| 100% | THOMASJEFFERSON | 15 | Chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence |
| 64% | WHEN | 4 | First word of the Declaration of Independence |
| 62% | LEE | 3 | One of two Virginia signers of the Declaration of Independence |
| 61% | JEFFERSON | 9 | President, drafted the Declaration of Independence |
| 61% | ROBT | 4 | ___ Morris, signature on the Declaration of Independence |
| 61% | SAML | 4 | ___ Adams, signature on the Declaration of Independence |
| 61% | WYTHE | 5 | George who signed the Declaration of Independence |
| 60% | ARGONGAS | 8 | Substance used to preserve the Declaration of Independence |
| 59% | ALLMEN | 6 | They're "created equal," in the Declaration of Independence |
| 58% | EQUAL | 5 | How all men are created, per the Declaration of Independence |
| 58% | SAML | 4 | With 72-Down, a signature on the Declaration of Independence |
| 58% | XXXX | 4 | Founding Father Stone, as he signed the Declaration of Independence |
| 58% | GOD | 3 | Word in the Declaration of Independence but not the Constitution |
| 58% | THOS | 4 | Heyward, Stone or Nelson, as each signed the Declaration of Independence |
| 58% | NPR | 3 | Media org. that tweets the Declaration of Independence on July 4 |
| 56% | TWOS | 4 | U.S. bills that depict the Declaration of Independence signing on their backs |
| 56% | DARWISH | 7 | Poet Mahmoud who wrote the Palestinian Declaration of Independence |
| 56% | SAMUELADAMS | 11 | Signer of the Declaration of Independence whose name was borrowed for a brand of specialty beers (2 wds.) |
| 56% | JOHNHANCOCK | 11 | Signer of the Declaration of Independence whose name was borrowed for an insurance/financial services company (2 wds.) |
| 56% | HANCOCK | 7 | John —, US statesman whose signature is the most prominent on the Declaration of Independence |
| 54% | THOS | 4 | Abbreviated first name found three times on the signed Declaration of Independence |
| 53% | LEE | 3 | Surname of two signers of the Declaration of Independence |
| 52% | JOSIAHBARTLETT | 14 | Signer of the Declaration of Independence whose name was borrowed for a character on "The West Wing" (minus the last letter) (2 wds.) |
| 51% | INALIENABLE | 11 | Word that, though not found in the Declaration of Independence, does appear in the excerpt inscribed on the Jefferson Memorial |
| 50% | MAP | 3 | Item hidden on the back of the Declaration of Independence in "National Treasure" |
| 49% | ITSAFREECOUNTRY | 15 | Declaration of independence |
| 49% | LETMEBE | 7 | Declaration of independence |
| 49% | ALONE | 5 | Declaration of independence? |
| 48% | PHILADELPHIA | 12 | City in Pennsylvania, US, that saw the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 |
| 48% | PAINE | 5 | Declaration of Independence signee |