| 100% | WELFARE | 7 | "Promote the general ___" (phrase in the Preamble to the Constitution) |
| 61% | USS | 3 | Preamble to the Constitution? |
| 58% | POTTER | 6 | Lorraine, first female chaplain in the US Air Force (1973), later promoted to general (1999) |
| 53% | EXCELSIS | 8 | In __, Latin phrase, to the highest degree |
| 52% | ERA | 3 | Change to the Constitution first proposed in 1921, for short |
| 52% | HEAD | 4 | The first blank in this phrase: From ___ to ___ |
| 52% | TOE | 3 | The second blank in this phrase: From ___ to ___ |
| 50% | DEBATE | 6 | Event in "What the Constitution Means to Me" |
| 49% | GOD | 3 | Under ___, phrase added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954 |
| 48% | GUNCONTROL | 10 | Contentious subject covered in the Second Amendment to the US Constitution |
| 48% | HARRIS | 6 | Stayce, first African American to reach three star general rank in the US Air Force (2016) |
| 46% | IBEFOREE | 8 | General spelling rule, and what must be imagined in the starred clues to make them accurate |
| 46% | ELEPHANT | 8 | ___ in the room, phrase used to describe an obvious problem no one wants to discuss |
| 46% | BACKTOBACK | 10 | How TV episodes are binge-watched ... or how to turn each word in the answers to the starred clues into a new phrase |
| 46% | APPEAR | 6 | In the US, the last word in the phrase legally required to be on curved passenger's side mirrors |
| 46% | BREWER | 6 | Margaret, first woman in the US Marine Corps to reach the rank of general (1978) |
| 46% | IPO | 3 | Event in which a company first allows the general public to buy its stock: Abbr. |
| 45% | BEAT | 4 | ___ someone to the punch, phrase that originated in boxing that means to anticipate someone's actions |
| 45% | VIBES | 5 | General feelings in the room |
| 45% | UPFOR | 5 | In the running to be |
| 45% | DETAIL | 6 | "Attention to ___," complete the phrase with a word that ends in "ail" |
| 44% | UCONNERYALE | 11 | Stammering, initially incorrect response to the trivia question "Which Constitution State college is in the Ivy League?"? |
| 44% | ITS | 3 | The "I" in the answer to 1-Across |
| 44% | ROPE | 4 | The "sheet" in "three sheets to the wind" |
| 44% | BIFF | 4 | Villain in the "Back to the Future" movies |
| 44% | WIRE | 4 | "Down to the ___," common phrase meaning "until the last minute," that has its origins in horse racing |
| 44% | VIBES | 5 | General feelings in the room, informally |
| 44% | OFOLD | 5 | In or belonging to the past |
| 44% | FRAMER | 6 | Contributor to the Constitution |
| 44% | AMENDMENT | 9 | Change to the constitution |