| 100% | SNOOKER | 7 | 147 is seen as the maximum break in this game |
| 42% | NEWYORK | 7 | This city is seen as the birthplace of hip hop |
| 42% | SCRABBLE | 8 | The record score in this game is 1,049 points |
| 40% | ATEST | 5 | Event that could be seen as far away as Las Vegas in the '50s |
| 39% | HEART | 5 | Broken ___, "Operation" game piece that is found in the chest |
| 38% | ALIE | 4 | "The cake is ___" (graffito seen in the game "Portal"): 2 wds. |
| 37% | FISH | 4 | Try this! Chilean ___ Stew, beloved winter dish also known as Paila Marina that was featured in the TV series "Breaking Bad" |
| 37% | EGGPLANT | 8 | This veggie is known as an aubergine in the UK |
| 36% | HALFTIME | 8 | Break in the game |
| 35% | ORIOLE | 6 | One may be seen in the same park as a blue jay ... or the same ballpark as a Blue Jay |
| 35% | BASEBALL | 8 | UK game once known as "rounders", referenced in the 1740's and now known as this |
| 35% | AGE | 3 | Whoever wins the November election will break some records in terms of this on inauguration day |
| 35% | MARS | 4 | You will get to see the NASA rover Opportunity land on this red planet in 2004 |
| 35% | OLYMPIC | 7 | The first modern one of these games was in Greece |
| 35% | DENEB | 5 | A starting point in the game Stellaris is the planet Unity which orbits this well-known star |
| 35% | EGG | 3 | Omelet ingredient and the theme of this puzzle, as seen in 28a, 45a, 7d, 11d, and 31d! |
| 34% | VANE | 4 | In Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada a Douglas DC-3 at the international airport is now used as one of these weather indicators |
| 34% | DREWCAREY | 9 | "The Price Is Right" host who appears as himself in the 2001 video game "The Sims: House Party": 2 wds. |
| 34% | ASHRAM | 6 | In the Mahabharata, it's stated that a youthful Krishna was sent to see Sand?pan? Muni at one of these |
| 34% | LAIR | 4 | Dragon's ___, '80s video game with a knight as the protagonist that is seen in "Stranger Things" |
| 34% | TIMEOUT | 7 | Break in the action during a game (Hyph.) |
| 34% | LUGE | 4 | In this race, the runners are always behind |
| 33% | PLAY | 4 | Be in the game |
| 33% | VIE | 3 | Be in the game |
| 33% | PLAYED | 6 | Was in the game |
| 33% | MINES | 5 | University in Golden, Colorado, known informally as this, that is consistently ranked first in the world for mineral exploration engineering |
| 33% | PROGRESS | 8 | The first step in this is discontent |
| 33% | PLAY | 4 | Be in the game, say |
| 33% | REEL | 4 | Highlight ___, compilation of best plays from the season or game which is a popular break-time sight in most stadium sports |
| 33% | INVISIBLE | 9 | The __ Man, he can't be seen in this 2020 film |