training stadiums in the 14-Across (2 wds.) |
| 48% | ELPASO | 6 | Texas city across the river from Juárez, Mexico: 2 wds. |
| 48% | DALLAS | 6 | City that hosts the State Fair of Texas |
| 47% | SAINTLOUIS | 10 | Midwest city on the Mississippi River that hosted the 16-Across and the 32-Across in 1904 (2 wds.) |
| 47% | GRENOBLE | 8 | French city that hosted the 1968 Winter Olympics |
| 47% | BARCELONA | 9 | Spanish city that hosted the Olympics in 1992 |
| 47% | RIO | 3 | City that hosts the largest Carnival in the world |
| 46% | THEADDRESS | 10 | Novel by 39-Across set in New York City's apartment building The Dakota (2 wds.) |
| 46% | SANFRANCISCO | 12 | West Coast city that will host the 2025 Laver Cup: 2 wds. |
| 45% | RIO | 3 | City that hosts the biggest carnival in the world every year, for short |
| 45% | ATLANTA | 7 | US city that hosted the Summer Olympics in 1996 |
| 45% | TOKYO | 5 | Japanese city that hosted the Summer Olympics in 2021 |
| 44% | ELPASO | 6 | Texas city on the Rio Grande: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ATHENS | 6 | Greek city that hosted the Summer Olympics in 1896 and 2004 |
| 43% | NEWYORK | 7 | City that houses the Empire State Building: 2 wds. |
| 43% | HOBOKEN | 7 | City that hosted what some say was the first organized baseball match, in 1846 |
| 43% | SHOALCREEK | 10 | Country club near Birmingham, Alabama, that hosted the 2018 14-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | ESSEN | 5 | German city that hosts Spiel, the largest board game fair in the world |
| 42% | STLOUIS | 7 | City that's home to the Gateway Arch: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 42% | NEWYORK | 7 | City that is home to the Yankees and the Giants: 2 wds. |