| 100% | UEL | 3 | First name of the NW Missouri State U. president (1921-45) after which Maryville's Lamkin Activity Center is named |
| 36% | JACKSON | 7 | Andrew ___, seventh President of the United States after whom Mississippi's capital city is named |
| 34% | KAMALA | 6 | First name of the first female US vice president |
| 34% | FLAGDAY | 7 | June 14 celebration in all 50 U.S. states, which is hinted at in the names of the state trees in this puzzle (2 wds.) |
| 34% | OOMPAUL | 7 | Name by which former president of the Transvaal S J P Kruger was known |
| 34% | TWO | 3 | "___ of Us," VH1 drama which was named after The Beatles song released in 1969 |
| 33% | TAFT | 4 | William Howard ___, 27th President of the United States after whom a city in California is named |
| 33% | WOODROW | 7 | First name of the US president named Wilson |
| 33% | MONROE | 6 | James ___, fifth President of the United States after whom a city in Louisiana is named |
| 33% | COOLIDGE | 8 | Calvin ___, 30th President of the United States after whom a city in Arizona is named |
| 33% | GARFIELD | 8 | James A. ___, 20th President of the United States after whom a city in New Jersey is named |
| 32% | ARTHURASHE | 10 | Winner of the first US Open Men's Singles championship (1968), for whom the largest stadium at the USTA National Tennis Center is named (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ADAMS | 5 | John ___, second President of the United States after whom a town in Jefferson County, New York is named |
| 32% | OHIO | 4 | State that has been the birthplace of seven Presidents of the U.S. |
| 31% | DONALD | 6 | The first name of a Disney Duck and a US president |
| 31% | SDAK | 4 | Only U.S. state in which the name of the state and its capital share no letters: Abbr. |
| 31% | JACKSON | 7 | First US President to be the target of an assassination attempt (which failed), on January 30, 1835 |
| 30% | KNOX | 4 | Kentucky fort named after the first U.S. Secretary of War |
| 30% | BILLIEJEANKING | 14 | Winner of four US Open Women's Singles championships, for whom the USTA National Tennis Center is named (3 wds.) |
| 30% | OHIO | 4 | State that has been the birthplace of seven US presidents |
| 30% | UTE | 3 | Tribe after which the 45th state is named |
| 30% | LBJ | 3 | Name by which the US president from 1963-69 was known |
| 30% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the first US president to be assassinated |
| 30% | JAMES | 5 | First name of six U.S. presidents |
| 30% | ANDREW | 6 | First name of two U.S. presidents |
| 30% | GEORGE | 6 | First name of three U.S. presidents |
| 30% | IKE | 3 | First name of the musician who was Tina Turner's ex-husband |
| 30% | DAM | 3 | Construction named after the 31st president of the United States |
| 30% | ADAMS | 5 | Last name of two of the first six US presidents |
| 30% | KOI | 3 | A kind of fish, after which the pond is named |