| 100% | ONCAMPUS | 8 | Where college dorms are usually located: 2 wds. |
| 45% | DEEPENDS | 8 | Pool areas where diving boards are located: 2 wds. |
| 43% | OHIO | 4 | Where Oberlin College is located |
| 41% | PIT | 3 | Where a Broadway orchestra is located, usually |
| 41% | THEVATICAN | 10 | Where Pope Francis will preside: 2 wds. |
| 40% | STEPHENKING | 11 | "Carrie" author whose stories are usually set in Maine: 2 wds. |
| 40% | CARLHIAASEN | 11 | "Strip Tease" author whose stories are usually set in Florida: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SLEEPLAB | 8 | Place where apnea may be studied: 2 wds. |
| 39% | OPENBAR | 7 | Where drinks are free: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LOUISEERDRICH | 13 | "The Round House" author whose stories are usually set in North Dakota: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MOVIESET | 8 | Where a film is shot in a studio: 2 wds. |
| 38% | NOFLYZONE | 9 | Airspace where plane travel is prohibited: 2 wds., hyph. |
| 36% | BOOTCAMPS | 9 | Army facilities where basic training is taught: 2 wds. |
| 36% | RELAYRACE | 9 | Athletic event where a baton is passed: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MAILROOM | 8 | Office area where envelopes are delivered: 2 wds. |
| 36% | OILWELL | 7 | Place where petroleum is drilled for: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ONTOP | 5 | Where a sundae's cherry is: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ATHOME | 6 | Where telecommuters usually work (2 wds.) |
| 35% | KEYWEST | 7 | Florida island where the Ernest Hemingway House is located (2 wds.) |
| 34% | HOUSEHUNTERS | 12 | HGTV series where prospective buyers are shown three properties: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DEERXING | 8 | Warning sign where bucks might be near a road: 2 wds. |
| 34% | EASTSIDE | 8 | Where the United Nations is in Manhattan: 2 wds. |
| 33% | THEBIGCHILL | 11 | 1983 film where Kevin Kline and Glenn Close are a couple hosting a gathering of college friends: 3 wds. |
| 33% | SOUTHAFRICA | 11 | Country where 15-Across was the president: 2 wds. |
| 33% | SOUTHKOREA | 10 | Asian nation where 47-Across was filmed: 2 wds. |
| 33% | HOMEROOM | 8 | Where school attendance is usually taken |
| 33% | ASIDE | 5 | Where a needle is usually put? |
| 33% | BAR | 3 | Where spirits are located |
| 33% | THIGHS | 6 | Where femurs are located |
| 33% | ASEA | 4 | Where buoys are located |