| 100% | BESTOF | 6 | Theme for an annual city-magazine issue |
| 51% | BESTOF | 6 | Annual city-magazine theme |
| 48% | PEOPLE | 6 | Magazine with an annual "Sexiest Man Alive" issue |
| 45% | VANITYFAIR | 10 | *Magazine with an annual Hollywood issue |
| 44% | SPORTS | 6 | ___ Illustrated (magazine with an annual swimsuit issue) |
| 43% | NORTHPOLE | 9 | Starting point for an annual flight |
| 43% | EXAM | 4 | ___ room (location for an annual physical) |
| 43% | FLU | 3 | Reason for an annual winter vaccination |
| 43% | NETWORTH | 8 | Basis for an annual Forbes list |
| 43% | DAKAR | 5 | Endpoint for an annual off-road race |
| 43% | ASCOT | 5 | Tie named for an annual race venue |
| 42% | TWAIN | 5 | Eponym for an annual prize for American humor |
| 42% | OHENRY | 6 | Eponym for an annual literary award since 1919 |
| 42% | SLEIGH | 6 | Vehicle for an annual round-the-world trip |
| 42% | TRIBECA | 7 | Setting for an annual New York film festival |
| 42% | MANIA | 5 | Suffix with "wrestle" for an annual WWE event |
| 40% | ELLE | 4 | Publication with an annual "Green Issue" |
| 40% | INC | 3 | Mag with an annual ''500'' issue |
| 40% | STYE | 4 | Issue for an ophthalmologist |
| 39% | WATERWORLD | 10 | Common name for an aquatic theme park |
| 38% | INDY | 4 | Site of an annual 500-mile race, for short |
| 38% | YWCA | 4 | Org. with an annual Week Without Violence, for short |
| 38% | INDY | 4 | State capital with an annual auto race, for short |
| 38% | INC | 3 | Magazine with an annual "500" |
| 38% | RIO | 3 | City with an annual Carnival |
| 37% | SPAHN | 5 | Eponym of an annual award for best left-handed pitcher |
| 37% | DEMILLE | 7 | Eponym of an annual Golden Globe award for lifetime achievement |
| 37% | EBAY | 4 | Where Warren Buffett sells an annual lunch date for charity |
| 37% | RENO | 4 | City that's an apt rhyme for "casino" |
| 37% | FORBES | 6 | Magazine with an annual "400" list |