| 100% | BATTLESHIP | 10 | It may have the name of a state |
| 61% | MIAMI | 5 | "Move to ___," hit song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias which has the name of a Florida city in its title |
| 60% | SASH | 4 | Accessory that may have a state name on it |
| 57% | MAT | 3 | It might have the family name on it |
| 57% | BUTTERCUP | 9 | Flower that has the name of a green PowerPuff Girl |
| 56% | HAWAII | 6 | "Blue ___," hit song that was used in Elvis Presley's titular movie which has the name of Barack Obama's birth state in its title |
| 55% | TSK | 3 | It might accompany the wag of a finger |
| 55% | IDTAG | 5 | It may have a pet name |
| 55% | IDTAG | 5 | It might have a pet name |
| 55% | CHARLESTON | 10 | The Capital of the only US state to have its sovereignty proclaimed by a president |
| 55% | TOURNAMENT | 10 | It may have a number of seeds |
| 55% | DOSSIER | 7 | It may have a lot of intelligence |
| 55% | MENU | 4 | It may have a list of dishes |
| 55% | ENV | 3 | It might have a street name: Abbr |
| 55% | ENV | 3 | It might have a street name: Abbr. |
| 55% | EPIC | 4 | It might have a lot of extras |
| 54% | TOWN | 4 | It may have a square in the middle |
| 54% | TENT | 4 | It may have a mess in the Army |
| 54% | DELI | 4 | What may have the makings of a hero? |
| 54% | CEREAL | 6 | It might have a game on the back |
| 54% | BOARDGAME | 9 | It might have a lot of moving pieces |
| 54% | SASE | 4 | It may have a row of 28-Down, briefly |
| 53% | DELI | 4 | It has the makings of a hero |
| 53% | BULLET | 6 | Bit of ammo that one might want to "dodge" and has a "bull" in its name |
| 53% | CMA | 3 | Group that has named Garth Brooks its Entertainer of the Year a record seven times: Abbr. |
| 53% | ADO | 3 | Suffix with color to form the name of a U.S. state |
| 53% | HAIL | 4 | It may be the size of a golf ball, baseball, or softball |
| 52% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal direction that’s not in the name of a U.S. state |
| 52% | ENDTABLE | 8 | It might have a lamp or a stack of books on it |
| 52% | AGE | 3 | It may equal the number of candles on a cake |