| 100% | ACRES | 5 | Forty ___ and a mule (post-Civil War allotment) |
| 53% | ACRES | 5 | "Forty ___ and a mule" |
| 48% | ERAS | 4 | Post-Civil War Reconstruction and others |
| 45% | SALS | 4 | Mineo and a mule |
| 43% | BONANZA | 7 | Post Civil War western series at the Ponderosa |
| 42% | SPIKELEE | 8 | Founder of "40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks" |
| 42% | ERAS | 4 | Civil War and Reconstruction, e.g. |
| 40% | ACRES | 5 | 40 ___ and a Mule Filmworks (Spike Lee’s production company) |
| 40% | LEWWALLACE | 10 | Civil War general who became a best-selling author |
| 39% | DONKEY | 6 | A mule is created by mating a horse and a __ |
| 38% | SAL | 3 | "I've got a mule, and her name is ___" |
| 37% | KEN | 3 | Documentarian Burns whose works include "The Civil War" and "Baseball" |
| 37% | ROSAMUND | 8 | Pike, actress star of Gone Girl and A Private War |
| 37% | PANT | 4 | Huff and puff post a workout |
| 37% | USG | 3 | Post-Civil War pres. |
| 36% | ELI | 3 | Lawyer in both "Civil Wars" and "L.A. Law" |
| 36% | SORE | 4 | Achy and sensitive post a workout, say |
| 36% | SEPIAPHOTO | 10 | Many a Civil War image |
| 36% | COLDMOUNTAIN | 12 | 2003 Civil War drama starring 30-Across and Jude Law: 2 wds. |
| 36% | PLATOON | 7 | A 1986 war film with Willem Dafoe and Tom Berenger |
| 35% | ERA | 3 | Post-Civil War Reconstruction, e.g. |
| 35% | THEGILDEDAGE | 12 | Post-Civil War economic growth period |
| 35% | REENACT | 7 | Wage a Civil War battle, perhaps |
| 35% | REENACTS | 8 | Stages a Civil War battle, say |
| 35% | KENBURNS | 8 | Emmy-winning filmmaker of PBS's "The Civil War" and "Baseball": 2 wds. |
| 35% | JAKES | 5 | John whose Civil War trilogy was adapted as a miniseries starring Patrick Swayze |
| 35% | NAACP | 5 | Civil rights group with a Legal Defense and Educational Fund: Abbr. |
| 35% | ARES | 4 | Greek god of war with a sword and spear |
| 35% | GILDED | 6 | __ Age: post-Civil War period |
| 34% | SEMPERSCIFI | 11 | Motto of a huge "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" fan? |