| 100% | BOARD | 5 | "Across the ___," common phrase meaning "affecting everything and everyone in a particular group," that has its origins in horse racing |
| 52% | WIRE | 4 | "Down to the ___," common phrase meaning "until the last minute," that has its origins in horse racing |
| 52% | 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 |
| 48% | HANDS | 5 | "___ down," common phrase meaning "easily, without question" that has its origins in horse racing |
| 46% | HOME | 4 | "___ stretch," common phrase used to refer to the final part of an activity, that has its origins in horse racing |
| 41% | DARK | 4 | "___ horse," common phrase used to refer to an unexpected winner, that has its origins in horse racing |
| 32% | PETA | 4 | Group that has a rabbit in its logo: Abbr. |
| 31% | DUCHESS | 7 | "The ___ and the Dirtwater Fox," 1976 film starring Goldie Hawn that has a royal designation in its title |
| 31% | AMA | 3 | Doctors' group that has a snake in its logo: Abbr. |
| 31% | EARL | 4 | "Me and ___ and the Dying Girl," 2015 film starring RJ Cyler that has a royal designation in its title |
| 31% | LEU | 3 | Coin found in Tirasol that has the horn of an aurochs and a female figure of the moon on it |
| 30% | DOWN | 4 | ___ to the wire, phrase that originated in horse racing that refers to a situation where the outcome is decided at the last possible minute |
| 30% | IHOP | 4 | Popular breakfast chain in the USA that is known for flapjacks and has a smile on its logo: Abbr. |
| 30% | KING | 4 | "The ___ and I," 1956 film starring Deborah Kerr that has a royal designation in its title |
| 30% | SPOONFEED | 9 | Longest common word in the English language ... that has its letters in reverse alphabetical order |
| 29% | FLAN | 4 | Dessert name that has different meanings in the UK and US |
| 29% | CMA | 3 | Group that has named Garth Brooks its Entertainer of the Year a record seven times: Abbr. |
| 28% | LENGTHS | 7 | Units that measure the distance between two horses in a race |
| 28% | UNITED | 6 | Manchester ___ F.C., premier league club that features a ship in full sail on its crest and has one of the most FA Cup wins |
| 28% | TAMPABAY | 8 | Team that has a tankful of rays in the back of its ballpark |
| 28% | MUMS | 4 | "___ the word," phrase inspired by Shakespeare that means "keep it a secret" |
| 28% | TORTOISE | 8 | Shelled reptile and winner of a fabled race that is one of the slowest animals in the world |
| 27% | UPRISE | 6 | Revolt, and when its two syllables are swapped, a phrase meaning the same thing |
| 27% | CHUTNEY | 7 | Spread that is common in Indian cuisine and that has a spicy coconut variant |
| 27% | BLUE | 4 | Shade that the sky and the sea have in common |
| 27% | HORN | 4 | Something that a ram and a Ram have in common |
| 27% | AGING | 5 | Getting on in years, and a process that everyone in the world goes through (:-o) |
| 27% | BITE | 4 | "___ the dust," phrase meaning "to suffer a defeat" that was used in Samuel Butler's translation of "The Iliad" |
| 27% | OSU | 3 | Sch. that has a "the" in its official name |
| 27% | ALLYALL | 7 | Southern phrase meaning "everyone in the group" |