| 100% | MET | 3 | The __, affectionate name for a major NYC museum |
| 47% | ART | 3 | Good name for a museum curator? |
| 47% | TRIBECAS | 8 | Subarus named for a NYC area |
| 46% | LGA | 3 | Airport named for a mayor of NYC |
| 46% | HAMMERKLAVIER | 13 | Name for a Beethoven sonata, from the German for “fortepiano” |
| 45% | WALDORF | 7 | Kind of salad named for a NYC hotel |
| 45% | ORD | 3 | Fort named for a Civil War major general |
| 45% | SOLDIER | 7 | General name for a member of the Army |
| 45% | MCCOY | 5 | Male name for a genuine item, the real __ |
| 45% | KAON | 4 | Particle named for a letter of the alphabet |
| 45% | TEE | 3 | Shirt named for a letter of the alphabet |
| 45% | SUNDAE | 6 | Dish named for a day of the week |
| 45% | EDAM | 4 | Cheese named for a town in the Netherlands |
| 45% | TATE | 4 | Museum named for a sugar magnate |
| 45% | EWE | 3 | The name for a female sheep |
| 45% | REBEL | 5 | Another name for a Confederate in the Civil War |
| 45% | HIGHWAY | 7 | Possible name for a main road in the US |
| 45% | COCCYX | 6 | Medical name for a tailbone, base of the spine |
| 45% | GLEN | 4 | Good name for a guy living in the valley |
| 45% | TSINGTAO | 8 | Beer named for a port on the Yellow Sea |
| 45% | EREBUS | 6 | Antarctic volcano named for a place in the underworld |
| 45% | ARIEL | 5 | Uranian moon named for a character in The Tempest |
| 45% | DELTA | 5 | Airline named for a region on the Mississippi river |
| 44% | TOU | 3 | Name for a king of Hamath, in the Bible (anagram of "out") |
| 44% | FIDO | 4 | Clichéd name for a dog, from the Latin for "faithful" |
| 44% | WALKER | 6 | Most common name for a zombie in the Walking Dead |
| 44% | JEZEBEL | 7 | Feminist blog named for a scandalous woman in the Bible |
| 44% | BLADES | 6 | Name for the spinning rotors above a helicopter |
| 44% | JFK | 3 | NYC airport named for a president |
| 44% | TAHOE | 5 | Chevy SUV named for a lake on the California/Nevada border |