| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclones' touchdown site | Wall Street Journal | 08 May 2025 |
| Alma mater of Tyrese Haliburton and Brock Purdy | ||
| The Cyclones of the NCAA | USA Today | 15 Jun 2024 |
| *Speck | New York Times | 17 Mar 2022 |
| Ames campus | USA Today | 24 Mar 2018 |
| Home of mascot Cy the Cardinal | Newsday | 09 Jul 2016 |
| Cyclones' setting | ||
| The Cyclones of the Big 12 | ||
| Big 12 wrestling powerhouse | ||
| The Cyclones of the Big 12 | ||
| The Cyclones of the Big 12 | ||
| Home of the Cyclones | ||
| Home of the Cyclones | ||
| College in Ames. | ||
| Midwestern school. | ||
| Midwest college. |