| 100% | STRIP | 5 | Vegas hot spot, with "the" |
| 71% | APOLLO | 6 | Noted Harlem hot spot, with "The" |
| 71% | TAJ | 3 | Atlantic City hot spot, with "the" |
| 66% | SEE | 3 | Spot with the eyes |
| 61% | RANGE | 5 | Hot spot in the kitchen |
| 61% | OVEN | 4 | Hot spot in the kitchen |
| 60% | TEA | 3 | Hot spot in the afternoon, say |
| 58% | JANE | 4 | Girl with the dog Spot |
| 58% | PAPA | 4 | Bear with the hottest porridge |
| 57% | WNBA | 4 | League with the Las Vegas Aces |
| 54% | LIONEL | 6 | Richie with the 2019 album “Hello from Las Vegas” |
| 54% | LIL | 3 | ___ Wayne with the platinum album "Tha Block Is Hot" |
| 54% | IKNOWAPLACE | 11 | Remark from someone with the perfect spot in mind |
| 53% | ARIA | 4 | Resort hotel with the slogan "This is how we Vegas" |
| 53% | ATM | 3 | Vegas machine with the best odds? |
| 52% | RIO | 3 | Vegas casino with the Penn & Teller Theater |
| 52% | ADLIB | 5 | Come up with, on the spot: Hyph. |
| 52% | SHORE | 5 | Summer vacation spot, with "the" |
| 52% | CAPE | 4 | Massachusetts vacation spot, with "the" |
| 52% | SHORE | 5 | Popular vacation spot, with "the" |
| 52% | KEYS | 4 | Florida vacation spot, with "the" |
| 51% | GWEN | 4 | Stefani with the 2018-2020 Las Vegas concert residency "Just a Girl" |
| 51% | OSHEAS | 6 | Vegas casino with the mascot Lucky the Leprechaun |
| 51% | LAS | 3 | ___ Vegas, city with the Bellagio Fountain |
| 51% | RIO | 3 | Vegas casino hotel, with "the" |
| 50% | MIDDLEEAST | 10 | World hot spot ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 50% | MARYQUANT | 9 | English fashion designer credited with the design of the miniskirt and hot pants |
| 50% | LATEST | 6 | Hot gossip, with "the" |
| 50% | TROPICS | 7 | Hot belt, with "the" |
| 50% | GHOST | 5 | With 13 Across, chilis that are among the world's hottest |