| 100% | FLAGDAY | 7 | June 14 celebration in all 50 U.S. states, which is hinted at in the names of the state trees in this puzzle (2 wds.) |
| 35% | LITTLEBIRD | 10 | Annie Lennox number featured in "Bram Stoker's Dracula" which she sang at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympics in London: 2 wds. |
| 34% | CASTAVOTE | 9 | What many Americans will do on 17-Across (as hinted at by highlighting all the V's in this puzzle's answer) |
| 34% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal direction that’s not in the name of a U.S. state |
| 33% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal direction that does not appear in the name of a U.S. state |
| 33% | 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. |
| 33% | SDAK | 4 | Only U.S. state in which the name of the state and its capital share no letters: Abbr. |
| 33% | MOUNTMCKINLEY | 13 | The former name of Denali, the tallest peak in North America which is situated in Alaska: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the man (born 2/12/1809) who gave the address at 18-Across, issued the 28-Across/45-Across, was the first elected president of the 60-Across Party, and whose name can be found in this puzzle's main diagonal |
| 33% | MASS | 4 | Boston is the Capital of this US State in the northeastern U.S. |
| 33% | PRIDEPARADE | 11 | June celebration ... which is depicted in this puzzle's circled squares? |
| 33% | GREENGABLES | 11 | Name of the Cuthbert farmstead in Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic novel that 18-Across is based on: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MIAWASIKOWSKA | 13 | Actress who played the daughter of 14- and 32-Across in "The Kids Are All Right": 2 wds. |
| 33% | THEOFFICE | 9 | Steve Carell's TV series which was adapted from a BBC series of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 33% | WEST | 4 | The half of the keyboard on which all of this puzzle's answers can be typed |
| 32% | FIFTHHARMONY | 12 | "Havana" hitmaker Camila Cabello was a part of this American girl group which came in third in the second season of "The X Factor": 2 wds. |
| 32% | JULIANNEMOORE | 13 | Portrayer of 14-Across' spouse in "The Kids Are All Right": 2 wds. |
| 32% | BREAKINGBAD | 11 | #3 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time (as of 2016) ... and a hint to what the black squares are doing in four rows of this puzzle |
| 32% | STEPHENCOLBERT | 14 | Author of a satirical book whose title consists of five U.S. state abbreviations (and is hidden in this puzzle) |
| 32% | MANSFIELDPARK | 13 | Jane Austen's novel published in 1814 which is the story of the protagonist Fanny Price: 2 wds. |
| 32% | GOTUP | 5 | "I ___ at six in the morning" (was no more in a state of slumber): 2 wds. |
| 32% | ELM | 3 | Over 50% of the trees in NYC's Central Park are of this variety |
| 31% | JENNIFERLOPEZ | 13 | "Let's Get Loud" singer who was named Glamour Woman of the Year in 1999 and 2011: 2 wds. |
| 31% | WOODSTOCK | 9 | Event of August 15-18, 1969, at which the six musicians in this puzzle performed |
| 31% | BOJACKSON | 9 | Former NFL player to be named All-Star in both football and baseball who is considered one of the greatest RBs ever: 2 wds. |
| 31% | UEL | 3 | First name of the NW Missouri State U. president (1921-45) after which Maryville's Lamkin Activity Center is named |
| 31% | ANDRETTI | 8 | Mario ___, all-time great racing driver who was named the U.S. Driver of the Year in 3 separate decades |
| 31% | REALMADRID | 10 | Spanish professional football club which was recognised as the FIFA Club of the century in the year 2000: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SUNISALEE | 9 | US gymnast who won gold in women's individual all-around at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ASHRAM | 6 | In the Mahabharata, it's stated that a youthful Krishna was sent to see Sand?pan? Muni at one of these |