| 100% | MOTOR | 5 | The ___ City (nickname for Detroit) |
| 84% | CHITOWN | 7 | Nickname for the Windy City |
| 81% | NOLA | 4 | Nickname for the city that hosts Mardi Gras |
| 81% | CHITOWN | 7 | Alternate nickname for the Windy City |
| 80% | ETERNAL | 7 | Never-ending nickname for Rome: the __ City |
| 78% | CHI | 3 | ___-Town, nickname for the most populous city in Illinois |
| 78% | CHI | 3 | With 4-Across, another nickname for the Windy City |
| 77% | MRBIG | 5 | Nickname for Carrie’s main love interest on “Sex and the City” |
| 77% | NOLA | 4 | Another nickname for the city sometimes called "the Big Easy" |
| 76% | NOLA | 4 | Nickname of the city known for Mardi Gras |
| 76% | MOTOR | 5 | ___ City (nickname for Detroit) |
| 75% | FRAN | 4 | San ___ (unpopular nickname for the city with the Golden Gate Bridge) |
| 73% | BIGAPPLE | 8 | The ___ (fruity nickname for New York City): 2 wds. |
| 72% | MOTOWN | 6 | Nickname for detroit |
| 71% | ELM | 3 | The ___ City (nickname for New Haven) |
| 70% | LOU | 3 | Nickname for Missouri's second-largest city, with "the" |
| 69% | CHI | 3 | ___-Town (nickname for The Windy City) |
| 68% | ELM | 3 | The ___ City (tree-based nickname for New Haven, Connecticut) |
| 67% | DUKE | 4 | The ___ City, nickname for the US location founded by Nuevo Mexico governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdes in 1706 |
| 67% | PETRA | 5 | The Rose City, so nicknamed for its pink sandstone |
| 66% | ARNIE | 5 | Nickname for the Governator |
| 66% | DIXIE | 5 | Nickname for the South |
| 66% | FABFOUR | 7 | Nickname for The Beatles |
| 66% | BEEB | 4 | Nickname for the BBC |
| 66% | BLIGHTY | 7 | Nickname for the UK |
| 66% | MRSCRATCH | 9 | Nickname for the Devil |
| 66% | LOVEAPPLE | 9 | Nickname for the tomato |
| 65% | APPLE | 5 | The Big ___, nickname for New York City, New York that was popularized in the '20s |
| 65% | BIGD | 4 | Nickname for a Texas city |
| 65% | BIGAPPLE | 8 | Nickname for New York City |