| 100% | WHOSWHO | 7 | ["How about 'Sports and Comedy' for $800"] He was on first base, per Abbott and Costello |
| 36% | RIORITA | 7 | Abbott and Costello movie based on a Ziegfeld musical |
| 35% | LOU | 3 | First name of Costello, from the comedy duo Abbott and Costello |
| 34% | BADNEWSBEARS | 12 | Sports comedy, directed by Richard Linklater, based on an alcoholic baseball player and is also a reboot of 1976 film of the same name: 3 wds. |
| 33% | WHO | 3 | Person "on first" in an Abbott and Costello routine |
| 33% | WHOS | 4 | "___ on First?" (Abbott and Costello baseball routine) |
| 32% | BASEMEN | 7 | Who, What and I Don't Know, in Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First?" routine |
| 32% | GUSH | 4 | Go on and on about how great someone is |
| 32% | BRAG | 4 | Go on and on about how amazing you are |
| 30% | WHO | 3 | Abbott and Costello's first baseman |
| 30% | WHO | 3 | Abbott and Costello’s first baseman |
| 30% | RIORITA | 7 | 1942 Abbott and Costello comedy |
| 30% | BATTLE | 6 | "___ of the Sexes," sports comedy film starring Steve Carell that is based on 38a |
| 29% | WHO | 3 | First baseman in an Abbott and Costello routine |
| 29% | RIORITA | 7 | 1942 Abbott and Costello musical comedy |
| 29% | TBS | 3 | Cable inits. for sports and comedy |
| 29% | LOUS | 4 | ''__ on First'' (book about Costello) |
| 29% | WIMBLEDON | 9 | Rom-com sports film starring Paul Bettany and Kirsten Dunst that is based on 38a |
| 29% | BOBSLEIGH | 9 | Winter Olympic sport in which teams of two race on narrow iced tracks and was first played in the 1870s |
| 29% | WHO | 3 | First baseman in a classic Abbott and Costello routine |
| 29% | WHO | 3 | Name of the first baseman in Abbott and Costello's baseball routine |
| 29% | FERMI | 5 | Enrico ___, Italian physicist who is known for creating the world's first nuclear reactor and has an element named after him |
| 28% | HANKGREENBERG | 13 | Detroit Tigers slugger who was the first player named MLB MVP for two different fielding positions (outfield and first base) (2 wds.) |
| 28% | MASH | 4 | War comedy-drama starring Alan Alda and Mike Farrell that is based on Richard Hooker's eponymous novel |
| 28% | LOUS | 4 | "__ on First": book about comedian Costello |
| 28% | PETERPAN | 8 | He relied on Tinkerbell for friendship and advice |
| 28% | STANMUSIAL | 10 | St. Louis Cardinals slugger who is one of four players named MLB MVP for two different fielding positions (outfield and first base) (2 wds.) |
| 28% | TRUE | 4 | "Based on a ___ story" (can be said for 16a, 32a, and 50a) |
| 27% | GOAL | 4 | "Next ___ Wins," sports comedy film directed by Taika Waititi that is based on a 2014 documentary of the same name |
| 27% | THIRTEEN | 8 | Debut film for Vanessa Hudgens (birthday today), that starred Evan Rachel Wood and was based on a teenager's life |