| 100% | IMONFIRE | 8 | Single from Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." |
| 72% | GLORYDAYS | 9 | The fifth single from Springsteen's album mentioned in 17a, about a man recollecting good times: 2 wds. |
| 68% | ONFIRE | 6 | I'm __, song from Springsteen's Born in the USA LP |
| 67% | OBAMA | 5 | Springsteen's podcast partner on "Renegades: Born in the U.S.A." |
| 66% | IMONFIRE | 8 | Springsteen hit between "Born in the U.S.A." and "Glory Days" |
| 61% | BORN | 4 | "__ in the U.S.A."; Springsteen hit |
| 61% | BORN | 4 | "___ in the U.S.A." (Bruce Springsteen hit) |
| 61% | BORN | 4 | "___ in the U.S.A." (Bruce Springsteen song) |
| 60% | HONDAACCORD | 11 | First car from a Japanese manufacturer to be made in the U.S. (1982) |
| 60% | BORN | 4 | "___ in the U.S.A." (hit by Bruce Springsteen) |
| 57% | BORN | 4 | "___ in the U.S.A.," 1984 Bruce Springsteen album that sold over 30 million copies |
| 56% | BODY | 4 | "Touch My ___," a song by Mariah Carey that made her the solo artist with most #1 singles in the U.S. |
| 56% | BORN | 4 | Bruce Springsteen's "___ in the U.S.A." |
| 56% | BORN | 4 | "___ in the U.S.A." (Springsteen album) |
| 55% | BLUE | 4 | A color in the U.S. flag |
| 55% | NUDE | 4 | Second single from Radiohead's album in 18a, that had a different title originally and was supposed to be part of the album "OK Computer" |
| 55% | EMANUELAX | 9 | Grammy-winning pianist born in the U.S.S.R. |
| 55% | PARTY | 5 | "___ in the U.S.A," hit song by Miley Cyrus from her album "The Time of Our Lives" |
| 54% | BLAMEITONYOU | 12 | Single from "9" by 40-Across that reached #1 on the U.S. Country Airplay charts in 2020 (4 wds.) |
| 54% | GOTWHATIGOT | 11 | Single from "9" by 40-Across that reached #1 on the U.S. Country Airplay charts in 2020 (4 wds.) |
| 54% | IMA | 3 | "___ long gone daddy in the U.S.A." (Springsteen lyric) |
| 53% | TAHOE | 5 | Lake ___, a Western lake in the U.S. |
| 53% | AMER | 4 | From the U.S. of A. |
| 53% | EASTERNCOUGAR | 13 | A subspecies of puma from North America which was formally declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 53% | BEAT | 4 | "___ It," a hit single from Michael Jackson's album in 16a that won a Grammy for "Record of the Year" |
| 53% | DDT | 3 | Target of a 1972 ban in the U.S. |
| 53% | USA | 3 | Springsteen's "Born in the ___" |
| 53% | USA | 3 | Springsteen's "Born in the __" |
| 52% | ELTON | 5 | John with 56 Top 40 singles in the U.S. |
| 52% | LTDS | 4 | Ford models sold in the U.S. from 1965-1986 |