| 100% | NEB | 3 | State in Tornado Alley: Abbr. |
| 71% | NEB | 3 | Tornado Alley state: Abbr. |
| 57% | TULSA | 5 | City in Tornado Alley |
| 53% | ORE | 3 | State in the Pacific Northwest: Abbr. |
| 53% | SSRS | 4 | States in an outdated atlas: Abbr. |
| 51% | IND | 3 | State in which "Parks & Recreation" is set: Abbr. |
| 50% | WIS | 3 | State in which "That '70s Show" was set: Abbr. |
| 50% | FLA | 3 | Atlantic state in two time zones: Abbr. |
| 50% | FLA | 3 | Southernmost state in the continental US: Abbr. |
| 50% | FLA | 3 | Flattest state in the U.S.: Abbr. |
| 50% | DAK | 3 | Abbr. in two state names |
| 49% | IDA | 3 | State in both the Mountain and Pacific time zones: Abbr. |
| 48% | ALA | 3 | State featured in the movie "Selma": Abbr. |
| 48% | PBA | 3 | Organization found in alleys: Abbr. |
| 47% | NCAR | 4 | State with the motto "First in Flight": Abbr. |
| 46% | CAL | 3 | State with five teams in the 84-Across: Abbr. |
| 46% | DEM | 3 | One in a blue state majority: Abbr. |
| 46% | CTU | 3 | Technical school in "The Centennial State": Abbr. |
| 46% | DEM | 3 | Likely electee in a blue state: Abbr. |
| 46% | GOP | 3 | Political group popular in red states: Abbr. |
| 46% | DMV | 3 | License-issuing agency, in some states: Abbr. |
| 46% | FLA | 3 | Fourth-largest state in population: Abbr. |
| 45% | ILL | 3 | State that Barack Obama represented in the US Senate: Abbr. |
| 45% | WVA | 3 | State mentioned in John Denver's song "Country Roads": Abbr. |
| 45% | URI | 3 | Flagship school in a New England state: Abbr. |
| 45% | PBA | 3 | Organization found in alleys with ten pins: Abbr. |
| 45% | PBA | 3 | Organization found in alleys with ten pins?: Abbr. |
| 45% | DMV | 3 | Driver's license issuer, in some states: Abbr. |
| 45% | DEM | 3 | Party that wins elections in blue states: Abbr. |
| 45% | PBA | 3 | Organization found in bowling alleys: Abbr. |