| 100% | MEMORIES | 8 | Opening croon of “The Way We Were” |
| 67% | ONEAL | 5 | Patrick of "The Way We Were" |
| 61% | NOSTALGIA | 9 | Fondness for the way we were |
| 59% | BILLYJOEL | 9 | US singer of Just the Way You Are and Piano Man |
| 57% | TOMKITE | 7 | '92 US Open Champion who was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004 |
| 55% | ONEAL | 5 | Patrick —, actor whose roles included George Bissinger in film drama The Way We Were |
| 55% | MEMORIES | 8 | First word of the Barbra Streisand song "The Way We Were" |
| 54% | BILLIEJEANKING | 14 | Winner of four US Open Women's Singles championships, for whom the USTA National Tennis Center is named (3 wds.) |
| 54% | ALAN | 4 | "The Way We Were" writer Bergman |
| 54% | FORESTHILLS | 11 | *Former Queens home of the US Open |
| 54% | PAYNESTEWART | 12 | 1991 winner of the US Open Championship |
| 53% | FLUSHING | 8 | __ Meadows, home of the US Open tennis tournament |
| 53% | ASHE | 4 | Arthur ___ Stadium, main venue of the US Open |
| 53% | COCOGAUFF | 9 | Winner of the 2023 US Open |
| 52% | FACEUP | 6 | The way cards are shown at the end of a hand |
| 52% | MIDWEST | 7 | Part of the US where Michigan and Missouri are |
| 52% | MIDWEST | 7 | Part of the US where Nebraska and Michigan are |
| 51% | FDR | 3 | Initials of the US president who was elected four times |
| 51% | EDT | 3 | The tennis US Open is played on it |
| 51% | ARTHURASHE | 10 | Winner of the first US Open Men's Singles championship (1968), for whom the largest stadium at the USTA National Tennis Center is named (2 wds.) |
| 51% | START | 5 | Be part of the opening lineup |
| 51% | STRANGE | 7 | Curtis —, golfer; 1988 and 1989 winner of the US Open Championship |
| 50% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the first US president to be assassinated |
| 50% | WISCONSIN | 9 | The largest city of this US state is Milwaukee |
| 50% | MCKINLEY | 8 | Was president of the US in 1900 |
| 50% | FDR | 3 | Initials of the US president in office when Pearl Harbor was attacked |
| 50% | RATTLE | 6 | The sidewinder is a type of __ snake from the US |
| 50% | LPGATOUR | 8 | The U.S. Women's Open is part of it |
| 50% | LINCOLN | 7 | US president who is in the Wrestling Hall of Fame |
| 50% | HAWAII | 6 | Honolulu is the capital of this US state |