| 100% | HANDS | 5 | "___ down," common phrase meaning "easily, without question" that has its origins in horse racing |
| 66% | WIRE | 4 | "Down to the ___," common phrase meaning "until the last minute," that has its origins in horse racing |
| 60% | NECK | 4 | Word used on both sides of "and" to make a common phrase meaning "a close contest," that has its origins in horse racing |
| 58% | BOARD | 5 | "Across the ___," common phrase meaning "affecting everything and everyone in a particular group," that has its origins in horse racing |
| 55% | DARK | 4 | "___ horse," common phrase used to refer to an unexpected winner, that has its origins in horse racing |
| 51% | HOME | 4 | "___ stretch," common phrase used to refer to the final part of an activity, that has its origins in horse racing |
| 33% | SITU | 4 | In ___ (Latin phrase that means "in its original place") |
| 32% | THEBIGAPPLE | 11 | Locational nickname with origins in horse racing |
| 32% | STEM | 4 | With 9-Across, have its origins in |
| 31% | SILVER | 6 | "Every cloud has a ___ lining," "metallic" phrase that means "hope in despair" |
| 30% | OTIS | 4 | Name that has its ups and downs |
| 30% | OTIS | 4 | Company that has its ups and downs |
| 29% | TREY | 4 | Card that has its pips aligned in one row |
| 29% | YOYO | 4 | Toy with a spool that has its ups and downs |
| 29% | ATARI | 5 | Arcade game pioneer that had its 50th anniversary in 2022 |
| 29% | PROPOSAL | 8 | Question that might have a ring to it? |
| 28% | KPOP | 4 | Asian music genre that had its Coachella debut in 2019 (Hyph.) |
| 28% | MARS | 4 | Phobos and Deimos have it in common |
| 28% | ARMOR | 5 | Knights and tanks have it in common |
| 28% | THERE | 5 | "___ is no ___ ___" (Gertrude Stein phrase that, nowadays, means "It has no significance") |
| 28% | GRINDR | 6 | Gay dating app that had its I.P.O. in late 2022 |
| 28% | AYES | 4 | "The ___ have it!" (triumphant phrase heard in Congress) |
| 28% | STABLE | 6 | Common building that horses sleep in |
| 27% | MAIDEN | 6 | Horse that has never won a race |
| 27% | SLALOM | 6 | Race that winds down in the winter? |
| 27% | IAMTOO | 6 | "We have that in common" |
| 27% | BALL | 4 | Keep one's eye on the ___, phrase that's common in multiple sports that means to give attention to one's current task |
| 27% | MAIDEN | 6 | Race horse that has not won |
| 27% | AOL | 3 | ISP that has a period after its name in its logo |
| 27% | FLAN | 4 | Dessert name that has different meanings in the UK and US |