| 100% | ILLINOIS | 8 | State with the nickname "Land of Lincoln" |
| 98% | ILL | 3 | State with the nickname "Land of Lincoln": Abbr. |
| 66% | IDA | 3 | State with the highest % of land held by the Forest Service |
| 62% | ILLINOIS | 8 | State nicknamed "Land of Lincoln" |
| 59% | ARBITER | 7 | Mosquito from the state nicknamed Land of Opportunity? |
| 58% | UTAH | 4 | State with the Angels Landing |
| 57% | IDAHO | 5 | State with the shortest Canadian land border |
| 56% | INDIANA | 7 | State with the motto “The Crossroads of America” |
| 54% | MINNESOTA | 9 | State nicknamed the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" |
| 54% | BLUESKY | 7 | Land of the __, nickname for Mongolia |
| 54% | HELMSLEY | 8 | Businesswoman with the nickname Queen of Mean |
| 53% | INDIANA | 7 | Midwestern US state with the motto "The Crossroads of America" |
| 53% | MEXICO | 6 | US state with the name of country in it, New __ |
| 53% | RISINGSUN | 9 | Land of the __, Japan's early morning nickname |
| 52% | DURAN | 5 | Boxer Roberto with the nickname Manos de Piedra (Hands of Stone) |
| 52% | COLUMBUS | 8 | State capital with the nickname "Arch City" |
| 51% | GEM | 3 | The ___ State ("precious" nickname of Idaho) |
| 51% | OHIO | 4 | State with four of the 100 largest cities in the US |
| 51% | EPA | 3 | Org. with the Office of Land and Emergency Management |
| 51% | JAYZ | 4 | Rapper with the #1 hit "Empire State of Mind" |
| 51% | FIGHTINGILLINI | 14 | College team from the land of Lincoln |
| 50% | FAB | 3 | With 1-Across, nickname of the Beatles |
| 50% | ONE | 3 | Number of states with the letter J |
| 50% | ILLINOIS | 8 | "Land of Lincoln" state |
| 50% | TEXAS | 5 | State with three of the 10 most populous cities in the US |
| 50% | JAYZ | 4 | Rapper with the #1 hit "Empire State of Mind": Hyph. |
| 50% | HOTLANTA | 8 | Nickname for the capital of the Peach State |
| 50% | IRAQ | 4 | Land with a bit of the Fertile Crescent |
| 50% | HYDRATION | 9 | The state of being supplied with enough water |
| 50% | SHOWMESTATE | 11 | Borderer of the Land of Lincoln |