| 100% | GROUND | 6 | The Devil's Stomping ___, haunted ring within a North Carolina forest |
| 36% | DUKE | 4 | North Carolina home of the Blue Devils |
| 35% | DUKE | 4 | North Carolina university where the Blue Devils play |
| 35% | DUKE | 4 | North Carolina university whose athletes are the Blue Devils |
| 33% | PRADA | 5 | The devil's label, in a movie |
| 30% | PINE | 4 | ___ Barrens, forest in New Jersey said to be haunted by the Jersey Devil |
| 29% | ASHEVILLE | 9 | North Carolina city home to the Blue Ridge Parkway's visitor center |
| 29% | ASHE | 4 | Eponym of a North Carolina "-ville" |
| 29% | ASHE | 4 | Eponym of a North Carolina city |
| 28% | ASHE | 4 | 26-Across of a North Carolina "-ville" |
| 28% | RALEIGHHAIRGEL | 14 | Salon goo in a North Carolina city? |
| 28% | PEPSI | 5 | Product created by a North Carolina pharmacist |
| 28% | ASHE | 4 | Name attached to a North Carolina "-ville" |
| 28% | INNERTUBE | 9 | Inflatable ring within a tire: 2 wds. |
| 28% | RELIGIOUS | 9 | The Devil is a __ evil entity |
| 27% | FANGORN | 7 | Treebeard's forest in The Lord of the Rings |
| 27% | ASHE | 4 | Governor for whom a North Carolina city is named |
| 27% | PEPSI | 5 | Product introduced by a North Carolina pharmacist in 1898 |
| 27% | LEXINGTON | 9 | North Carolina barbecue capital of the world |
| 27% | ASHE | 4 | North Carolina county near the Tennessee border |
| 27% | PRADA | 5 | The devil wears one in a movie |
| 27% | FARGO | 5 | North Dakota city that's the title of a Coen brothers film |
| 27% | ELON | 4 | Musk who shares his name with a North Carolina college |
| 27% | HAT | 3 | When thrown into the ring, it's got a shot |
| 27% | ASHE | 4 | North Carolina county on the Blue Ridge Parkway |
| 27% | DUKE | 4 | North Carolina school sometimes called a "Southern Ivy" |
| 27% | OUTER | 5 | The "O" of North Carolina's OBX |
| 26% | ELON | 4 | North Carolina university with the Phoenix as its mascot |
| 26% | SAMERVIN | 8 | North Carolina senator who chaired the Senate Watergate Committee |
| 26% | BOONE | 5 | North Carolina home of the historically Black Junaluska community |