| 100% | MOTTO | 5 | "Semper Fidelis," for the U.S. Marines |
| 87% | MOTTO | 5 | "Semper fidelis," for the US Marines |
| 68% | AMYMCGRATH | 10 | First woman to fly an F/A-18 in combat for the U.S. Marine Corps |
| 60% | CIAAGENT | 8 | Spy for the U.S. |
| 59% | BDAY | 4 | July 4th, for the U.S.A. |
| 59% | METONYM | 7 | Hollywood, for the U.S. film industry |
| 59% | TERM | 4 | Lifetime, for the U.S. Supreme Court |
| 59% | USSR | 4 | Space Race rival for the U.S. |
| 59% | AIRFORCETWO | 11 | Plane for the U.S. vice president |
| 58% | HILL | 4 | Metonym for the U.S. Congress, with "the" |
| 58% | SALARY | 6 | $400,000/year, for the U.S. president |
| 58% | TERM | 4 | Four-year period for the U.S. President |
| 58% | TOPEE | 5 | Alternate name for the US Marine Corps pith helmet, described as "Helmet, sun, rigid, fiber" |
| 57% | ASHE | 4 | Arthur ___ Stadium, main venue for the U.S. Open |
| 57% | NATL | 4 | For the entire U.S. |
| 56% | OCANADA | 7 | National anthem for the US's northern neighbor: 2 wds. |
| 56% | SOUSA | 5 | Composer who led the U.S. Marine Band |
| 56% | TANK | 4 | The U.S.'s M1 Abrams, for one |
| 55% | ASYLUMSEEKERS | 13 | Like many Central Americans fleeing gang violence for the U.S. |
| 55% | MOTTO | 5 | "In God We Trust," for the U.S. (rhymes with "lotto") |
| 55% | LIMO | 4 | "The Beast" for the U.S. president, for one |
| 54% | LANDONOVAN | 10 | All-time scoring leader for the U.S. men's soccer team |
| 54% | MYERSON | 7 | Former Miss America who ran for the U.S. Senate in 1980 |
| 54% | BUREAU | 6 | There's one for the U.S. Census |
| 53% | ELIEWIESEL | 10 | The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Award was renamed for him |
| 53% | ALI | 3 | Krieger who plays soccer for the US Women's National Team |
| 53% | OWN | 3 | Pershing's ___ (nickname for the U.S. Army Band) |
| 53% | SEP | 3 | Labor Day month in the U.S., for short |
| 53% | HONESTABE | 9 | Sobriquet for the sixteenth U.S. President |
| 53% | LEXI | 4 | Thompson who first qualified for the U.S. Women's Open at age 12 |