| 100% | BOGLE | 5 | Winemaker with 1900 acres of vineyards in California |
| 36% | NAPA | 4 | ___ Valley (area with many vineyards in California) |
| 35% | HANSEN | 6 | ___ Dam Recreation Area, site in California with one of the largest swimming pools in the U.S. |
| 35% | TAHOE | 5 | California freshwater lake with a name that translates to "edge of the lake" in Washoe |
| 35% | BAKERSFIELD | 11 | City in California, US, at the southern end of the San Joaquin valley associated with the oil industry |
| 34% | RHINEWINE | 9 | Product of vineyards in a German valley |
| 32% | LANCEITO | 8 | California judge with a lot of TV time in the mid-90s (2 wds.) |
| 31% | YOSEMITE | 8 | National Park in California with giant sequoias |
| 31% | NAPA | 4 | California county with many vineyards |
| 31% | AWE | 3 | In ___ of (filled with amazement) |
| 31% | KATHRYNDANCE | 12 | Fictional California Bureau of Investigation special agent created by 32-Across who appears in crossover novels with 18-Across (2 wds.) |
| 31% | SANDIEGO | 8 | City in California near the border with Mexico |
| 31% | DIEGO | 5 | San ___, city in California with a stellar skyline |
| 31% | MONTEREY | 8 | A city in California; a type of cheese |
| 30% | NAPA | 4 | California valley with hundreds of wineries |
| 30% | NAPA | 4 | California valley with lots of grapevines |
| 30% | ANZA | 4 | California location of Red Skelton's 600 acre horse ranch, for sale in 2018 for $6 million, but I passed up on the opportunity |
| 30% | AHR | 3 | German wine region with 1,389 acres of vineyards, located along a tributary of the Rhine |
| 30% | OXNARD | 6 | US city in California associated with the strawberry industry |
| 30% | NINE | 4 | What zip codes in California and Washington start with |
| 30% | SANTABARBARA | 12 | Resort city in California west-northwest of Los Angeles |
| 30% | HOLLYWOOD | 9 | Place in California to see lots of film stars |
| 30% | LAJOLLA | 7 | California community in sight of Mount Soledad |
| 30% | STEAD | 5 | In place of someone (rhymes with "tread") |
| 29% | AWE | 3 | Struck with amazement, in ___ of something |
| 29% | EMAIL | 5 | Kind of address with @ in it |
| 29% | MISTRUSTS | 9 | Suspicious of; with no confidence in |
| 29% | BIG | 3 | With 14-Across, scenic stretch of the California coast |
| 29% | LEGOLAND | 8 | California theme park with millions of colorful toy blocks |
| 29% | SANTA | 5 | With 65-Across, seat of California's Orange County |