| 100% | RIGA | 4 | World capital where it's illegal to display the Soviet hammer and sickle |
| 31% | LEADINGQUESTION | 15 | It's designed to elicit a certain answer ... or where the end of 17-, 25- and 47-Across may be found |
| 31% | YAHOO | 5 | Its first name was Jerry and David’s Guide to the World Wide Web |
| 30% | ROME | 4 | World capital that's home to the Spanish Steps |
| 30% | AWLS | 4 | Tools where it's easy to see the point |
| 30% | REYKJAVIK | 9 | It's the world's northernmost capital city |
| 30% | ROME | 4 | World capital where the Colosseum is |
| 30% | ESTEE | 5 | "I relish reaching out to the world and its infinite beauty!" writer Lauder |
| 30% | SANMARINO | 9 | It's said to be the world's oldest republic |
| 30% | LYON | 4 | It's found where the Rhône and Saône meet |
| 30% | ROME | 4 | World capital where the Trevi Fountain is |
| 29% | HURLING | 7 | It's said to be the world's fastest field sport |
| 29% | HAVANA | 6 | It's the Cuban capital and a Camila Cabello song |
| 29% | ACCRA | 5 | World capital where the language Ga is spoken |
| 29% | HANOI | 5 | World capital that's home to the Temple of Literature, built in 1070 |
| 29% | OSLO | 4 | World capital where the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded |
| 29% | AFTERHOURS | 10 | Subsequent to the normal closing time ... and where it's at |
| 29% | BUDAPEST | 8 | World capital where Harry Houdini and Erno Rubik were born |
| 28% | INROME | 6 | Where to emulate the locals, it's said |
| 28% | QUITO | 5 | World capital closest to the equator |
| 28% | COMPSCI | 7 | Class where it's best to get with the program, for short? |
| 28% | ASIA | 4 | Where most of the world's rice and tea is grown |
| 28% | SEOUL | 5 | Capital city that’s home to the amusement park Lotte World |
| 28% | ANDES | 5 | Home to the world's three highest capital cities |
| 28% | ANDES | 5 | Home to the world’s three highest capital cities |
| 28% | SANAA | 5 | World capital next to the Sarawat Mountains |
| 28% | ATLANTA | 7 | Home to CNN, Coke and the world's busiest airport |
| 28% | TUNIS | 5 | World capital or the name of its gulf |
| 27% | UNDERWATER | 10 | Mortgaged to the hilt and then some ... and where it's at |
| 27% | TUNIS | 5 | World capital whose name can be formed by removing letters from the end of its country's name |