| 100% | TEXAS | 5 | U.S. state where one can be legally married by agreeing to it, living together, and telling others you are married |
| 33% | FREE | 4 | "...One thing I can tell you is you got to be ___" ("Come Together" by The Beatles) |
| 28% | ALASKA | 6 | U.S. state where you can see the Northern Lights |
| 28% | NOW | 3 | "Where Are U ___?," song by Jack U and Justin Bieber that could be added to a "Lost & Found" playlist |
| 28% | LIFE | 4 | "Tell me, what is it you plan to do / with your one wild and precious ___?": Mary Oliver |
| 27% | EEYORE | 6 | Illustrated character who said, “We can’t all, and some of us don’t. That’s all there is to it” |
| 26% | ALASKA | 6 | Only U.S. state whose name can be typed on one row of a keyboard |
| 26% | TOPSHELF | 8 | Where one with discerning taste might look for liquor . . . and where it can be found in 4-, 6-, 9-, and 11-Down |
| 26% | EGO | 3 | One's head can be swollen with it, so to say |
| 26% | IDAHO | 5 | It borders six other U.S. states and Canada |
| 26% | DELAWARE | 8 | U.S. state where getting married on a dare is grounds for an annulment |
| 26% | ASL | 3 | Syst. in which "Deaf Power" can be indicated by an open palm over one ear and the other hand forming a closed fist in the air |
| 26% | DOOR | 4 | One can be shown to you |
| 26% | ABLE | 4 | "Will you be ___ to join us?" ("Can you make it?") |
| 25% | UTTER | 5 | Word meaning blurt out, and when you've blurted it, the same word could be followed by nonsense |
| 25% | TWIST | 5 | Let's go to the 1960s! What will you see here? You will see this dance inspired by rock and roll music where you turn and twirl |
| 25% | MAINE | 5 | Only U.S. state to border exactly one other state |
| 25% | OAS | 3 | The U.S. and Can. are in it |
| 25% | NEPAL | 5 | Asian country that is home to Mount Everest and where you can partake in mountaineering |
| 25% | ORE | 3 | State where you could find Eugene and Beaverton: Abbr. |
| 25% | LIBRARY | 7 | *Place where you can borrow books to read, and where you might be asked to be quiet |
| 24% | MAINE | 5 | Only state to share a border with only one other U.S. state |
| 24% | YAWN | 4 | Observing one is said to be contagious ... and you might do it seconds after filling in this answer |
| 24% | DOME | 4 | Bowl-shaped stadium roof ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 24% | NOODLE | 6 | Ramen or pasta piece ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 24% | MAINE | 5 | Where Belgrade (pop. 3,250) and Stockholm (pop. 250) can be found in the U.S. |
| 24% | NATURE | 6 | It's "loved by what is best in us," according to Emerson |
| 24% | NOB | 3 | One of wealth and standing in Britain ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 24% | NET | 3 | It can be risky to work without one |
| 24% | COMA | 4 | You can be in it and out of it at the same time |