| 100% | IHAVE | 5 | “___ a dream” (Martin Luther King Jr.) |
| 100% | IHAVE | 5 | "___ a dream": Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 94% | LETFREEDOMRING | 14 | Repeated phrase in Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech |
| 94% | FREEATLAST | 10 | Final words of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech |
| 91% | ODETTA | 6 | She sang at the march where Martin Luther King Jr. made his "I Have a Dream" speech |
| 87% | WASHINGTONDC | 12 | City where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech and where his national memorial is located (2 wds.) |
| 86% | WASHINGTON | 10 | March on ___, one of the largest rallies for human rights where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech |
| 83% | FREEATLAST | 10 | Final words of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech ... or a hint to the endings of 17-, 24-, 39- and 49-Across |
| 82% | HAVE | 4 | "I ___ a dream ..." (quote by Martin Luther King Jr.) |
| 79% | CIVIL | 5 | ___ rights movement (what Martin Luther King, Jr. was a part of) |
| 77% | HAVE | 4 | "I ___ a dream..." (famous speech by Martin Luther King, Jr.) |
| 76% | LETFREEDOMRING | 14 | Repeated phrase in Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech |
| 75% | IHAVE | 5 | "___ a Dream" (Martin Luther King speech): 2 wds. |
| 74% | RONALDREAGAN | 12 | U.S. President who signed the bill making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday (2 wds.) |
| 74% | LIE | 3 | "A ___ cannot live": Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 72% | ATLANTA | 7 | Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthplace |
| 72% | SOUTHERNBAPTIST | 15 | Martin Luther King Jr., e.g. |
| 72% | ORATOR | 6 | Martin Luther King Jr., for one |
| 72% | BAPTISTMINISTER | 15 | Martin Luther King Jr., e.g. |
| 72% | DREAM | 5 | Martin Luther King Jr. had one |
| 72% | DAY | 3 | Follower of Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 72% | BAPTISTS | 8 | Martin Luther King Jr. and others |
| 72% | ATLANTAN | 8 | Martin Luther King Jr., for one |
| 71% | JAN | 3 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day month (Abbr.) |
| 71% | IHAVEADREAM | 11 | Martin Luther King Jr.: August 28, 1963 |
| 69% | REV | 3 | Title for Martin Luther King Jr. (Abbr.) |
| 69% | REV | 3 | Martin Luther King, Jr.'s title: Abbr. |
| 69% | RIGHTS | 6 | Cause championed by Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 69% | IHAVEADREAMTHATONEDAYON | 23 | Part 1 of a prophecy by Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 69% | LIE | 3 | "A ____ cannot live," famous statement by Martin Luther King Jr. |