| 100% | MLK | 3 | Rev. who delivered the "I have a dream" speech |
| 74% | MLK | 3 | He delivered the "I have a dream ..." speech: Abbr. |
| 74% | MLK | 3 | He delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech: Abbr. |
| 62% | MLK | 3 | Initials of the civil rights leader who gave the "I have a dream" speech |
| 61% | KINGSMENTION | 12 | Passing reference in the "I Have a Dream" speech? |
| 60% | DRKING | 6 | Deliverer of the "I Have a Dream" speech, informally |
| 52% | MLK | 3 | "I Have a Dream" speech giver: Abbr. |
| 51% | FREEATLAST | 10 | Final words of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech ... or a hint to the endings of 17-, 24-, 39- and 49-Across |
| 50% | FREEATLAST | 10 | Spiritual referenced in King's "I Have a Dream" speech |
| 50% | FREEATLAST | 10 | Final words of MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech |
| 49% | FREEATLAST | 10 | Spiritual lyric quoted in King's "I Have a Dream" speech |
| 49% | FREEATLAST | 10 | Spiritual cited aspirationally in King's "I Have a Dream" speech |
| 49% | LETFREEDOMRING | 14 | Repeated phrase in Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech |
| 48% | PETESEEGER | 10 | "If I Had a Hammer" folk singer who received the Woody Guthrie Prize in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 48% | LETFREEDOMRING | 14 | Repeated phrase in Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech |
| 48% | FREEATLAST | 10 | Final words of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech |
| 46% | BRANDO | 6 | Marlon who delivered the classic film line "I coulda been a contender" |
| 45% | KING | 4 | Who delivered the speech "When Peace Becomes Obnoxious" |
| 44% | WASHINGTONDC | 12 | City where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech and where his national memorial is located (2 wds.) |
| 44% | MLK | 3 | American civil rights activist famous for the speech, "I have A Dream": Abbr |
| 44% | MLK | 3 | ___ Day (January holiday to celebrate the "I Have a Dream" orator): Abbr. |
| 42% | MLK | 3 | "I have a dream" monogram |
| 42% | MLK | 3 | "I have a dream" initials |
| 42% | KING | 4 | "I have a dream" speaker |
| 42% | MLK | 3 | “I Have a Dream” monogram |
| 42% | KING | 4 | “I have a dream” speaker |
| 42% | MLKJR | 5 | Jan. honoree who delivered the 1957 “Give Us the Ballot” speech |
| 42% | SWAYZE | 6 | Actor who delivered the line "Nobody puts Baby in a corner" |
| 41% | MLK | 3 | "I have a dream" speaker: Abbr. |
| 41% | MLK | 3 | "I Have a Dream" activist: Abbr. |