| 100% | RIO | 3 | 1950 World Cup host, with a stadium for 180,000+ people |
| 47% | GWANGJU | 7 | South Korean city with a FIFA World Cup Stadium, and host of the 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships |
| 37% | ASHE | 4 | Arthur with a stadium named for him |
| 36% | QATAR | 5 | 2022 World Cup host, barring a corruption scandal |
| 36% | USTA | 4 | Org. with a stadium complex named for Billie Jean King |
| 35% | RIO | 3 | 2014 World Cup Final host, for short |
| 35% | SADIST | 6 | Person with a thing for humiliation, maybe |
| 35% | GRAD | 4 | Person with a degree, for short |
| 34% | UNESCO | 6 | Group with a World Heritage Committee, for short |
| 34% | VONN | 4 | Skier Lindsey with a record 20 World Cup titles |
| 34% | ASHE | 4 | Arthur with a New York stadium named for him |
| 34% | SNL | 3 | Show with a "Five-Timers Club" for past hosts |
| 34% | TEC | 3 | Person with a magnifying glass, for short? |
| 33% | IOWAN | 5 | Person with a 319 area code, for example |
| 33% | ASHE | 4 | Tennis great Arthur with a New York stadium named for him |
| 33% | BIO | 3 | Book that often begins with a person's childhood, for short |
| 33% | POL | 3 | Person with a base and a platform, for short |
| 33% | METAHUMAN | 9 | A DC Comics term for a person with powers |
| 33% | NERD | 4 | Person with a great passion for all things computers |
| 33% | SNL | 3 | NBC comedy show with a "Five-Timers" club for hosts, for short |
| 32% | CHICKEN | 7 | Slang for a person with very little courage |
| 32% | SPEECHAID | 9 | Electronic device for a person with voice impairment |
| 32% | POSSE | 5 | Slang for a group of people with like traits |
| 32% | HOBO | 4 | Word for a homeless person which rhymes with "Lobo" |
| 32% | OWEN | 4 | Apt name for a person with an outstanding bill |
| 32% | PHONYBOOKIE | 11 | Bad person for a gambler to make bets with? |
| 31% | PLAYOFF | 7 | With 15 Across, growth for many a player pursuing the Stanley Cup |
| 31% | DYSTOPIC | 8 | Relating to a state with very bad conditions for people |
| 31% | TEASET | 6 | Pot cups and saucers, for a child to play with |
| 31% | PROJECTRUNAWAY | 14 | Bad person to get paired with for a class assignment? |