| 100% | PAPERS | 6 | "The Federalist ___" (collection of essays and articles that promoted the ratification of the U.S. Constitution) |
| 42% | VII | 3 | Last article of the U.S. Constitution |
| 36% | SISTEROUTSIDER | 14 | 31-Across collection of essays and speeches about the many facets of Black identity (2 wds.) |
| 36% | CSPAN | 5 | TV channel that streams the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives |
| 36% | FIRST | 5 | Amendment of the US Constitution that protects free speech |
| 36% | III | 3 | Article of the Constitution that defines treason |
| 35% | THIRTYNINE | 10 | Signers of the U.S. Constitution |
| 35% | GOAT | 4 | Animal that's the mascot of the US Navy |
| 35% | MEXICO | 6 | Country that is directly south of the U.S. |
| 35% | PREAMBLE | 8 | First part of the U.S. Constitution |
| 35% | ANS | 3 | Org. that promotes the study of onomastics and whose annual conference is in SF next January |
| 35% | III | 3 | Article of the Constitution that provides for the Supreme Court |
| 34% | FRAMERS | 7 | Architects of the U.S. Constitution, with "the" |
| 34% | OES | 3 | US DOS bureau that includes the Office of Conservation and Water and Office of Marine Conservation |
| 34% | TRUMAN | 6 | Harry S. ___, 33rd President of the U.S. who had an unsuccessful oil and mining business |
| 34% | SHRUB | 5 | Synonym for bush that contains the letters B, U, S, and H |
| 34% | AMENDMENTS | 10 | The U.S. Constitution has of 27 these |
| 33% | CMS | 3 | Small measurements that are used both north and south of the US borders, for short |
| 33% | OHIO | 4 | State that's the birthplace of seven US presidents |
| 33% | GRANT | 5 | Ulysses S. ___, 18th President of the U.S.A. and the second to sport a beard in office |
| 33% | ROTUNDAS | 8 | Features of the U.S. Capitol and Rome's Pantheon |
| 33% | NIAGARA | 7 | River that forms part of the U.S.-Canada border |
| 33% | ATL | 3 | Ocean that's east of the US: Abbr. |
| 33% | SUO | 3 | Name of the quarterly journal that publishes articles on bogs, wetlands and peat |
| 32% | TRUMAN | 6 | Harry S. ___, 33rd President of the U.S.A. and the last (so far) to sport a beard in office |
| 32% | UNESCO | 6 | Agency of the United Nations that sponsors programmes to promote education and the arts |
| 32% | REALGAR | 7 | Rare orange-red mineral that occurs in Romania and the US state of Utah |
| 32% | EAST | 4 | Part of the U.S. that's usually first with election returns |
| 32% | WACOTEXAS | 9 | Southwestern city that produces most of the U.S.'s Snickers bars |
| 32% | IRS | 3 | Organization that collects taxes on behalf of the U.S. government: Abbr. |