| 100% | ANTHEMS | 7 | "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "O Canada" |
| 81% | ANTHEM | 6 | "The Star-Spangled Banner" or "O Canada," for example |
| 69% | RISE | 4 | Prepare for "The Star Spangled Banner" |
| 68% | FLAG | 4 | The Star-Spangled Banner, e.g. |
| 68% | OER | 3 | Elided word in "The Star Spangled Banner" |
| 65% | OER | 3 | Word that saves a syllable in "The Star Spangled Banner" |
| 64% | USA | 3 | Country whose anthem is The Star-Spangled Banner |
| 64% | BACHELOR | 8 | The —, 1999 romcom starring Chris O'Donnell and Renee Zellweger |
| 64% | BACHELOR | 8 | The -, 1999 romcom starring Chris O'Donnell and Renee Zellweger |
| 63% | PERILOUS | 8 | Type of fight cited in the Star-Spangled Banner |
| 63% | FLAG | 4 | Union Jack or the Star-Spangled Banner, for one |
| 62% | STUNTMAN | 8 | The —, 1980 action-comedy film starring Peter O'Toole and Steve Railsback |
| 61% | ANNE | 4 | The Star Spangled B___r |
| 60% | LOVELETTERS | 11 | Messages containing X's and O's, and what the answers to the starred clues literally describe? |
| 60% | ANNE | 4 | Murray with a star on both the Canada and Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 58% | OER | 3 | "The Star-Spangled Banner" contraction |
| 58% | OER | 3 | "The Star-Spangled Banner" preposition |
| 58% | USA | 3 | "The Star-Spangled Banner" land |
| 58% | OSAY | 4 | "The Star-Spangled Banner" start |
| 58% | KEY | 3 | "The Star-Spangled Banner" lyricist |
| 58% | STANZAS | 7 | "The Star-Spangled Banner" quartet |
| 58% | OSAY | 4 | "The Star-Spangled Banner" opener |
| 58% | POEM | 4 | "The Star-Spangled Banner," basically |
| 58% | OER | 3 | ''The Star-Spangled Banner'' preposition |
| 58% | OSAY | 4 | "The Star-Spangled Banner" opening |
| 58% | KEY | 3 | "The Star-Spangled Banner" writer |
| 58% | OER | 3 | “The Star-Spangled Banner” contraction |
| 58% | FLAG | 4 | "The Star-Spangled Banner" topic |
| 58% | KEY | 3 | "The Star-Spangled Banner" composer |
| 57% | OLDGLORY | 8 | The Stars and Stripes |