| 100% | TUG | 3 | ___ of war, sport played with a rope where players pull and try to yank the other team over the line |
| 54% | HOCKEY | 6 | Sport played with a puck where teams try to put it into the other team's goal |
| 50% | BADMINTON | 9 | Sport played with a shuttlecock where players hit it back and forth in an attempt to make the other side miss |
| 41% | TUGOFWAR | 8 | Sport where two teams engage in a test of strength with a rope, last played in the Summer Olympics in 1920: 3 wds. |
| 41% | VAULT | 5 | Pole ___, sport played with a pole where players use it to help them jump over a high bar |
| 35% | ROBOTSUMO | 9 | Sport where machines try to push each other out of a circle |
| 34% | TUG | 3 | "___ of war" (game where teams pull the rope ends) |
| 34% | TUG | 3 | ___ of war, sport in which teams pull opposite ends of a rope |
| 34% | RELAY | 5 | Sport with a baton where a runner races to pass it to the next running player |
| 33% | CRICKET | 7 | Sport that originated in England and is played with a bat and ball between teams of eleven |
| 33% | TUG | 3 | ___ of war, a sport involving teams pulling opposite ends of a rope |
| 32% | UNO | 3 | Game where you try to get rid of your cards before the other players |
| 32% | BASEBALL | 8 | One of the sports 15-Across played as a pro, for six seasons with three teams |
| 32% | TENPINBOWLING | 13 | Popular sport played with a ball that has three holes and whose history has been traced back to the Egyptians living in 3200 BCE: 3 wds. |
| 31% | DODGEBALL | 9 | Gym sport where teams throw a spherical plaything at the opposite team to eliminate them, often played at 14d |
| 31% | PERU | 4 | Country with a "cake pull" wedding tradition where single women try to find the ring hidden in the dessert |
| 31% | ICEHOCKEY | 9 | Team sport played with skates, sticks and a puck |
| 30% | WHOISTHIS | 9 | Question to a mysterious voice on the other end of the line |
| 30% | TUG | 3 | ___ of war (game played by pulling on a rope) |
| 30% | TUG | 3 | ___ of war (sport involving pulling a rope) |
| 30% | VINCE | 5 | With 19a, Sacramento Kings player who had a pre-game ritual of pulling himself up by the net and kissing the rim |
| 30% | PALM | 4 | Where to find the Mercury line and the Girdle of Venus |
| 29% | SKI | 3 | (6/10) "Head over to a sporting goods store and buy this piece of slaloming gear essential for the snow season!" |
| 29% | FISHING | 7 | Sport with a pole, line, hook and body of water |
| 29% | HOME | 4 | Where a player is trying to get their tokens to in the board game Sorry! |
| 29% | RACE | 4 | Mascot ___, competition where the team's good luck charms rush to the finish line, and a popular break-time sight in MLB |
| 29% | ICE | 3 | ___ hockey, Winter Olympic sport in which two teams use sticks to shoot a rubber puck and was first played in the 19th century |
| 29% | IBELIEVEICANFLY | 15 | R. Kelly hit whose last title word is aptly rhymed with "sky" in the lyrics ... and a hint to the starts of the other four longest puzzle answers |
| 29% | STEVENASH | 9 | 8-time NBA All-Star who retired with LA Lakers in 2015, and played a variety of sports before shifting to basketball in 1992: 2 wds. |
| 28% | XBOXLIVE | 8 | Service that allows you to play Gears of War with someone in a different country |