| 100% | ERS | 3 | Where many arrests take place, for short |
| 62% | RIO | 3 | Where Carnival takes place, for short |
| 58% | REM | 3 | What most dreams take place during, for short |
| 54% | CABANA | 6 | Where many changes take place |
| 54% | KILNS | 5 | Where many firings take place |
| 52% | ERS | 3 | Where victims of arrests are taken, for short |
| 52% | BOCA | 4 | Where many snowbirds winter, for short |
| 52% | LAV | 3 | Where many people solve crosswords, for short |
| 52% | STN | 3 | Where many stand and wait, for short |
| 51% | ORS | 3 | Where most occupants need masks, for short |
| 51% | RIO | 3 | Brazilian metropolis where the celebration Carnival takes place, for short |
| 51% | ARENAS | 6 | Where many athletic events take place |
| 50% | SPACE | 5 | Where many sci-fi movies take place |
| 50% | INANALTUNIVERSE | 15 | Where many sci-fi movies take place |
| 50% | ATSEA | 5 | Where most of "Moby-Dick" takes place |
| 48% | ALA | 3 | State where most of "Selma" takes place: Abbr. |
| 47% | IRAN | 4 | Middle Eastern country where most of "Argo" takes place |
| 47% | IRAN | 4 | Middle Eastern country where most of "Argo" took place |
| 47% | EGYPT | 5 | Country where most of the film "The Mummy" takes place |
| 45% | ERS | 3 | Places to take breaks, for short? |
| 45% | ALA | 3 | State where most of the events in the movie "Selma" took place: Abbr. |
| 44% | STU | 3 | Place where recording artists record, for short |
| 44% | ORS | 3 | Places where people wear masks, for short |
| 44% | ORS | 3 | Places where surgeries are performed, for short |
| 44% | ODS | 3 | Takes too many drugs, for short |
| 44% | ODS | 3 | Takes too many narcotics, for short |
| 43% | CRECHE | 6 | Place where children are taken in and cared for |
| 41% | GILMOREGIRLS | 12 | TV comedy-drama with Luke's Diner, where many mother-daughter heart-to-hearts take place (2 wds.) |
| 41% | LAB | 3 | Place where medical tests are done, for short |
| 40% | ATM | 3 | Place for quick cash, for short |