| 100% | DEFEAT | 6 | "The thrill of victory and the agony of ___" |
| 79% | AGONY | 5 | "The thrill of victory and the ___ of defeat" |
| 77% | DEFEAT | 6 | Thrill of victory, the agony of __ |
| 75% | AGONY | 5 | "The thrill of victory and the ___ of defeat" ("Wide World of Sports" intro) |
| 75% | AGONY | 5 | "The thrill of victory and the ___ of defeat" ("Wide World of Sports" opening words) |
| 72% | AGONY | 5 | "The thrill of victory … and the ___ of defeat" ("Wide World of Sports" catchphrase) |
| 71% | AGONY | 5 | "The thrill of victory, and the ___ of defeat" ("ABC's Wide World of Sports" intro) |
| 49% | PAIR | 4 | The queen of hearts and the queen of spades, for example |
| 49% | ASTRONOMY | 9 | The study of space and the universe |
| 49% | BELLE | 5 | The beauty of "Beauty and the Beast" |
| 49% | LONDON | 6 | The capital of England and the UK |
| 48% | NICKNAMES | 9 | The Sultan of Swat and The Splendid Splinter |
| 48% | LONG | 4 | The ___ and the short of it |
| 47% | ASIA | 4 | Continent touching the Sea of Japan and the Bay of Bengal |
| 47% | PROVERB | 7 | "The wisdom of many and the wit of one": Russell |
| 47% | TAXIDERMY | 9 | The art of preparing and stuffing skins of animals |
| 47% | OPERAS | 6 | Works such as The Marriage of Figaro and The Barber of Seville |
| 46% | HAMMEROUTAWIN | 13 | Work really hard for victory ... and a hint to the start of 20-, 31- and 39-Across |
| 46% | DORIC | 5 | Style of the 352 ft. "Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial" on S. Bass Is., Ohio |
| 46% | CHECKMATE | 9 | The moment of victory in chess |
| 46% | SPRING | 6 | The season of snowdrops and daffodils |
| 46% | EVIL | 4 | The opposite of sincere and moral |
| 46% | RELICS | 6 | The Shroud of Turin and others |
| 46% | ASTRONOMY | 9 | The study of stars and planets |
| 46% | PHYSICS | 7 | The science of matter and energy |
| 46% | TALISMANS | 9 | The Seal of Solomon and others |
| 46% | AREA | 4 | The product of length and breadth |
| 46% | ADAS | 4 | The Countess of Lovelace and others |
| 46% | SYMBOLOGY | 9 | The study of signs and motifs |
| 46% | SARAJEVO | 8 | The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina |