| 100% | PITS | 4 | A dreadful state, with "the" |
| 71% | GEORGIA | 7 | Asian country with the same name as a US state |
| 70% | BENJAMIN | 8 | With 46-Across, a founder of the United States |
| 68% | CALI | 4 | The Golden State with a "Golden Gate," for short |
| 67% | NEVADA | 6 | Artist with the hit "The Mack," who shares a name with Las Vegas' state |
| 67% | WNET | 4 | PBS station with a transmitter on the Empire State Building |
| 66% | UCLA | 4 | Golden State school with a campus near the Pacific Ocean: Abbr. |
| 66% | OHIO | 4 | The only US state with a non-rectangular flag |
| 65% | ALABAMA | 7 | Country music band with the hit "Mountain Music" who share a name with Montgomery's state |
| 65% | UTAH | 4 | State with the motto "Industry" |
| 65% | YORK | 4 | State with the Bronx, New ___ |
| 65% | IOWA | 4 | State with the Hawkeye Point |
| 65% | UTAH | 4 | State with the Angels Landing |
| 65% | ILLINOIS | 8 | State with the "windy city" |
| 65% | UTAH | 4 | State with the most Mormons |
| 65% | UTAH | 4 | State with the Wasatch Range |
| 65% | IOWA | 4 | State with the most cornfields |
| 65% | ADO | 3 | Suffix with color to form the name of a U.S. state |
| 65% | BHUTAN | 6 | Himalayan country with a head of state known as the Dragon King |
| 64% | KANSAS | 6 | Rock band with the hit "Carry On Wayward Son" who share a name with Topeka's state |
| 64% | FLORIDA | 7 | ___ Georgia Line, country music duo with the hit "Cruise" who share a name with Miami's state |
| 64% | ALASKA | 6 | State with the lowest population density |
| 64% | VERMONT | 7 | State with the least populous capital |
| 64% | OHIO | 4 | State with the seventh-largest population |
| 64% | UTAH | 4 | State with the largest Mormon population |
| 64% | NEVADA | 6 | State with the most mountain ranges |
| 64% | IOWA | 4 | State with the first presidential caucus |
| 64% | CALI | 4 | State with the largest population, casually |
| 64% | UTAH | 4 | State with the Great Salt Lake |
| 64% | UTAH | 4 | State with the most Mormon residents |