| 100% | ALDI | 4 | German-based supermarket with about 2,500 stores in the U.S. |
| 46% | NATIVEAMERICANS | 15 | About 2 million in the U.S. |
| 39% | BUDGENS | 7 | Supermarket with its first stores in the south |
| 39% | COLIN | 5 | ___ Powell, retired general in the U. S. Army who was honored with his second Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1993 |
| 38% | TOLEDO | 6 | With 2-Down, the oldest sister city in the U.S. |
| 38% | CLINTDEMPSEY | 12 | Ex-player in the English Premier League, who is the leading U.S. goalscorer in the FIFA World Cup, tied with 30a: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BLAKELIVELY | 11 | "Gossip Girl" star who plays Lily in the upcoming movie "It Ends With Us": 2 wds. |
| 37% | TIGERWOODS | 10 | Golfer who won the 2008 U.S. Open with a double fracture in his tibia: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JUSTINBALDONI | 13 | "Jane the Virgin" actor who plays Ryle in "It Ends With Us": 2 wds. |
| 36% | CAR | 3 | One of 52 million in the U. S. |
| 36% | BARACKOBAMA | 11 | Former U.S. President honored with the 2017 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award (2 wds.) |
| 36% | DUEPROCESS | 10 | Heart of the U.S. legal system, with roots in the 19-Across |
| 36% | YELLOWSTONE | 11 | First national park in the U.S. with parts in Wyoming that was featured in the movie "2012" |
| 36% | OKINAWA | 7 | U.S. base site in the Pacific |
| 35% | ELTON | 5 | John with 56 Top 40 singles in the U.S. |
| 35% | LINCOLN | 7 | Abraham ___, 16th President of the U.S. who had a general store in New Salem |
| 35% | HARRYS | 6 | With 40-Across, US vice president who became president upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945: 2 wds. |
| 35% | STEVELARGENT | 12 | Seattle Seahawks wide receiver who served in the U.S House of Representatives for Oklahoma during 1994-2002: 2 wds. |
| 35% | LEGALAGE | 8 | 21, for buying alcohol in the US: 2 wds. |
| 35% | SLIMSHADY | 9 | "The Real ___," Eminem's first song to reach number one in the U.K, with a video that parodied several real-life celebrities: 2 wds. |
| 34% | FUNNYBONE | 9 | Spot in the elbow with a nerve that's "shocking" when struck: 2 wds. |
| 34% | MILEYCYRUS | 10 | "Party in the U.S.A." singer whose first TV series lead role was on Disney's "Hannah Montana": 2 wds. |
| 34% | PARKPLACE | 9 | Boardwalk's mate on Monopoly boards in the US: 2 wds. |
| 34% | GAMEBOYS | 8 | Nintendo consoles introduced in the US in 1989: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BARACKOBAMA | 11 | 44th President of the U.S. who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 34% | WOODROWWILSON | 13 | 28th President of the U.S. who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919: 2 wds. |
| 34% | JIMMYCARTER | 11 | 39th President of the U.S. who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002: 2 wds. |
| 34% | JULIA | 5 | With 2-Down, chef who helped popularize chicken cordon bleu in the U.S. |
| 34% | ROD | 3 | Rocker Stewart with 16 Top 10 hits in the U.S. |
| 34% | SCARLETTOHARA | 13 | Vivien Leigh's role in "Gone With the Wind": 2 wds. |