| 100% | STATES | 6 | The contiguous 48 |
| 88% | ARIZONA | 7 | Last of the contiguous 48 |
| 51% | SYSTEM | 6 | The "S" of 48-Across |
| 51% | SALEM | 5 | Westernmost state capital in the contiguous United States |
| 50% | MRS | 3 | 48-Across, north of the border |
| 50% | TEXAS | 5 | Largest of the 48 |
| 50% | CENTRAL | 7 | Alphabetically first time zone in the contiguous U.S. |
| 49% | COUSINS | 7 | The children of your 48-Down, say |
| 48% | FLA | 3 | Southernmost of the 48 sts. |
| 47% | NASAL | 5 | Like the singing of 48 Down |
| 47% | IBIS | 4 | Sacred 48-Across of the Nile |
| 47% | DRYSTATES | 9 | All 48, following the Volstead Act |
| 47% | YODA | 4 | Speaker of the 48-Across line |
| 47% | SMILE | 5 | Say "cheese" for the 48-Across |
| 46% | OAHU | 4 | Birthplace of the only U.S. president born outside the contiguous 48 states |
| 46% | OUTRO | 5 | The one in "Layla" lasts 3 minutes 48 seconds |
| 46% | IVAN | 4 | One of the least-liked 48 Across |
| 46% | SAMOA | 5 | Home to the 48-Across of Savaii |
| 46% | VESTIGIAL | 9 | Like the "legs" on a 48-Down |
| 46% | STANDARDTIME | 12 | *It's divided into four zones in the contiguous U.S. states |
| 45% | STATESIDE | 9 | In the lower 48, maybe |
| 45% | KANSAS | 6 | The geographic center of the 48 states is in it |
| 44% | THE | 3 | With 48-Down, seat of the Dutch parliament |
| 44% | ASIA | 4 | Continent with 48 countries, according to the UN |
| 44% | ONO | 3 | Yoko who was the subject of 48-Down |
| 44% | CAESAREAN | 9 | Like the Roman Empire around 48 B.C. |
| 44% | BATON | 5 | *With 48-Across, capital city on the Mississippi |
| 43% | POR | 3 | With 48-Down, for example, south of the border |
| 43% | BOOKYOURSEATNOW | 15 | With 48-Across, practical advice for attending the lecture |
| 43% | DREAM | 5 | With 48-Across, fabled squad of the 1992 Olympics |