| 100% | NRA | 3 | Designation for a protected area in the United States: Abbr. |
| 45% | ONENATION | 9 | The United States, in a familiar pledge |
| 41% | INFIRMARY | 9 | Area in a school or prison for caring for the sick |
| 41% | NATIONALPARK | 12 | Congressionally protected area of the United States such as 18-Across or 30-Across (2 wds.) |
| 41% | OLE | 3 | ___ Miss (nickname for a state university in the South) |
| 41% | NICKEL | 6 | A five-cent coin in the United States |
| 40% | BILLCLINTON | 11 | Former President of the United States who received a Rhodes Scholarship in 1968: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MONROE | 6 | James ___, fifth President of the United States after whom a city in Louisiana is named |
| 40% | COOLIDGE | 8 | Calvin ___, 30th President of the United States after whom a city in Arizona is named |
| 40% | EPISODEI | 8 | Ironically, designation for the fourth film release in a classic sequence |
| 40% | HOUSTON | 7 | A center of space research in the United States |
| 40% | TAFT | 4 | William Howard ___, 27th President of the United States after whom a city in California is named |
| 39% | ADAMS | 5 | John ___, second President of the United States after whom a town in Jefferson County, New York is named |
| 39% | MVP | 3 | Award for the best athlete in a game: Abbr. |
| 39% | ALABAMA | 7 | "Love in the First Degree" country-rock band with a state for a name |
| 39% | JAMESGARFIELD | 13 | 20th President of the United States, who was shot after being in office for only 200 days: 2 wds. |
| 39% | KENNEDY | 7 | 35th President of the United States, John F. ___, who was shot twice, while inside a vehicle in a procession |
| 38% | DOLLAR | 6 | Currency note in the United States |
| 38% | USO | 3 | Service organization in the United States |
| 38% | AGE | 3 | Voting ___ (18, in the United States) |
| 38% | UTQIAGVIK | 9 | Northernmost city in the United States |
| 38% | COWBOY | 6 | Next stop: The United States! In the West, you may run into this animal herder at a rodeo (1/4) |
| 38% | MVP | 3 | Award for the best athlete in a game or season: Abbr. |
| 38% | PRESIDENT | 9 | Highest executive position in the United States |
| 38% | AMERICANBISON | 13 | Largest wild animal in the United States |
| 38% | ASL | 3 | Sign language used in the United States |
| 38% | TUNA | 4 | Most-consumed fish in the United States |
| 38% | TAHOE | 5 | Second deepest lake in the United States |
| 38% | TAHOE | 5 | Second-deepest lake in the United States |
| 38% | TWENTYONE | 9 | Legal drinking age in the United States |