| 100% | ASU | 3 | College in the Grand Canyon State (Abbr.) |
| 82% | ASU | 3 | School in the Grand Canyon State (Abbr.) |
| 73% | PHOENIXARIZONA | 14 | Largest city in the Grand Canyon State |
| 61% | ARIZONA | 7 | The Grand Canyon State |
| 60% | ARI | 3 | The Grand Canyon State, on scoreboards |
| 60% | ARIZ | 4 | Grand Canyon state: Abbr. |
| 57% | RAPID | 5 | Lava Falls in the Grand Canyon, say |
| 57% | ASU | 3 | Grand Canyon State campus: Abbr. |
| 57% | NYU | 3 | College in the Empire State |
| 57% | USA | 3 | The Grand Canyon's country: Abbr. |
| 56% | ARI | 3 | The Grand Canyon's state, for short |
| 55% | NYU | 3 | College in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 54% | NYU | 3 | College in the Big Apple's Greenwich Village: Abbr. |
| 54% | BUNYAN | 6 | Maker of the Grand Canyon, in myth |
| 54% | LAFAYETTE | 9 | Liberal arts college in the Keystone State |
| 54% | DICKINSON | 9 | Liberal arts college in the Keystone State |
| 53% | ARIZONACOYOTES | 14 | Grand Canyon State team that the 16-Across replaced: 2 wds. |
| 52% | STUNT | 5 | Jumping over the Grand Canyon in a motorcycle, e.g. |
| 52% | COLORADORIVER | 13 | Where you might tour the Grand Canyon in a 38-Across |
| 50% | ALA | 3 | State featured in the movie "Selma": Abbr. |
| 50% | ORE | 3 | State in the Pacific Northwest: Abbr. |
| 49% | NRA | 3 | Designation for a protected area in the United States: Abbr. |
| 49% | NCAR | 4 | State with the motto "First in Flight": Abbr. |
| 49% | IOWA | 4 | The Hawkeyes' home state in college sports |
| 49% | NYU | 3 | College located in the Big Apple: Abbr. |
| 49% | AMES | 4 | College town in the Hawkeye State |
| 48% | FLA | 3 | Flattest state in the U.S.: Abbr. |
| 48% | IDA | 3 | State in both the Mountain and Pacific time zones: Abbr. |
| 48% | ARIZONA | 7 | US state where the Grand Canyon is found |
| 47% | FLA | 3 | Southernmost state in the continental US: Abbr. |