| 100% | FORDHAM | 7 | University in the Bronx |
| 72% | THROGSNECK | 10 | Neighborhood in the Bronx |
| 72% | AARON | 5 | Judge in the Bronx |
| 69% | ZOOEXHIBIT | 10 | Madagascar!, in the Bronx |
| 68% | ELON | 4 | University in the Piedmont region |
| 67% | PITT | 4 | University in the Steel City, commonly |
| 66% | CHAN | 4 | "Rumble in the Bronx" star |
| 66% | AROD | 4 | #13 in the Bronx, informally |
| 66% | ZOO | 3 | Tourist attraction in the Bronx |
| 66% | ZOO | 3 | Major attraction in the Bronx |
| 65% | YANK | 4 | Pro ballplayer in the Bronx, familiarly |
| 65% | YANKEE | 6 | ___ Stadium (baseball venue in the Bronx) |
| 64% | BBOYRECORDS | 11 | Hip-hop label founded in the Bronx |
| 64% | AOC | 3 | Congresswoman born in the Bronx, for short |
| 64% | OXFORD | 6 | Oldest university in the English-speaking world |
| 63% | ELS | 3 | Most IRT lines in the Bronx, e.g. |
| 63% | OLE | 3 | ___ Miss (nickname of a university in the SEC) |
| 63% | UCLA | 4 | Most applied-to university in the US: Abbr. |
| 62% | UTEP | 4 | University in the US which overlooks the Rio Grande river: Abbr. |
| 62% | POWELL | 6 | U.S. secretary of state raised in the Bronx |
| 62% | ZOO | 3 | Big tourist attraction in the Bronx or San Diego |
| 62% | OLE | 3 | ___ Miss (nickname for a state university in the South) |
| 60% | ELON | 4 | University in a town of the same name |
| 60% | JLO | 3 | Pop diva born in the Bronx, to her fans: 2 wds. |
| 59% | OXFORD | 6 | The oldest university in the United Kingdom |
| 58% | ARARAT | 6 | Mountain in the logo of Yerevan State University |
| 58% | OWLS | 4 | Birds in the academic seal of Rice University |
| 58% | THEJOKER | 8 | Villain associated with a staircase in the Bronx, thanks to a 2019 movie |
| 57% | MELBOURNE | 9 | The foremost Aussie university, founded in 1853 |
| 56% | READING | 7 | University town in England on the River Thames |