| 100% | STRAW | 5 | "Turkey in the ___" (American folk song) |
| 63% | COTTONEYEDJOE | 13 | Traditional American folk song that was the inspiration for a 1994 hit by Swedish band Rednex: 2 wds., hyph. |
| 61% | BIT | 3 | "Come a Little ___ Closer" (Jay & the Americans song featured in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2") |
| 60% | RYE | 3 | Rhyme for “dry” in the song “American Pie” |
| 60% | LEVEE | 5 | Rhyme for “Chevy” in the song “American Pie” |
| 60% | LOU | 3 | "Skip to My ___," American folk song |
| 59% | HESSIAN | 7 | Mercenary in the American Revolution |
| 59% | COLONIES | 8 | 13 in the American Revolution |
| 59% | SALOONS | 7 | Bars in the American West |
| 58% | JOURNEY | 7 | American rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Don't Stop Believin'" |
| 58% | HOWE | 4 | British general in the American Revolution |
| 58% | REDCOAT | 7 | British soldier in the American Revolution |
| 58% | GAGE | 4 | English general in the American Revolution |
| 58% | RAYS | 4 | Southernmost team in the American League |
| 58% | ASTRO | 5 | Houston athlete in the American League |
| 58% | OKRA | 4 | Vegetable popular in the American South |
| 57% | RODDY | 5 | With 32-Across, American rapper whose "The Box" was the #3 song on Spotify in 2020 |
| 57% | BASTE | 5 | Moisten, as a turkey in the oven |
| 57% | ROAST | 5 | Cook a turkey in the oven, say |
| 57% | FRANCE | 6 | U.S. ally in the American Revolution |
| 57% | SENATORS | 8 | "...and last in the American League" team |
| 57% | HOWE | 4 | British vice admiral in the American Revolution |
| 57% | HESSIAN | 7 | Like some soldiers in the American Revolution |
| 57% | GIS | 3 | Joes in the American military, for short |
| 57% | GENERALGAGE | 11 | British military governor in the American Revolution |
| 57% | YANKEE | 6 | Northern soldier in the American Civil War |
| 57% | APACHE | 6 | Athabascan language family in the American Southwest |
| 57% | INSANE | 6 | __ in the Membrane, Cypress Hill song |
| 57% | GENIE | 5 | "___ In The Bottle," Christina Aguilera song |
| 57% | SEND | 4 | "__ in the Clowns"; Judy Collins song |