| 100% | SIXTH | 5 | Position for John Quincy Adams, the letter F and Saturn |
| 38% | LOUISAS | 7 | Mrs. John Quincy Adams and others |
| 37% | SIXTH | 5 | Position for F or Saturn |
| 35% | THEMONROEDOCTRINE | 17 | John Quincy Adams, as U.S. secretary of state, was the man who actually drafted … |
| 34% | USS | 3 | Letters before John F. Kennedy and Constitution |
| 34% | FOXTROT | 7 | Code word for the letter F |
| 33% | OPERA | 5 | John Adams's 2022 work "Antony and Cleopatra," for one |
| 33% | JAGS | 4 | The E-Pace and the F-Type, for short |
| 33% | THEKORAN | 8 | Book including Adam, Moses and John the Baptist |
| 33% | ERA | 3 | Camelot ___ (term for the John F. Kennedy presidency) |
| 32% | FLANKER | 7 | Rugby position near the sidelines responsible for running and tackling |
| 32% | FOXTROT | 7 | Military code for the letter F or a couples' dance |
| 31% | AAA | 3 | Sound of the letter "A" that stands for "affectionate" and "attentive" (qualities of a dad) |
| 31% | ONETERM | 7 | Something John Adams and John Quincy Adams each had |
| 31% | NATURALLAW | 10 | Basis for the rights to life and liberty, to John Locke |
| 31% | BEANSTALK | 9 | Storied locale for the circled letters in 8- and 65-Across |
| 31% | BOOKENDS | 8 | Supports for some volumes, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 31% | TESH | 4 | John who hosts the radio and TV show "Intelligence for Your Life" |
| 31% | EXTREMEMEASURES | 15 | Desperate situations call for them, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 31% | SON | 3 | John Quincy Adams, to John Adams |
| 31% | CONGRESSMAN | 11 | John Quincy Adams' post-presidential job |
| 30% | LOUISA | 6 | Mrs. John Quincy Adams |
| 30% | BILLIE | 6 | ___ and Debbie, Presidential pet hamsters that belonged to the 35th POTUS, John F. Kennedy |
| 30% | SHRUB | 5 | Synonym for bush that contains the letters B, U, S, and H |
| 29% | EFF | 3 | The letter F written out as a word |
| 29% | SCOTT | 5 | F. ___ Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda, who exchanged many endearing letters to one another over the years |
| 29% | DOCK | 4 | & 22A The —, 1957 radio play by John Mortimer later adapted for television and the stage |
| 29% | DOCK | 4 | & 22A The -, 1957 radio play by John Mortimer later adapted for television and the stage |
| 29% | CANTBUYMELOVE | 13 | 1964 #1 song for The Beatles written by 46-Across and John Lennon (4 wds.) |