| 100% | ARTS | 4 | National Medal of ___ (honor bestowed by the president) |
| 67% | HONOR | 5 | Medal of ___ (military award bestowed by the US president) |
| 58% | DOOLITTLE | 9 | Jimmy awarded the Medal of Honor by FDR |
| 57% | LIBERTYMEDAL | 12 | Annual award bestowed by the National Constitution Center to recognize leadership in the pursuit of freedom (2 wds.) |
| 57% | OBIEAWARDS | 10 | Honors bestowed by the American Theatre Wing |
| 54% | ANWARSADAT | 10 | Person that President Trump honored in 2018 by awarding (posthumously) the Congressional Gold Medal |
| 51% | EMMY | 4 | Award bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| 50% | LINCOLN | 7 | ___ Memorial, national memorial in Washington D.C. that was built in honor of the 16th President of the United States |
| 49% | BILLCLINTON | 11 | The National Moment of Remembrance Act was passed by the Congress in 2000 during the tenure of this President: 2 wds. |
| 48% | IMAGE | 5 | ___ Award (honor bestowed by the NAACP) |
| 48% | FIRSTLADY | 9 | Title held by the wife of a US president |
| 47% | NEA | 3 | Mary Anne Carter was appointed last year by the President as chairperson of this agency |
| 46% | KING | 4 | Leader memorialized by the Stone of Hope statue near the National Mall |
| 45% | ODETTA | 6 | Singer awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1999 |
| 45% | STANTON | 7 | First president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association |
| 45% | SONIA | 5 | ___ Gandhi, longest-serving president of the Indian National Congress |
| 44% | PHON | 4 | Unit of loudness used by the American National Standards Institute |
| 44% | BARACKOBAMA | 11 | U.S. President who awarded Rita Moreno the National Medal of Arts in 2009 (2 wds.) |
| 44% | OBE | 3 | Honor bestowed by Eliz. |
| 44% | WARHERO | 7 | Medal of Honor recipient |
| 44% | HERO | 4 | Medal of honor recipient |
| 44% | HEROES | 6 | Medal of Honor recipients |
| 44% | JACKSONTELLER | 13 | President of the 46-Across Motorcycle Club played by 15-Across (2 wds.) |
| 43% | OBE | 3 | Honor bestowed by 53-Down |
| 43% | OBE | 3 | Honor bestowed by Queen Eliz. |
| 43% | BRAVEMAN | 8 | Medal of Honor recipient, say |
| 43% | ALPERT | 6 | Herb honored with a National Medal of Arts in 2013 |
| 43% | LBJ | 3 | Initials of the president played by Tom Wilkinson in "Selma" |
| 43% | BRICKS | 6 | Items that have been produced by the billions by this Danish National Toy Hall of Fame member |
| 42% | OSSIE | 5 | National Medal of Arts winner Davis |