| 100% | KGBAGENTS | 9 | U.S.S.R. operatives in Tom Clancy’s “The Cardinal of the Kremlin” |
| 45% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal direction that’s not in the name of a U.S. state |
| 44% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal direction that does not appear in the name of a U.S. state |
| 44% | AMAJOR | 6 | Key of "Back in the U.S.S.R." |
| 43% | CAR | 3 | One of 52 million in the U. S. |
| 43% | SHIP | 4 | One of the S's in U.S.S. |
| 43% | SSN | 3 | Tom Clancy's '96 techno-thriller novel about a nuclear attack sub that tied in with a video game of the same name |
| 40% | ARI | 3 | The Cardinals of the NFL, in sports crawls |
| 40% | ARI | 3 | The name of the one who’s gonna last, in “Thank U, Next” |
| 40% | OTTO | 4 | Tom Cruise's ex in ''War of the Worlds'' |
| 40% | GRANT | 5 | Ulysses S. ___, 18th President of the U.S.A. and the second to sport a beard in office |
| 40% | BOAC | 4 | Airline mentioned in the first line of the Beatles' "Back in the U.S.S.R." |
| 39% | NAOMI | 5 | She defeated Serena in the finals of the 2018 U.S. Open |
| 39% | REST | 4 | One of the R's in R&R |
| 39% | ANNLEE | 6 | Founder of the Shakers, in the U.S. |
| 39% | LOS | 3 | First word in the name of the U.S.'s most populous county |
| 39% | TRUMAN | 6 | Harry S. ___, 33rd President of the U.S.A. and the last (so far) to sport a beard in office |
| 39% | COLIN | 5 | ___ Powell, retired general in the U. S. Army who was honored with his second Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1993 |
| 39% | ZEE | 3 | Last letter of the alphabet, in the U.S. |
| 39% | POWELL | 6 | U.S. secretary of state raised in the Bronx |
| 39% | SPACEFORCE | 10 | Branch of the U.S. military launched in 2019 |
| 39% | SUM | 3 | Tom Clancy's "The ___ of All Fears" |
| 39% | OSAKA | 5 | With 1d, it's the name of the reigning US Open Champion in women's singles |
| 38% | GUAM | 4 | Acquisition of the U.S. in the Spanish-American War |
| 38% | LATINO | 6 | Part of the largest ethnic minority in the U.S. |
| 38% | TRENTON | 7 | Capital of the U.S. for 54 days in 1784 |
| 38% | CHURCHROCK | 10 | Site of the largest radioactive spill in U.S. history |
| 38% | CITY | 4 | Word in the names of four U.S. state capitals |
| 38% | SEE | 3 | Word in the first line of the U.S. national anthem |