| 100% | PAGEONE | 7 | Where many a story starts |
| 65% | DATELINE | 8 | Start of many a story |
| 56% | TEE | 3 | Where many a drive begins |
| 56% | TUB | 3 | Where many a duck dwells |
| 56% | LANE | 4 | Where many a strike occurs |
| 55% | IRAQ | 4 | Where many a veteran has served |
| 55% | BRIG | 4 | Where many a pirate ended up |
| 55% | LAPEL | 5 | Where many a mike is placed |
| 55% | BURB | 4 | Where many a commuter lives, informally |
| 55% | WATERHAZARD | 11 | Where many a drive ends, unfortunately |
| 55% | ALTAR | 5 | Where many a promise is made |
| 55% | CRAW | 4 | Where many a stuck thing sticks |
| 54% | PUB | 3 | Where many a trivia night is held |
| 54% | CHAPTERONE | 10 | Beginning of many a story |
| 53% | ALAMO | 5 | Where many a 32-Down fell in 1836 |
| 53% | TIBET | 5 | Where many a prayer wheel can be found |
| 53% | ATTEN | 5 | Where many countdowns start |
| 53% | THEITHATGOTAWAY | 15 | Many a fish story |
| 52% | BORNEO | 6 | Island where many a 40-Across lives |
| 51% | DOTCOM | 6 | Many a late 1990s start-up |
| 50% | SCOT | 4 | Many a person whose name starts Mac |
| 50% | SCOT | 4 | Many a person whose name starts "Mc-" |
| 50% | LAYERS | 6 | A story could have many of these |
| 50% | BINGOPARLOR | 11 | Where many gather to form a line? |
| 50% | DOTCOM | 6 | Many a late 1990s start-up (Hyph.) |
| 50% | EERIE | 5 | Like many a campfire story |
| 49% | GLOOM | 5 | Atmosphere of many a Poe story |
| 49% | VIDEO | 5 | Element of many a Snapchat story |
| 49% | RAMA | 4 | Protagonist in many a Diwali story |
| 49% | THEWEB | 6 | Place for many a start-up |