| 100% | WINS | 4 | "The player with the most number of points ___." |
| 63% | HOWARD | 6 | Dwight ___, basketballer who is one of the players with the most rebounds in NBA history |
| 63% | KARL | 4 | ___ Malone, former basketballer who is one of the players with the most rebounds in NBA history |
| 63% | BILL | 4 | ___ Russell, former basketballer who is one of the players with the most rebounds in NBA history |
| 63% | SHAUNWHITE | 10 | American snowboarder with the most number of X-Games gold and three Olympic golds: 2 wds. |
| 62% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | Artist with the most number of Grammy nominations in one night without winning, with 9: 2 wds. |
| 61% | STEPHENKING | 11 | American author described as the "King of Horror" with the most number of book to film adaptations: 2 wds. |
| 61% | ABDUL | 5 | Kareem ___-Jabbar, one of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who has scored the most points in NBA history with 38,387 points |
| 60% | YANKEES | 7 | The New York ___, MLB team that has won the most number of World Series championships with 27 wins |
| 59% | JASONKIDD | 9 | Former Knicks player who holds the record for second most number of assists in NBA: 2 wds. |
| 59% | STEVENASH | 9 | Former Lakers player who holds the record for third most number of assists in NBA: 2 wds. |
| 59% | TRIPLE | 6 | With 36-Across, statistical feat that typically involves the number of points, rebounds, and assists |
| 58% | SEPTEMBER | 9 | The month with the highest number of letters |
| 57% | WEIGHTLIFTING | 13 | China holds a record of winning this sport the most number of times with a total of 266 medals: 2 wds. |
| 57% | ICEHOCKEY | 9 | Canada holds a record of winning this sport the most number of times with a total of 21 medals: 2 wds. |
| 56% | JOHNSTOCKTON | 12 | Former Utah Jazz player who holds the record for most number of assists in NBA: 2 wds. |
| 56% | XANDY | 5 | With 30-Across, what most numbers in the clues of this year's puzzles represent |
| 55% | MINIBACCARAT | 12 | Casino game with a smaller maximum number of players compared with the classic version |
| 55% | MARTAVIEIRADA | 13 | ___ Silva, Brazilian soccer player nicknamed "Pele in skirts" who has scored the most number of goals at FIFA World Cup tournaments: 3 wds. |
| 55% | AMYVANDYKEN | 11 | American former swimmer who shares the second spot for most number of Olympic gold medals for a female swimmer with 17a: 3 wds. |
| 55% | SUGGS | 5 | 1st-year LPGA Tour player with the highest points is awarded the Louise ___ Rolex Rookie of the Year Award |
| 54% | PETEROSE | 8 | Baseball player with the most lifetime hits |
| 54% | AROD | 4 | MLB player with the most grand slams |
| 54% | ISOTOPES | 8 | Atoms with the same number of protons |
| 54% | CANADA | 6 | Nation with the most miles of coastline |
| 53% | ISOTOPE | 7 | One of two or more atoms with the same atomic number that contain different numbers of neutrons |
| 53% | LEO | 3 | Zodiac sign with the least number of letters |
| 53% | INDONESIA | 9 | Country with the largest number of active volcanos |
| 53% | MANDARINCHINESE | 15 | Language with the highest number of native speakers |
| 53% | PERU | 4 | Country with the largest number of Quechua speakers |