| 100% | PIERRE | 6 | U.S. state capital that rhymes with 9-Across (not 7-Across!) |
| 67% | BOISE | 5 | U.S. state capital that rhymes with 1-Down |
| 46% | SANTAFE | 7 | U.S. state capital with the highest altitude (7,200 feet) |
| 46% | OHIO | 4 | Columbus's state with the only U.S. state flag that is not rectangular |
| 46% | LOON | 4 | Minnesota's state bird that rhymes with "moon" |
| 44% | BOSTON | 6 | With 32-Across, NHL team that plays in Massachusetts's state capital |
| 43% | SALEM | 5 | Continental U.S. state capital that's closest to the Pacific |
| 43% | TWO | 3 | Number of U.S. state names that start with a V |
| 43% | OAHU | 4 | Island with a U.S. state capital |
| 42% | TOPEKA | 6 | Capital that ends with its state's first two letters |
| 42% | DES | 3 | French word that starts a U.S. state capital |
| 42% | MAIN | 4 | Common street name that rhymes with Augusta's state |
| 41% | ANAPOLIS | 8 | Brazilian city that sounds like a U.S. state capital |
| 41% | NEWMEXICO | 9 | U.S. state with the oldest capital city |
| 41% | POTATO | 6 | Food that rhymes with 13 Across |
| 41% | TOMATO | 6 | Food that rhymes with 20 Across |
| 41% | ANAPOLIS | 8 | Brazilian city name that sounds like a U.S. state capital |
| 41% | OHIO | 4 | U.S. state that starts and ends with O |
| 41% | THREE | 5 | Number of U.S. states that start with "C" |
| 41% | OH | 2 | With 7-Across, "That's not good!" |
| 40% | ANAPOLIS | 8 | Brazilian city with a similar name to a U.S. state capital |
| 40% | GEORGIA | 7 | U.S. state that shares its name with a country |
| 40% | ONE | 3 | Number of U.S. states that start with a D |
| 40% | UTAH | 4 | Only U.S. state with a three-word capital |
| 40% | ONE | 3 | Number of U.S. states with three-word capitals |
| 39% | BOISE | 5 | With 3-Down, U.S. capital + state with the fewest number of combined letters |
| 38% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal direction that’s not part of a U.S. state name |
| 37% | BATONROUGE | 10 | This Capital, one of many with French origins, is one of two states that do not have counties |
| 37% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal direction that’s not in the name of a U.S. state |