| 100% | WHOLENINEMETERS | 15 | With "the," everything outside the U.S.? |
| 62% | NOUS | 4 | Us outside the U.S. |
| 61% | TENSPOT | 7 | One with the backing of the U.S. Treasury? |
| 61% | ARUGULA | 7 | Plant called "rocket" outside the U.S. |
| 60% | SOCCER | 6 | Football, outside the U.S. |
| 60% | CENTIMETERWORMS | 15 | Some caterpillars outside the U.S.? |
| 60% | KILOMETERSTONES | 15 | Significant events outside the U.S.? |
| 58% | ALUMINIUM | 9 | Chemical element No. 13, outside the U.S. |
| 57% | CITROEN | 7 | First mass-production auto company outside the U.S. |
| 56% | OSAKA | 5 | Home of the first Universal Studios outside the U.S. |
| 56% | NESQUIK | 7 | What Nestlé's Quik is called outside the U.S. |
| 56% | UTEP | 4 | Sch. with a view across the U.S.-Mexican border |
| 56% | OLD | 3 | With 33-Down, the U.S. flag, affectionately |
| 55% | UNCLE | 5 | With 8-Across, personification of the U.S. government |
| 55% | ALASKA | 6 | U.S. state with the longest coastline |
| 54% | MILEY | 5 | With 4-Down, “Party in the U.S.A.” singer |
| 54% | FRAMERS | 7 | Architects of the U.S. Constitution, with "the" |
| 54% | HILL | 4 | Metonym for the U.S. Congress, with "the" |
| 54% | NEWMEXICO | 9 | U.S. state with the oldest capital city |
| 54% | OBAMA | 5 | U.S. president with the most southerly birthplace |
| 54% | ALASKA | 6 | U.S. state with the lowest population density |
| 54% | ALCAN | 5 | U.S.-built route that's mostly outside the U.S. |
| 54% | TOLEDO | 6 | With 2-Down, the oldest sister city in the U.S. |
| 54% | IRAN | 4 | With whom the U.S. pulled out of a nuclear deal |
| 53% | ATLANTA | 7 | U.S. city with the world's busiest airport |
| 53% | NEVADA | 6 | U.S. state with the lowest average annual rainfall |
| 53% | CUBA | 4 | Country the U.S. recently re-established diplomatic relations with |
| 53% | ELTON | 5 | John with 56 Top 40 singles in the U.S. |
| 53% | ALASKA | 6 | U.S. state with the highest percentage of Native residents |
| 53% | AHL | 3 | Developmental org. with teams in Canada and the U.S. |