| 100% | ARKLAHOMA | 9 | Area at the border of the Natural State and the Sooner State |
| 78% | KENNESSEE | 9 | Area at the border of the Bluegrass State and the Volunteer State |
| 47% | MARSHES | 7 | Muddy areas at the edges of rivers and lakes |
| 46% | TAHOE | 5 | Lake ___ (ski area on the border of Nevada and California) |
| 46% | KELSO | 5 | Market town in the Scottish Borders at the confluence of the Rivers Teviot and Tweed |
| 43% | ALA | 3 | State that borders Florida and the Gulf of Mexico: Abbr. |
| 43% | HUELVA | 6 | City in SW Spain near the Portuguese border at the confluence of the Odiel and Tinto Rivers |
| 42% | CHEVIOTHILLS | 12 | Area of high ground straddling the border between England and Scotland |
| 42% | TENNISCOURT | 11 | Playing area usually having one of the surfaces seen at the starts of 16-, 28- and 43-Across |
| 41% | EASTLA | 6 | SoCal area bordering the neighborhoods of El Sereno and Boyle Heights |
| 41% | PEAK | 4 | & 13D Tourist area at the southern end of the Pennines; first national park of England and Wales |
| 40% | DELTA | 5 | Area at the mouth of a river |
| 40% | ENG | 3 | Language of the United States and the United Kingdom (Abbr.) |
| 40% | HIPS | 4 | Joints at the meeting of the thigh bone and pelvis |
| 40% | ALTAR | 5 | Area at the front of a wedding venue |
| 39% | BRIDGEPORT | 10 | Abraham Lincoln spoke at this city's Washington Hall at the corner of State and Broad on March 10. 1860 |
| 39% | LUNULA | 6 | The white area at the base of a fingernail |
| 39% | ARMPIT | 6 | Area beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder |
| 39% | MAINZ | 5 | Port in Germany at the confluence of the Rivers Rhine and Main |
| 39% | OXFORD | 6 | City in England at the confluence of the Rivers Thames and Cherwell |
| 39% | SENATE | 6 | Group at the State of the Union address |
| 39% | LAKETAHOE | 9 | It straddles the border of two western states |
| 39% | CITADEL | 7 | Fortified area at the heart of a settlement |
| 39% | PORCH | 5 | Covered area at the entrance of a house |
| 38% | BURNLEY | 7 | Market town in Lancashire at the confluence of the Rivers Calder and Brun |
| 38% | STOCKPORT | 9 | Town in Greater Manchester at the confluence of the Rivers Goyt and Tame |
| 38% | LEOMINSTER | 10 | Market town in Herefordshire at the confluence of the Rivers Lugg and Kenwater |
| 38% | POLE | 4 | Area at the very top or very bottom of the Earth |
| 38% | DELTA | 5 | Area at the mouth of a river or a Greek letter |