| 100% | ARGONGAS | 8 | Substance used to preserve the Declaration of Independence |
| 52% | DYE | 3 | A substance used to change the hue of something |
| 48% | ADDITIVES | 9 | Substances used to preserve food |
| 47% | ADDITIVE | 8 | Substance used to preserve food for example |
| 47% | JEFFERSON | 9 | President, drafted the Declaration of Independence |
| 46% | ROBT | 4 | ___ Morris, signature on the Declaration of Independence |
| 46% | SAML | 4 | ___ Adams, signature on the Declaration of Independence |
| 46% | WYTHE | 5 | George who signed the Declaration of Independence |
| 45% | ALLMEN | 6 | They're "created equal," in the Declaration of Independence |
| 45% | STAINREMOVER | 12 | Substance used to get rid of splotches |
| 44% | GOD | 3 | Word in the Declaration of Independence but not the Constitution |
| 44% | EQUAL | 5 | How all men are created, per the Declaration of Independence |
| 44% | SAML | 4 | With 72-Down, a signature on the Declaration of Independence |
| 44% | XXXX | 4 | Founding Father Stone, as he signed the Declaration of Independence |
| 44% | THOS | 4 | Heyward, Stone or Nelson, as each signed the Declaration of Independence |
| 44% | NPR | 3 | Media org. that tweets the Declaration of Independence on July 4 |
| 43% | TWOS | 4 | U.S. bills that depict the Declaration of Independence signing on their backs |
| 42% | MEMORIAL | 8 | Something to preserve the memory of a person |
| 41% | THOMASJEFFERSON | 15 | Chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence |
| 41% | WHEN | 4 | First word of the Declaration of Independence |
| 41% | NEE | 3 | Used to indicate the maiden name of a married woman |
| 40% | BANKRUPT | 8 | Legal declaration of the inability to pay debts |
| 40% | ACRE | 4 | Unit used to measure the size of cropland |
| 40% | NARD | 4 | Oil used to anoint the feet of Jesus |
| 40% | DYES | 4 | Colors used to change the appearance of fabrics |
| 40% | DECIBELS | 8 | Units used to measure the intensity of sound |
| 40% | TOE | 3 | Digit used to test the temperature of water |
| 40% | FELT | 4 | Material used to make the outside of Muppets |
| 40% | ACLU | 4 | Nonprofit organization that strives to preserve the rights and liberties of Americans: Abbr. |
| 40% | VANES | 5 | Devices used to indicate the direction of the wind |