| 100% | GAMEDAY | 7 | When the action takes place for an athlete: 2 wds. |
| 42% | IWONT | 5 | "___ take no for an answer.": 2 wds. |
| 41% | OUTON | 5 | "The prisoner was ___ parole when the unfortunate incident took place.": 2 wds. |
| 39% | HOMEALONE | 9 | 1990 John Hughes comedy that takes place during the days before Christmas: 2 wds. |
| 38% | RESTAREA | 8 | Place for a break on the interstate (2 wds.) |
| 38% | MARISATOMEI | 11 | Brooklyn-born actress nominated for an Academy Award for 2001's "In the Bedroom": 2 wds. |
| 38% | TOURDIVIDE | 10 | Ultra-distance biking race that takes place annually and traverses the length of the Rockies: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MERYLSTREEP | 11 | Actress nominated for an Oscar for playing a music teacher in "Music of the Heart": 2 wds. |
| 37% | OWNUP | 5 | Take the blame, as for a mistake: 2 wds. |
| 37% | RCADOME | 7 | Indianapolis stadium, named for an electronics giant, that was the home of the Colts until 2008: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JOSHNORMAN | 10 | NFL cornerback who took second place on "Dancing with the Stars: Athletes" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | CHRISROCK | 9 | "Grown Ups" actor nominated for an Emmy in 2016 for directing "Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ALASKAMOUNTAIN | 14 | ___ Wilderness Classic, annual extreme adventure race that takes place in the state also known as "The Last Frontier": 2 wds. |
| 36% | CRIMELAB | 8 | Place for forensic testing: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ICERINK | 7 | Place for figure skating: 2 wds. |
| 36% | CARWASH | 7 | Place for cleaning vehicles: 2 wds. |
| 36% | TONYAHARDING | 12 | Former figure skater who took third place on "Dancing with the Stars: Athletes" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ARBOR | 5 | Place for an observance on the last Friday in April |
| 35% | EARLIER | 7 | When the events in flashbacks take place |
| 35% | EARLIER | 7 | When the events in flashbacks took place |
| 35% | BEESTING | 8 | Hazard for an apiarist: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ACTI | 4 | When the curtain first opens at the theater: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MMII | 4 | When the Salt Lake City Olympics took place |
| 35% | RECROOM | 7 | Place for a Ping-Pong table: 2 wds. |
| 35% | WARZONE | 7 | Where combat takes place: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SAFEHOUSE | 9 | Place for a spy to hole up: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ITRAN | 5 | "___ for an hour before conking off.": 2 wds. |
| 34% | SUMMER | 6 | Season when the Wimbledon tournaments take place |
| 34% | ONCUE | 5 | Exactly when the script indicates: 2 wds. |
| 34% | OHMSLAW | 7 | Principle for an electrical current: 2 wds. |