| 100% | ALASKAN | 7 | From US largest state |
| 65% | ALASKA | 6 | Large northerly US state |
| 65% | TEXAS | 5 | Large southern US state |
| 63% | TEXAS | 5 | Largest state in the continental US |
| 63% | TEXAS | 5 | US 2nd largest state |
| 61% | ALASKA | 6 | Largest US state |
| 61% | ALASKA | 6 | Largest U.S. state |
| 59% | ALASKA | 6 | Largest US state, alphabetically second |
| 59% | TEXAS | 5 | Largest US state after Alaska |
| 59% | ALASKA | 6 | US state purchased from Russia |
| 58% | ALASKA | 6 | Baked __, cake/ice-cream concoction from US state |
| 57% | CYRUSVANCE | 10 | US Secretary of State from 1977-80 |
| 57% | ALASKA | 6 | Largest U.S. state by area |
| 56% | COUNTY | 6 | Largest division of a state in the US |
| 56% | ALASKA | 6 | US state purchased from Russian Empire in 1860s |
| 55% | FLA | 3 | U.S. state 110 miles from 7-Across (Abbr.) |
| 54% | TEXAS | 5 | 2nd largest U.S. state |
| 54% | NEWARK | 6 | US port in New Jersey; largest city in the state |
| 54% | MAINE | 5 | State that's the largest U.S. producer of lobsters |
| 54% | ILIAMNA | 7 | — Lake, largest in the US state of Alaska |
| 54% | HAIG | 4 | Alexander —, US Secretary of State from 1981-82 |
| 54% | VANCE | 5 | Cyrus —, US Secretary of State from 1977-80 |
| 54% | RUSK | 4 | Dean —, US Secretary of State from 1961-69 |
| 54% | KERRY | 5 | John —, US Secretary of State from 2013-17 |
| 54% | POWELL | 6 | Colin —, US Secretary of State from 2001-2005 |
| 53% | MINNEAPOLIS | 11 | Largest city in Minnesota, US, west of state capital Saint Paul |
| 53% | OHIO | 4 | State with four of the 100 largest cities in the US |
| 53% | WISCONSIN | 9 | The largest city of this US state is Milwaukee |
| 53% | DULLES | 6 | John Foster —, US Secretary of State from 1953-59 |
| 53% | SEWARD | 6 | William Henry —, US Secretary of State from 1861-69 |