| 100% | NATIONS | 7 | Gathering of ___, largest pow-wow in the US that celebrates indigenous cultures |
| 40% | TRIBALCONSENT | 13 | Topic in the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples |
| 40% | MEAD | 4 | Lake ___, largest artificial lake in the U.S. that looks natural but was formed by the construction of the Hoover Dam |
| 38% | AFLCIO | 6 | Largest federation of unions in the US |
| 38% | MESA | 4 | Largest city in the U.S. that's not a county seat |
| 38% | ERA | 3 | The Postwar ___ (span of US history that began in 1945) |
| 38% | AMA | 3 | Largest association of doctors in the US: Abbr. |
| 37% | TEACHERS | 8 | Makeup of the largest labor union in the US |
| 37% | COG | 3 | ___ in the machine, phrase associated with machines that means "small part of a large organization" |
| 37% | LATINO | 6 | Part of the largest ethnic minority in the U.S. |
| 37% | MAINE | 5 | State that's the largest U.S. producer of lobsters |
| 37% | COUNTY | 6 | Largest division of a state in the US |
| 37% | ILIAMNA | 7 | — Lake, largest in the US state of Alaska |
| 37% | JIF | 3 | Largest brand of peanut butter in the US |
| 36% | WEIMAR | 6 | German city that was the European Capital of Culture in 1999 |
| 36% | SNAP | 4 | Largest source of food benefits in the U.S. |
| 36% | FLOCK | 5 | Gathering of 1-Down, like that found in the center of this puzzle |
| 36% | KUDZU | 5 | Plant that has become invasive in much of the Eastern U.S. |
| 35% | SALTLAKE | 8 | City in the US that hosted 2002 Winter Olympics |
| 35% | PHILADELPHIA | 12 | City in Pennsylvania, US, that saw the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 |
| 35% | PIONEER | 7 | — 10, US spacecraft launched in 1972 that made the first fly-by of Jupiter |
| 35% | PICA | 4 | Largest branch of the vertebral blood flow mechanism that in part supplies blood to your cerebellum (abbr.) |
| 35% | CVS | 3 | Largest pharmacy chain in the US |
| 35% | SERTA | 5 | Largest mattress brand in the US |
| 35% | NEA | 3 | Largest labor union in the US |
| 35% | UBER | 4 | Largest rideshare company in the US |
| 35% | IBE | 3 | "The Notorious ___", September festival that celebrates hip-hop culture and dance in Heerlen, The Netherlands |
| 35% | UCLA | 4 | West Coast school that received the most applications of any US school in 2017: Abbr. |
| 35% | DULLES | 6 | Washington ___ International Airport, one of the world's largest airports that is located in Virginia |
| 35% | BUSH | 4 | George ___ Intercontinental Airport, one of the world's largest airports that is located in Texas |