| 100% | HOGNOSE | 7 | Southern __ snake is a harmless species in the US |
| 46% | BASEBALL | 8 | Team sport originating in the US whose playing field is known as a diamond |
| 46% | VOTE | 4 | November 8 is a crucial midterm in the US, please register and ___ |
| 45% | ANTEATER | 8 | What the southern tamandua is a species of |
| 44% | OPEC | 4 | The U.A.E. is in it |
| 44% | RATTLE | 6 | The sidewinder is a type of __ snake from the US |
| 41% | RECKLESS | 8 | __ driving is a major traffic violation in the US |
| 41% | CHEROKEE | 8 | Member of a Native American people formerly of the southern US now living chiefly in Oklahoma |
| 40% | HERE | 4 | In the place we are |
| 40% | GALLONS | 7 | In the US, gasoline is sold in these liquid units |
| 40% | PATTON | 6 | U.S. general who was a pentathlete in the 1912 Olympics |
| 40% | CHEROKEE | 8 | Member of a Native American people formerly of the southern US who now live chiefly in Oklahoma |
| 40% | ALABAMA | 7 | Montgomery's state that was the first US state to recognize Christmas as a holiday in 1836 |
| 40% | EDNALEWIS | 9 | Chef who specialized in Southern cooking who was commemorated on a 2014 U.S. stamp (2 wds.) |
| 40% | NATO | 4 | The U.S. is in it |
| 40% | ANNOY | 5 | Be a pain in the neck |
| 40% | ROBOFABASEHIT | 13 | Be a thief in the outfield? |
| 40% | STEALTHEIRSIGNS | 15 | Be a thief in the dugout? |
| 40% | SHERIFF | 7 | In the US, the chief law-enforcement officer in a county |
| 40% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose first hit in the US was "Waterloo" |
| 40% | LOON | 4 | Bird known in the U.K. as a diver |
| 39% | ALA | 3 | In the manner of a US city |
| 39% | BURGER | 6 | In The Simpsons, Krusty __ is a restaurant |
| 39% | ANNOY | 5 | Be a thorn in the side of |
| 39% | IRK | 3 | Be a thorn in the side of |
| 39% | TWOCENTS | 8 | In the US, what one's opinion is said to be worth |
| 39% | TIMDUNCAN | 9 | Spurs power forward for 19 years, who was a top U.S. swimmer in the 400m freestyle before shifting to basketball: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SIA | 3 | Australian whose first big hit in the US was "Chandelier" |
| 39% | NATO | 4 | The U.K. is a member of it |
| 39% | HOUSEELF | 8 | In the Harry Potter novels, Dobby is a __ |