| 100% | GEORGESCHULTZ | 13 | Secretary of State who was in office when the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was signed with Mikhail Gorbachev |
| 38% | HENRYKISSINGER | 14 | Secretary of State who was in office during Operation Condor |
| 31% | ALEXANDERHAIG | 13 | Secretary of State who suggested a "nuclear warning shot" in Europe would deter the Soviet Union |
| 31% | HILLARYCLINTON | 14 | Secretary of State who was the first to visit Burma since 1955 |
| 30% | JAMESGARFIELD | 13 | 20th President of the United States, who was shot after being in office for only 200 days: 2 wds. |
| 30% | MINDYKALING | 11 | "The Office" actress who was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | MIA | 3 | With 24-Down, superstar who is in the National Soccer Hall of Fame |
| 28% | ALEXANDERHAIG | 13 | US Secretary of State who announced "I am in control here" after President Reagan was shot: 2 wds. |
| 28% | FDR | 3 | Initials of the US president in office when Pearl Harbor was attacked |
| 28% | THEMONROEDOCTRINE | 17 | John Quincy Adams, as U.S. secretary of state, was the man who actually drafted … |
| 28% | DEANRUSK | 8 | U.S. secretary of state tied for the second-longest time in office |
| 27% | HAIG | 4 | Reagan's Secretary of State Alexander ___, who notably said "I am in control here" |
| 27% | JACKIEKENNEDY | 13 | Former First Lady of the United States who was born in July (2 wds.) |
| 27% | IRVIN | 5 | Football Hall of Famer Michael who was on "Dancing With the Stars" in 2009 |
| 27% | RICE | 4 | Condoleezza who was the first female African-American secretary of state |
| 27% | ANDRE | 5 | ___ Iguodala, Golden State Warriors player who was the recipient of the NBA Finals MVP in 2015 |
| 26% | VERSAILLES | 10 | City in Yvelines, France where the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783 |
| 26% | VERSAILLES | 10 | City in Yvelines, France, where the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783 |
| 26% | NEIL | 4 | ___ Armstrong, astronaut who was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 |
| 26% | PHARRELL | 8 | With 42-Across, "Happy" singer who was voted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2020 |
| 26% | VIN | 3 | ___ Scully, retired sportscaster who was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 |
| 26% | CURIUM | 6 | Element with atomic number 96 which was named after scientists who were extensively involved in the field of radioactivity |
| 26% | SEWARD | 6 | Secretary of state who negotiated the Alaska Purchase |
| 26% | AARON | 5 | With 30-Across, New York Yankees slugger who was Time's Athlete of the Year in 2022 |
| 26% | LEWISCARROLL | 12 | Writer who was the source of all the words with asterisked clues in this puzzle |
| 26% | HOWARD | 6 | Dwight ___, basketballer who is one of the players with the most rebounds in NBA history |
| 26% | GRACE | 5 | ___ Hopper, computer scientist who was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 2016 |
| 26% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of the ex-Yankee who once was in a relationship with J.Lo: Hyph. |
| 26% | TRUMAN | 6 | With 33-Across, friend of 15-Across who was the basis for Dill in "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 26% | KARL | 4 | ___ Malone, former basketballer who is one of the players with the most rebounds in NBA history |