| 100% | REDWHITEANDBLUE | 15 | U.S. flag, with "the" |
| 91% | OLD | 3 | With 33-Down, the U.S. flag, affectionately |
| 87% | OHIO | 4 | Columbus's state with the only U.S. state flag that is not rectangular |
| 81% | OHIO | 4 | The only US state with a non-rectangular flag |
| 80% | BETSYROSS | 9 | Woman credited with sewing the first US flag |
| 80% | SPANGLED | 8 | Covered with sparkly stars, like the US flag |
| 76% | WHOLENINEMETERS | 15 | With "the," everything outside the U.S.? |
| 74% | ALASKA | 6 | U.S. state with the longest coastline |
| 73% | TENSPOT | 7 | One with the backing of the U.S. Treasury? |
| 73% | UCLA | 4 | Sch. with the most applications in the U.S. |
| 73% | FTRILEY | 7 | Kansas mil. reservation with the U.S. Cavalry Museum |
| 73% | BULOVA | 6 | Watchmaker with the first U.S. TV commercial, 1941 |
| 73% | NEWMEXICO | 9 | U.S. state with the oldest capital city |
| 73% | OBAMA | 5 | U.S. president with the most southerly birthplace |
| 73% | ALASKA | 6 | U.S. state with the lowest population density |
| 72% | GUAM | 4 | U.S. territory with a palm tree on its flag |
| 72% | AARP | 4 | Org. with the largest-circulation magazine in the U.S. |
| 72% | AARP | 4 | Org. with the highest-circulating mag in the U.S. |
| 72% | ATLANTA | 7 | U.S. city with the world's busiest airport |
| 72% | NEVADA | 6 | U.S. state with the lowest average annual rainfall |
| 71% | GUAM | 4 | U.S. island territory with a palm tree on its flag |
| 71% | IBM | 3 | Company with the most U.S. patents per year since 1993 |
| 71% | WARRENG | 7 | Rapper who shares his name with the 29th U.S. president |
| 71% | ALASKA | 6 | U.S. state with the highest percentage of Native residents |
| 71% | OHIO | 4 | Only U.S. state with a nonrectangular flag |
| 70% | FRAMERS | 7 | Architects of the U.S. Constitution, with "the" |
| 70% | HILL | 4 | Metonym for the U.S. Congress, with "the" |
| 70% | NATO | 4 | Post-WWII military alliance with the U.S. and U.K.: Abbr. |
| 70% | COLORADOPLATEAU | 15 | Region with the highest concentration of national parks in the U.S. |
| 70% | AUS | 3 | Country with the eighth-largest immigrant population after the U.S.: Abbr. |