| 100% | ORANGE | 6 | Color symbolizing national unity in the Netherlands (though it does not appear on the Dutch flag) |
| 38% | INALIENABLE | 11 | Word that, though not found in the Declaration of Independence, does appear in the excerpt inscribed on the Jefferson Memorial |
| 33% | MEA | 3 | National flag-carrier that does not fly to the US and has its base at Rafic Hariri International Airport (abbr.) |
| 31% | BANANAS | 7 | Fruits that appear on the national flag of Fiji |
| 31% | IKEA | 4 | Retailer whose logo colors are the same as on its founder's national flag |
| 30% | HEAR | 4 | People in the back may not do it |
| 30% | BLEU | 4 | Leftmost color on the French flag, in French |
| 30% | WHITE | 5 | It's not "in on the yolk" |
| 29% | RED | 3 | It appears on 78% of all national flags |
| 29% | PASSPLAY | 8 | It's not all done on the ground |
| 29% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal direction that does not appear in the name of a U.S. state |
| 29% | INDIGO | 6 | Color of the rainbow not in the Pride flag |
| 29% | INDIGO | 6 | Only color of the rainbow not seen on the L.G.B.T. pride flag |
| 29% | EAGLE | 5 | Symbol seen on eight national flags (though, ironically, not the U.S. flag) |
| 28% | TAPED | 5 | On the record, in a way, though not on a record |
| 28% | RSVP | 4 | "May I please remind you that it does not say ___ on the Statue of Liberty" (36-Down quote) |
| 28% | SIA | 3 | Artist whose “Unstoppable” appeared on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2022, six years after its release |
| 27% | SHE | 3 | "___ did it right there out on the deck / Put her canine teeth in the side of my neck" |
| 27% | SINEADOCONNOR | 13 | Irish singer who appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in its 25th year (1992) (2 wds.) |
| 27% | ACE | 3 | It's not returned on the court |
| 27% | DEIST | 5 | A person who thinks god created the universe but does not interfere in it |
| 27% | CHUCKBERRY | 10 | Rock-and-roll legend who appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in its 50th year (2017) (2 wds.) |
| 26% | LOOM | 4 | Fruit of the ___ (company that in fact does not have a cornucopia in its logo) |
| 26% | WALES | 5 | I'm a country in the U.K. whose flag has a red dragon on it |
| 26% | ORANGE | 6 | Color on the Irish flag |
| 26% | BLUE | 4 | Color on the American flag |
| 26% | RED | 3 | Color on the US flag |
| 26% | RED | 3 | Color on the American flag |
| 26% | GOLD | 4 | Color on the Jamaican flag |