| 100% | ANDREWJACKSON | 13 | The 7th US president and hero of the battle of New Orleans was 1st to be targeted for assassination |
| 38% | JACKSON | 7 | First US President to be the target of an assassination attempt (which failed), on January 30, 1835 |
| 34% | WOODROWWILSON | 13 | The 28th US President and leader of the progressive movement was the first attend a world series |
| 33% | YORK | 4 | New ___ City, U.S., home to the UN headquarters that is responsible for maintaining international peace and security |
| 31% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the first US president to be assassinated |
| 31% | NEWDEAL | 7 | Name given to the domestic policies of US president Franklin D Roosevelt for economic and social reform during his first term of office |
| 31% | ANDREWJACKSON | 13 | President and War of 1812 hero, for whom Mississippi's capital is named: 2 wds. |
| 31% | JOHNSON | 7 | He was US president for the first 20 days of 1969 |
| 31% | FDR | 3 | Initials of the only US president to be elected four times |
| 30% | ENGADGET | 8 | One of the highest-paid blogs in the world which is the go-to source for tech news and reviews |
| 30% | RAF | 3 | Heroes of the Battle of Britain, for short |
| 30% | CMS | 3 | Small measurements that are used both north and south of the US borders, for short |
| 29% | JAMESMADISON | 12 | U.S. president who was the first to have served in the House of Representatives, the first to have an inaugural ball, and the first to wear long pants instead of knee breeches (2 wds.) |
| 29% | EDEN | 4 | Site of "every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food" |
| 29% | HAYS | 4 | Will H —, US politician; president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America from 1922-45 |
| 29% | LINCOLN | 7 | Abraham ___, 16th President of the U.S.A. and the first to sport a beard in office |
| 29% | HARRISON | 8 | Benjamin ___, 23rd President of the U.S.A. and the fifth to sport a beard in office |
| 29% | WHITEHOUSEDOGS | 14 | What the starts of 21-, 26-, 40- and 50-Across are, for the presidents in their clues |
| 28% | JAMES | 5 | ___ A. Garfield, 20th President of the U.S.A. and the fourth to sport a beard in office |
| 28% | GRANT | 5 | Ulysses S. ___, 18th President of the U.S.A. and the second to sport a beard in office |
| 28% | USN | 3 | JFK was the first president to have served in this branch of the US Armed Forces |
| 28% | LBJ | 3 | Only politician in the 20th century, other than RMN, to have been president, VP and member of the House and Senate |
| 28% | JEANSEBERG | 10 | French New Wave star who was targeted by the FBI for her support of the Black Panthers |
| 28% | HOWE | 4 | Julia Ward ___, poet and activist known for writing the lyrics to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" |
| 28% | WILSON | 6 | Woodrow ___, 28th President of the U.S. and Nobel Peace Prize winner who was born in December |
| 28% | INDIEGOGO | 9 | Online platform that was one of the first websites to offer crowdfunding for business and personal goals |
| 28% | TIKTOK | 6 | App said to be partially responsible for the mega-success of “Old Town Road” and “Truth Hurts” |
| 28% | FRANCES | 7 | I was the former president of the NRDC and won the Rachel Carson Award in 2007 for my work as an environmentalist |
| 28% | BIERCE | 6 | Ambrose __, US wit and author of The New Decalogue |
| 28% | BIGEASY | 7 | Nickname for New Orleans, celebrated by the answers to the starred clues and suggested by the shaded squares |