| 100% | STONE | 5 | “The ___ of Hope” (centerpiece of the Martin Luther King, Jr., memorial) |
| 85% | NATIONALMALL | 12 | Site of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial |
| 67% | RANEE | 5 | Brooklyn-born jazz songstress ___ Lee, recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Achievement Award and the Order of Canada |
| 66% | ODETTA | 6 | Martin Luther King, Jr., called her the “Queen of American Folk Music” |
| 65% | TIME | 4 | Magazine that named Martin Luther King Jr. "Person of the Year" for 1963 |
| 64% | TUTU | 4 | Desmond of South Africa, who received the Martin Luther King, Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize in Atlanta in 1986 |
| 63% | MONTGOMERYBUS | 13 | ___ Boycott, protest campaign in which Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the key leaders: 2 wds. |
| 62% | RIOT | 4 | "Language of the unheard," per Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 62% | RFK | 3 | Deliverer of a noted speech upon the death of Martin Luther King Jr. (4/4/1968), in brief |
| 62% | MALALA | 6 | ___ Yousafzai, human rights advocate who is the youngest recipient of an award also won by Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 61% | QUO | 3 | "Every society has its protectors of the status ___": Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 60% | RIOTS | 5 | Responses of "the unheard," per Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 59% | MORAL | 5 | “The arc of the ___ universe is long, but it bends toward justice”: Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| 59% | DAY | 3 | Follower of Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 58% | IHAVEADREAM | 11 | Informal title of the famous speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963 (4 wds.) |
| 58% | 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 |
| 57% | ATLANTAGEORGIA | 14 | Birth city of Martin Luther King Jr. (2 wds.) |
| 57% | IHAVEADREAMTHATONEDAYON | 23 | Part 1 of a prophecy by Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 56% | SPEECH | 6 | Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s “Give Us the Ballot,” for one |
| 56% | DAYOFSERVICE | 12 | Title for the federal holiday that honors Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 56% | PHDS | 4 | Achievements of Henry Kissinger and Martin Luther King Jr., in brief |
| 55% | HOSEA | 5 | Civil rights leader Williams, who was an associate of Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 55% | FREEATLAST | 10 | Final words of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech |
| 55% | CIVIL | 5 | ___ rights movement (what Martin Luther King, Jr. was a part of) |
| 54% | 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 |
| 54% | WINFIELD | 8 | Paul ___, "Sounder" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1978 TV miniseries "King" |
| 54% | JEFFREY | 7 | ___ Wright, "Westworld" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2001 TV film "Boycott" |
| 53% | MARTIN | 6 | ___ Luther King, Jr., American activist of the Civil Rights Movement |
| 53% | KUNTAKINTE | 10 | Character depicted holding an infant in the “Behold” monument at the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historical Park |
| 53% | JEFFREYWRIGHT | 13 | "Westworld" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2001 TV movie "Boycott" (2 wds.) |