| 100% | MTSNOW | 6 | VT ski resort with an apt name |
| 55% | AVIANS | 6 | Old British biplanes with an apt name |
| 55% | SOULSISTER | 10 | Rare groove DJ with an apt name |
| 53% | BOLT | 4 | Track star with an apt name |
| 51% | LAWES | 5 | Noted criminologist with an apt-sounding name |
| 50% | SNOWE | 5 | Former Maine senator Olympia with an apt name for her state |
| 49% | ARIA | 4 | Vegas resort with an operatic name |
| 48% | HEL | 3 | Norse goddess of death with an apt-sounding name |
| 47% | OWEN | 4 | Apt name for a person with an outstanding bill |
| 47% | ASPEN | 5 | Ski resort named for a tree with quivering leaves |
| 47% | VAIL | 4 | Colorado town with an eponymous ski resort |
| 46% | TAOS | 4 | Ski resort whose name is an anagram of 34-Across |
| 44% | ASPEN | 5 | Ski resort that shares its name with a tree |
| 44% | MTSNOW | 6 | Aptly named Vt. ski resort |
| 39% | ASPENS | 6 | Trees with the same name as a Colorado ski resort |
| 39% | USAINBOLT | 9 | Olympic sprinter with an apt surname |
| 39% | MTSNOW | 6 | Vt. ski resort |
| 38% | ARIA | 4 | Las Vegas resort and casino with an operatic name |
| 38% | APPLETINI | 9 | Drink replacing "mar" with an apt fruit |
| 38% | BARR | 4 | Former attorney general with an apt surname |
| 38% | SPA | 3 | Relaxing resort with an ocean view, say |
| 38% | ETNA | 4 | Pittsburgh suburb with an Old World name |
| 38% | TESLA | 5 | Rock band with an inventor's name |
| 38% | BAHAI | 5 | Religion with an apostrophe in its name |
| 38% | ESTEE | 5 | Perfume with an accent in its name |
| 38% | ETRADE | 6 | Brokerage with an asterisk in its name |
| 38% | POBOY | 5 | Sandwich with an apostrophe in its name |
| 38% | KLM | 3 | Flag carrier with an alphabetically ordered name |
| 38% | MOBIUSSTRIP | 11 | Band with an umlaut in its name |
| 38% | XXXX | 4 | Island with an okina in its name |