| 100% | SIGNERS | 7 | George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and Ben Franklin vis-à-vis the U.S. Constitution |
| 40% | EPONYMOUS | 9 | Like George Washington, vis-à-vis 30 counties in the US |
| 38% | ONE | 3 | ___ dollar bill, currency that has George Washington's portrait and is the oldest design in U.S. currency history |
| 38% | FOUNDING | 8 | ___ Fathers, led by George Washington this group of leaders established the U.S. of A |
| 34% | GRANT | 5 | Ulysses S. ___, 18th President of the U.S.A. and the second to sport a beard in office |
| 33% | TRUMAN | 6 | Harry S. ___, 33rd President of the U.S.A. and the last (so far) to sport a beard in office |
| 33% | PAPERS | 6 | "The Federalist ___" (collection of essays and articles that promoted the ratification of the U.S. Constitution) |
| 32% | TWOPARTY | 8 | Like the U.S. political system, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 32% | RIORITA | 7 | 1942 Abbott and Costello film set at a resort on the U.S.-Mexico border |
| 31% | QUARTER | 7 | U.S. coin that has always had George Washington engraved, despite the flip side changing frequently |
| 31% | ATTU | 4 | The Battle of ___, a famed battle between U.S and Japanese forces in Alaska |
| 31% | JAMES | 5 | ___ A. Garfield, 20th President of the U.S.A. and the fourth to sport a beard in office |
| 31% | LINCOLN | 7 | Abraham ___, 16th President of the U.S.A. and the first to sport a beard in office |
| 31% | HARRISON | 8 | Benjamin ___, 23rd President of the U.S.A. and the fifth to sport a beard in office |
| 31% | DAVISCUP | 8 | International athletic competition that began in 1900 as a challenge between the U.S. and Great Britain |
| 31% | MYTHS | 5 | George Washington chopping down a cherry tree, and others |
| 31% | ROYAL | 5 | “Red, White & ___ Blue” (2023 rom-com about the U.S. President’s son and a British prince) |
| 30% | GREATSEAL | 9 | U.S. emblem that features an eagle on the front and a pyramid on the back |
| 30% | AMENDMENTS | 10 | The U.S. Constitution has 27 |
| 30% | XXXXXXXXXXXX | 12 | Moves in the shape of A's, O's and U's at a disco? |
| 30% | CAROLINA | 8 | The US has a North and South version of this state |
| 30% | HOPE | 4 | Goalie Solo who won two Olympic gold medals and a World Cup championship with the U.S. national soccer team |
| 30% | JIMCOURIER | 10 | Tennis champ who captained the US's Davis Cup team (2011-2018) and is a Tennis Channel commentator: 2 wds. |
| 29% | IMONFIRE | 8 | Springsteen hit between "Born in the U.S.A." and "Glory Days" |
| 29% | FRANKLIN | 8 | US founding father Ben, flew a kite in the rain |
| 29% | PAVEMENT | 8 | Called a sidewalk in the US and trottoir in France |
| 29% | AMENDMENTS | 10 | The U.S. Constitution has of 27 these |
| 29% | THIRTYNINE | 10 | Signers of the U.S. Constitution |
| 29% | EASTERNCOUGAR | 13 | A subspecies of puma from North America which was formally declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 29% | DUEL | 4 | Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton had a famous one in 1804 |