| 100% | LIKEMIKE | 8 | 2002 comedy starring Lil Bow Wow as an orphan who finds a magical pair of shoes once owned by a famous basketball player |
| 31% | LIKEMIKE | 8 | 2002 basketball movie starring Lil' Bow Wow as a kid NBA star: 2 wds. |
| 24% | LIKEMIKE | 8 | 2002 basketball movie starring Lil' Bow Wow |
| 22% | HAPPYGILMORE | 12 | 1996 comedy starring Adam Sandler as a hockey player who takes up professional golf: 2 wds. |
| 21% | EVANALMIGHTY | 12 | 2007 comedy starring Steve Carell as a congressman who builds an ark: 2 wds. |
| 21% | CITY | 4 | "___ of Angels," 1998 American fantasy film starring Nicolas Cage as an angel who falls in love with a mortal woman |
| 21% | HAPPYGILMORE | 12 | Sports comedy film starring Adam Sandler as a former hockey player who turns to golf (2 wds.) |
| 21% | JONATHAN | 8 | & 4D BBC TV comedy-drama series starring Alan Davies in the title role as an inventor of magical tricks and investigator of mysteries |
| 20% | SUEDE | 5 | Material of a certain pair of shoes treasured by Elvis |
| 20% | BRINGINGUPBABY | 14 | 1938 comedy starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn as a mismatched pair tracking down an escaped leopard: 3 wds. |
| 20% | MYRONBOLITAR | 12 | Fictional basketball player-turned-sports agent who solves mysteries in a series of novels by 35-Across (2 wds.) |
| 20% | SUEBIRD | 7 | Basketball star who forms half of a sports power couple with soccer player Megan Rapinoe: 2 wds. |
| 20% | FIELD | 5 | "___ of Dreams," 1989 film starring Kevin Costner as a farmer who builds his own baseball field |
| 20% | LARRY | 5 | Name of Twitter's bird logo, after a famous basketball player |
| 20% | SHINE | 5 | Spiff up, as a pair of shoes |
| 20% | HAND | 4 | "The ___ of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters," 1876 novel by Thomas Hardy about Ethelberta who reinvents herself to find a perfect match |
| 20% | OLD | 3 | 2021 M. Night Shyamalan thriller film starring Gael Garcia Bernal as part of a group of people who find themselves rapidly aging |
| 20% | DEATHWISH | 9 | 1974 film starring Charles Bronson as an architect who becomes a vigilante: 2 wds. |
| 19% | JORDAN | 6 | Basketball player who made a famous sneaker brand |
| 19% | LARRYDAVID | 10 | Actor and comedian who created HBO's comedy series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and stars in it as a fictionalized version of himself: 2 wds. |
| 19% | HAKEEMOLAJUWAN | 14 | Basketball Hall of Famer whose #34 is retired by the Houston Rockets who was once a member of 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 19% | CLYDEDREXLER | 12 | Basketball Hall of Famer whose #22 is retired by the Houston Rockets who was once a member of 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 19% | ADOPTOUT | 8 | Find an owner for, as a cat |
| 19% | LOOSE | 5 | Not a good fit, as an oversized pair of jeans |
| 18% | NACHOLIBRE | 10 | 2006 comedy starring Jack Black as a monk who moonlights as a wrestler: 2 wds. |
| 18% | VENUSWILLIAMS | 13 | Tennis star who's a minority owner of the NFL's Miami Dolphins: 2 wds. |
| 18% | GOONIES | 7 | "The ___," 1985 adventure comedy film starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, and an ensemble cast as a group of kids living in the "Goon Docks" |
| 18% | GUARD | 5 | Defend, as a basketball player ... or, a type of basketball player |
| 18% | BOY | 3 | "About a ___," comedy-drama starring Hugh Grant as an irresponsible bachelor |
| 18% | ANALYZETHIS | 11 | Comedy film starring 42-Across as psychiatrist who treats a mob boss (2 wds.) |