| 100% | CANNES | 6 | Where the Palm Dog Award is given for canine performances |
| 41% | DOG | 3 | Palm ___, award for Best Canine Performance during the Cannes Film Festival (seriously!) |
| 34% | SALLYROONEY | 11 | Novelist whose "Beautiful World, Where Are You" won the 2021 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fiction (2 wds.) |
| 34% | SPA | 3 | Where the cucumbers are not for eating |
| 34% | LEO | 3 | Where the sun is for most of August |
| 34% | LAB | 3 | Where the Powerpuff Girls were made, for short |
| 33% | NOLA | 4 | Where the NFL's Saints stadium is, for short |
| 33% | SARDIS | 6 | Eatery where the Tony Award was born |
| 33% | SINAI | 5 | Mount ___, where the Commandments were given to Moses |
| 33% | SINAI | 5 | Mount where the Commandments were given to Moses |
| 33% | OSU | 3 | College where the Lantern is published, for short |
| 32% | ASIA | 4 | Where the Olympics were held for the first time in 1964 |
| 32% | TIBET | 5 | Where the North Base Camp for Mount Everest can be found |
| 32% | CAROLSBADCAVERNS | 16 | Places where the acoustics are lousy for Christmas singing? |
| 32% | MEME | 4 | The "this is fine" dog, for one |
| 32% | CANNES | 6 | Where the Palme d'Or is awarded |
| 32% | OSLO | 4 | Where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded |
| 32% | CHOWCHOW | 8 | The __ is the model for Chinese Foo dogs |
| 31% | HEROISM | 7 | What the Navy Cross is awarded for |
| 31% | BENNETT | 7 | Singer Tony who was given a tribute performance at the Grammys by his “Love for Sale” collaborator, Lady Gaga (April, 2022) |
| 31% | ATL | 3 | City where the Coca-Cola Company is headquartered, for short |
| 31% | ESPY | 4 | The Arthur Ashe Award for Courage is one |
| 31% | GOSPELMUSIC | 11 | What the annual Dove Awards are awarded for |
| 31% | BBQPIT | 6 | Where dogs may be put in the backyard |
| 31% | DRAMASERIES | 11 | An Emmy is awarded for the best one |
| 30% | GLEN | 4 | Country singer ___ Campbell who was given the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 |
| 30% | RIO | 3 | South American city where the statue of Christ the Redeemer is, for short |
| 30% | OSLO | 4 | Scandinavian city where the Nobel Peace Prize is given |
| 30% | NEA | 3 | Org. that gives the Travelers Award for Teaching Excellence |
| 30% | EURO | 4 | Money named for the continent where it is used |