| 100% | IDAHOS | 6 | Potatoes from a certain state |
| 75% | IDAHOES | 7 | Potatoes from a Northwest state |
| 58% | STAY | 4 | Remain in a certain state |
| 57% | INONESENSE | 10 | From a certain angle |
| 54% | BBS | 3 | Shot from a certain gun |
| 54% | DELEGATION | 10 | Convention group from a state |
| 53% | ACAI | 4 | Fruit from a certain palm tree |
| 52% | ENFRANCAIS | 10 | Admonishment from a certain language-class instructor |
| 52% | IOWANS | 6 | People from a Midwestern state |
| 52% | THAW | 4 | Melt from a frozen state |
| 52% | AWAKEN | 6 | Rouse from a sleeping state |
| 52% | SOLIDIFY | 8 | Harden from a liquid state |
| 51% | MILKMOUSTACHE | 13 | "Facial hair" that results from a certain drink |
| 49% | GOVERNS | 7 | Leads, as from a state capital |
| 48% | TEXACOSTAR | 10 | Company logo derived from a state symbol |
| 48% | LETTERSTODEARFLABBY | 19 | Syndicated advice column from a couch potato? |
| 48% | IDAHO | 5 | State with a Potato Museum |
| 47% | SEN | 3 | Either of two politicians from a state: Abbr. |
| 47% | IDAHO | 5 | State with a panhandle and potatoes |
| 47% | SEN | 3 | One of two politicians elected from a state: Abbr. |
| 46% | IDAHO | 5 | State that produces a lot of potatoes |
| 46% | LEFTS | 5 | Certain jabs from a boxer |
| 46% | SEN | 3 | One of two Federal government officials from a state: Abbr. |
| 45% | SOLIDIFY | 8 | Become hard from a liquid state |
| 45% | KNISH | 5 | Potato dumpling from a deli, perhaps |
| 45% | IDAHO | 5 | State with a New Year's Eve Potato Drop |
| 44% | EXTRADITE | 9 | Obtain, as a suspect, from another state |
| 44% | PEEL | 4 | Remove the skin from, as a potato |
| 44% | WISCONSIN | 9 | State where someone wearing a "cheesehead hat" likely comes from |
| 44% | GEORGIANS | 9 | Those from a US state or an East European country |