| 100% | AEI | 3 | Washington, DC-based think tank that currently has Paul Ryan and Paul Wolfowitz as scholars |
| 26% | TRAININGDAY | 11 | 2017 TV series that's based on a Denzel Washington movie and stars Bill Paxton as a cop: 2 wds. |
| 25% | USMAPS | 6 | Graphics that typically have AK and HI as insets |
| 24% | COED | 4 | Like schools that have both boys and girls as students |
| 24% | POTOMAC | 7 | River that flows between Maryland and Washington, DC |
| 24% | POTOMAC | 7 | River that Alexandria, VA and Washington, DC lie on |
| 23% | JAM | 3 | Spread that has flavors such as grape and strawberry |
| 23% | WIMBLEDON | 9 | Rom-com sports film starring Paul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst that is based on 38a |
| 23% | OSLO | 4 | Norwegian city that sends spruce trees to NYC and Washington, DC, each December |
| 23% | YEA | 3 | Word that means the same thing, and has the same letters as, "aye" |
| 22% | MASH | 4 | Sitcom that had such characters as Father Mulcahy and Hot Lips Houlihan |
| 22% | USP | 3 | Male and female facility in Draper, southwest of Salt Lake City, that currently has a capacity of over 4,000 (abbr.) |
| 22% | OPAL | 4 | Gemstone that's often polished to an oval ... and has three of the same letters as "oval" |
| 22% | COVERTAFFAIRS | 13 | USA series that starred Piper Perabo as a CIA agent in Washington, DC: 2 wds. |
| 22% | NETS | 4 | NBA team that has had its home base in New Jersey, Long Island, and Brooklyn |
| 22% | SNL | 3 | Show that has created such characters as Debbie Downer and Stuart Smalley: Abbr. |
| 22% | URANUS | 6 | Planet in the Solar System that has 28 moons and that can become as cold as -320*F |
| 22% | THEHUSTLER | 10 | 1961 film, starring Paul Newman as a pool shark, that had a sequel 25 years later: 2 wds. |
| 21% | KNOT | 4 | "The ___," wedding magazine and website that has affiliated sites such as "WeddingWire" and "Bodas" |
| 21% | ERS | 3 | NY theater ensemble founded in 1991 that sounds as though it's really had its ups and downs (abbr.) |
| 21% | MINNESOTAWILD | 13 | NHL team based in St. Paul that has never won the Stanley Cup: 2 wds. |
| 21% | CHILD | 5 | "Mother and ___ Reunion," 1972 chart-topper by Paul Simon that has elements inspired by reggae |
| 21% | LANE | 4 | "Firefly ___," show starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke as friends that is based on the eponymous novel by Kristin Hannah |
| 21% | CATO | 4 | The ___ Institute (think tank based in Washington, D.C.) |
| 21% | OFFENSE | 7 | The side that currently has the ball |
| 21% | SEATTLE | 7 | ___ Sounders FC, soccer club based in Washington that won the MLS Cup in 2016 and 2019 |
| 21% | TRON | 4 | Movie of 1982 that had cutting-edge computerized effects and starred Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn |
| 21% | EARTHA | 6 | Kitt who said, "A man comes into my life and I have to compromise? You must think about that one again" |
| 20% | TACOS | 5 | Sandwiches that may have sour cream and salsa |
| 20% | ESTATE | 6 | Home that might have a butler and maid |