| 100% | USC | 3 | The Trojans' school in Los Angeles: Abbr. |
| 82% | USC | 3 | Trojan's school in Los Angeles: Abbr. |
| 76% | USC | 3 | Los Angeles school whose teams are the Trojans: Abbr. |
| 75% | USC | 3 | Los Angeles school that's home to the Trojans: Abbr. |
| 66% | USC | 3 | Pac-12 school in Los Angeles (Abbr.) |
| 59% | USC | 3 | Los Angeles school that received a $175 million donation from George Lucas in 2006: Abbr. |
| 57% | AVE | 3 | Melrose or Slauson, in Los Angeles: Abbr. |
| 57% | PST | 3 | Winter clock setting in Los Angeles: Abbr. |
| 55% | AVE | 3 | La Brea or Vineland, in Los Angeles: Abbr. |
| 55% | USC | 3 | Los Angeles school: Abbr. |
| 54% | ASU | 3 | School in the Phoenix metro area: Abbr. |
| 53% | AVE | 3 | Street such as Melrose or Slauson in Los Angeles: Abbr. |
| 53% | NYU | 3 | School in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 51% | UVA | 3 | School in Charlottesville whose athletes are the Cavaliers: Abbr. |
| 50% | USC | 3 | Los Angeles school whose colors are cardinal and gold: Abbr. |
| 50% | UCLA | 4 | Most applied-to school in the US: Abbr. |
| 50% | UCLA | 4 | West Coast school in the Pac-12: Abbr. |
| 50% | PDT | 3 | Summer hours in Los Angeles (Abbr.) |
| 50% | INGLEWOOD | 9 | City in Los Angeles County, California; former home of the Hollywood Park Racetrack |
| 50% | GOEST | 5 | Fragrance house in Los Angeles that offers the scents "Dauphine" and "Smokers' Perfume" |
| 50% | RESEDA | 6 | Los Angeles suburb mentioned in the Tom Petty song "Free Fallin'" |
| 50% | UTEP | 4 | School in the Lone Star State near the Rio Grande: Abbr. |
| 50% | UCF | 3 | School in Orlando whose motto is "Reach for the Stars": Abbr. |
| 49% | RPI | 3 | Oldest tech school in the English-speaking world: Abbr. |
| 48% | LISA | 4 | ___ Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks star in the Basketball Hall of Fame |
| 48% | NFL | 3 | Sports org. with two teams in Los Angeles (Abbr.) |
| 48% | ASU | 3 | School in the Grand Canyon State (Abbr.) |
| 48% | CLAYTONKERSHAW | 14 | Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher honored with the Roberto Clemente Award in 2012 (2 wds.) |
| 48% | JONATHANQUICK | 13 | Los Angeles Kings goalie who won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ACE | 3 | ___ Hotel Los Angeles, opened in 2014, contains the historic United Artists Theatre |