| 100% | MESSES | 6 | States which are confused and full of problems |
| 73% | MESS | 4 | Situation that is confused and full of problems |
| 42% | CALIFORNIA | 10 | State which was a republic and had a bear flag in 1846 |
| 40% | GOLFBAG | 7 | A caddie carries this, which is full of clubs |
| 40% | ELLE | 4 | Fashion magazine which is competitor of Vogue and Cosmopolitan |
| 39% | ALASKA | 6 | State in which "Molly of Denali" is set |
| 39% | UBIETY | 6 | State of existing and being localized in space |
| 39% | MATTER | 6 | Solids, liquids and gases are states of __ |
| 38% | WYO | 3 | State in which most of Yellowstone Park is located (Abbr.) |
| 38% | SOLID | 5 | State of matter in which particle motion is the slowest |
| 38% | TAMILNADU | 9 | Indian state of which Chennai is the capital |
| 38% | UPS | 3 | 'Life is full of ___ and downs' |
| 38% | UPS | 3 | "Life is full of ___ and downs." |
| 38% | UPS | 3 | "Life is full of ___ and downs" |
| 38% | UPS | 3 | "Life is full of ___ and downs..." |
| 38% | HAPPINESS | 9 | State of being glad and satisfied |
| 38% | ORIOLE | 6 | State bird of Maryland, for which a baseball team was named |
| 37% | KANSAS | 6 | US state in which Topeka and Wichita are found |
| 37% | ACC | 3 | N.C. State and Duke are members of it |
| 37% | GEORGIA | 7 | State in which TV's "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" is set |
| 37% | BLACKSEA | 8 | Body of water on which Sochi and Varna are located |
| 37% | UTAH | 4 | The California gull is the state bird of which state? |
| 37% | STONE | 5 | The hard and solid material of which rock is made |
| 37% | WREATH | 6 | Popular Christmas decoration which is an arrangement of flowers, leaves and twigs on a ring |
| 37% | LANTERN | 7 | Jack-o'-___, which is a kind of carved pumpkin and a common sight on Halloween |
| 36% | IOWA | 4 | State where "Field of Dreams" and "The Bridges of Madison County" are set |
| 36% | IDENTITYTHEFT | 13 | Crime of which 17-, 26-, 51- and 59-Across are victims? |
| 36% | COSMOPOLITAN | 12 | Popular cocktail which was also the signature drink of Carrie Bradshaw from "Sex and the City" |
| 36% | NINTENDO | 8 | Japanese video game company which is famous for games like "Mario" and "The Legend of Zelda" |
| 36% | NETANYAHU | 9 | State leader who was recently indicted on charges of breach of trust and bribery |