| 100% | USCG | 4 | US uniformed service currently under command of Admiral Karl L. Schultz |
| 25% | GHORMLEY | 8 | Robert L —, US Navy vice admiral; commander of the South Pacific Area from June-October, 1942 |
| 22% | DONITZ | 6 | Karl __ German admiral and successor of Hitler |
| 22% | CIA | 3 | Intelligence service of the US |
| 22% | ROVE | 4 | Karl ___, deputy chief of staff under George W. Bush |
| 21% | NEPAL | 5 | Country currently under the leadership of Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli |
| 21% | PULLMAN | 7 | Brown shade of the US United Parcel Service |
| 21% | ASCOT | 5 | Part of a U.S. military full-dress uniform |
| 21% | MEN | 3 | 80% of U.S. senators, currently |
| 20% | NORA | 4 | Admiral ___ Tyson, now retired, who commanded the US Third Fleet 2015-17 |
| 20% | COMMUNIST | 9 | Reds under the bed, the US __ scare of the 1950s |
| 20% | COASTGUARD | 10 | One of the five services of the US Armed Forces |
| 20% | NRO | 3 | One of the "big five" US intel. agcs., currently under Director Christopher Scolese |
| 19% | HAIG | 4 | Alexander ___ (1924-2010), first U.S. Secretary of State under Ronald Reagan |
| 19% | FLYLIKEANEAGLE | 14 | What the U.S. Postal Service used to do (ending in a two under) |
| 19% | DONNA | 5 | Florida Representative Shalala who was Secretary of Health and Human Services under Bill Clinton |
| 18% | LSAT | 4 | US joint service program initiated in 2004 aimed at reducing the weight of weaponry and ammunition (abbr.) |
| 18% | DIA | 3 | Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley Jr. currently serves as director of this US govt. agcy. |
| 18% | MDA | 3 | Part of the DoD that's under the leadership of Vice Admiral Jon A. Hill |
| 18% | STATE | 5 | The "S" of L.S.U. |
| 18% | LOS | 3 | Part of U.C.L.A. |
| 18% | LAS | 3 | Part of U.N.L.V. |
| 18% | SLASH | 5 | Part of a U.R.L. |
| 18% | WWW | 3 | Part of a U.R.L. |
| 18% | ANGELES | 7 | Part of U.C.L.A. |
| 18% | NAVAL | 5 | Of admirals and warships |
| 18% | ARRAY | 5 | "We have an ___ of services on offer" (variety) |
| 18% | FCC | 3 | Lawyer Ajit Pai currently serves as the chairman of this indep. agcy of the US government |
| 18% | AFN | 3 | "___ Europe": provider of info, news and entertainment to US service personnel stationed in Europe since 1943 |
| 18% | LAS | 3 | The "L" of U.N.L.V. |