| 100% | FRAMERS | 7 | Architects of the U.S. Constitution, with "the" |
| 66% | THIRTYNINE | 10 | Signers of the U.S. Constitution |
| 65% | VII | 3 | Last article of the U.S. Constitution |
| 65% | PREAMBLE | 8 | First part of the U.S. Constitution |
| 64% | UNCLE | 5 | With 8-Across, personification of the U.S. government |
| 63% | AMENDMENTS | 10 | The U.S. Constitution has of 27 these |
| 61% | ALASKA | 6 | U.S. state with the highest percentage of Native residents |
| 60% | EAST | 4 | Part of the U.S. that's usually first with election returns |
| 59% | CARLI | 5 | With 3-Down, hero of the U.S.A.'s Women's World Cup victory |
| 59% | DUEPROCESS | 10 | Heart of the U.S. legal system, with roots in the 19-Across |
| 59% | IRAN | 4 | With whom the U.S. pulled out of a nuclear deal |
| 58% | EMPIRESTATE | 11 | Birthplace of five U.S. presidents, with "the" |
| 58% | OHIO | 4 | Home of the U.S.'s largest cities whose names start with X and Z |
| 57% | COLIN | 5 | ___ Powell, retired general in the U. S. Army who was honored with his second Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1993 |
| 57% | TENSPOT | 7 | One with the backing of the U.S. Treasury? |
| 57% | HHS | 3 | U.S. department with the motto "Improving the health, safety and well-being of America": Abbr. |
| 57% | BIBLE | 5 | With 4-Down, much of the Southeast U.S. is in it |
| 57% | ADO | 3 | Suffix with color to form the name of a U.S. state |
| 57% | OILS | 4 | With fats and sweets, group at the top of the U.S.D.A.’s now retired food pyramid |
| 56% | KANSAS | 6 | US state associated with the Wizard of Oz |
| 56% | STPETE | 6 | Guinness record holder for the U.S. city with the most consecutive days of sun (768), informally |
| 56% | MADISON | 7 | James __, "Master builder of the US Constitution" |
| 55% | BOISE | 5 | With 3-Down, U.S. capital + state with the fewest number of combined letters |
| 55% | COLORADOPLATEAU | 15 | Region with the highest concentration of national parks in the U.S. |
| 55% | HANSEN | 6 | ___ Dam Recreation Area, site in California with one of the largest swimming pools in the U.S. |
| 54% | REAGAN | 6 | Only U.S. president with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 54% | REAGAN | 6 | First U.S. president with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 54% | ANI | 3 | What the names of three contiguous U.S. states begin with |
| 54% | FIRST | 5 | Amendment of the US Constitution that protects free speech |
| 54% | TRUMAN | 6 | Harry S —, president of the US from 1945-53 |