| 100% | ATLANTICOCEAN | 13 | It borders the U.S. and Portugal: 2 wds. |
| 50% | JIMCOURIER | 10 | Tennis champ who captained the US's Davis Cup team (2011-2018) and is a Tennis Channel commentator: 2 wds. |
| 50% | ARTHURASHE | 10 | Tennis champ who captained the US's Davis Cup team (1981-1985) and wrote "A Hard Road to Glory": 2 wds. |
| 50% | OAS | 3 | The U.S. and Can. are in it |
| 49% | PATRICKMCENROE | 14 | Tennis champ who captained the US's Davis Cup team (2001-2010) and has been an ESPN commentator since 1995: 2 wds. |
| 49% | GEORGEMURPHY | 12 | American actor who served as the U.S. Senator from California and was also included in the Hollywood Walk of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 48% | 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. |
| 47% | DAVIDABRAMS | 11 | U.S. Army veteran who wrote the war novels "Fobbit" and "Brave Deeds" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | IDAHO | 5 | It borders six other U.S. states and Canada |
| 45% | OCANADA | 7 | National anthem for the US's northern neighbor: 2 wds. |
| 45% | WASHINGTONDC | 12 | The capital of the U.S.A: 2 wds. |
| 44% | KEVINPOWERS | 11 | U.S. Army veteran who wrote the war novels "The Yellow Birds" and "A Shout in the Ruins" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | ELLIOTACKERMAN | 14 | U.S. Marine Corps veteran who wrote the war novels "Green on Blue" and "Dark at the Crossings" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | ASIA | 4 | It borders the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans |
| 44% | HERBERTHOOVER | 13 | 31st President of the U.S. who had a successful mining business: 2 wds. |
| 44% | BILLCLINTON | 11 | U.S. president who wrote the novels "The President Is Missing" and "The President's Daughter" with 33-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | IRAN | 4 | It borders the Caspian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman |
| 42% | BARACKOBAMA | 11 | 44th President of the U.S. who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 42% | WOODROWWILSON | 13 | 28th President of the U.S. who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919: 2 wds. |
| 42% | JIMMYCARTER | 11 | 39th President of the U.S. who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002: 2 wds. |
| 42% | DCUNITED | 8 | Soccer team from the US capital that's won four MLS championships: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 42% | IOWA | 4 | It borders both the Missouri and the Mississippi rivers |
| 42% | LEGALAGE | 8 | 21, for buying alcohol in the US: 2 wds. |
| 42% | MEX | 3 | It's between Guat. and the U.S. |
| 40% | LITA | 4 | "She ___ candle and placed it on the altar.": 2 wds. |
| 40% | STEVELARGENT | 12 | Seattle Seahawks wide receiver who served in the U.S House of Representatives for Oklahoma during 1994-2002: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SOY | 3 | Its top producers are Brazil and the U.S. |
| 40% | BOBKNIGHT | 9 | Indiana University coach who led the US men's basketball team to Olympic gold in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 40% | NOLIE | 5 | "Really, it's the truth!": 2 wds. |
| 40% | EXITSIGN | 8 | It indicates the way out: 2 wds. |