| 100% | LEE | 3 | One of two Virginia signers of the Declaration of Independence |
| 59% | LEE | 3 | Surname of two signers of the Declaration of Independence |
| 55% | SAMUELADAMS | 11 | Signer of the Declaration of Independence whose name was borrowed for a brand of specialty beers (2 wds.) |
| 55% | JOHNHANCOCK | 11 | Signer of the Declaration of Independence whose name was borrowed for an insurance/financial services company (2 wds.) |
| 55% | LEE | 3 | Declaration of Independence signer from Virginia |
| 53% | JOSIAHBARTLETT | 14 | Signer of the Declaration of Independence whose name was borrowed for a character on "The West Wing" (minus the last letter) (2 wds.) |
| 48% | NOSTRIL | 7 | One of two external openings of the nose |
| 48% | VENTRICLE | 9 | One of two lower chambers of the heart |
| 48% | THOMASJEFFERSON | 15 | Chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence |
| 48% | WHEN | 4 | First word of the Declaration of Independence |
| 46% | GOD | 3 | One of two words added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954 |
| 46% | JEFFERSON | 9 | President, drafted the Declaration of Independence |
| 46% | QUILL | 5 | Declaration of Independence signer? |
| 46% | RUTLEDGE | 8 | Declaration of Independence signer |
| 45% | TAN | 3 | One of two Crayola colors with the shortest name |
| 45% | TESTAMENT | 9 | One of two major divisions in the Christian Bible |
| 45% | ROBT | 4 | ___ Morris, signature on the Declaration of Independence |
| 45% | SAML | 4 | ___ Adams, signature on the Declaration of Independence |
| 45% | WYTHE | 5 | George who signed the Declaration of Independence |
| 45% | WITHERSPOON | 11 | Declaration of Independence signer John |
| 45% | HERA | 4 | One of the two losers in the Judgment of Paris |
| 45% | ARGONGAS | 8 | Substance used to preserve the Declaration of Independence |
| 45% | LEG | 3 | One of two adjoining the hypotenuse |
| 45% | VOCALCORD | 9 | One of two in the larynx |
| 45% | MAST | 4 | One of two on the Titanic |
| 45% | TONSIL | 6 | One of two in the throat |
| 45% | TROPIC | 6 | One of two circling the earth |
| 44% | IMEMINE | 7 | One of two Harrison compositions on the Beatles' "Let It Be" |
| 44% | WVA | 3 | One of two states formed during the U.S. Civil War |
| 44% | ALLMEN | 6 | They're "created equal," in the Declaration of Independence |