| 100% | BADNEWSBEARS | 12 | 2005 Billy Bob Thornton reboot about a Little League team of misfits |
| 40% | FRIDAY | 6 | "___ Night Lights," 2004 film starring Billy Bob Thornton about a high school football team |
| 40% | BADNEWSBEARS | 12 | Sports comedy film starring Billy Bob Thornton as a Little League baseball coach (3 wds.) |
| 40% | THEBADNEWSBEARS | 15 | 1976 film about a Little League team |
| 40% | THEBADNEWSBEARS | 15 | 1976 movie about a Little League team |
| 33% | BADSANTA | 8 | 2003 Billy Bob Thornton title role ... and a hint to each set of puzzle circles |
| 31% | VAN | 3 | Transportation for many a Little League team |
| 31% | AGERANGE | 8 | 10-12 on a Little League team, maybe |
| 31% | SPONSORED | 9 | Provided money for, like a Little League team |
| 28% | HOBO | 4 | Third album released by Billy Bob Thornton in September 2005 |
| 27% | HOMEGAMES | 9 | About half of a team's schedule |
| 26% | PAW | 3 | "___ Patrol" (Nickelodeon cartoon about a team of search and rescue dogs) |
| 26% | KILOMETER | 9 | One of about five in a league |
| 26% | CHAMPION | 8 | Winner, team that finishes top of a league |
| 26% | MILE | 4 | One of about 3.5 in a league |
| 26% | AWAY | 4 | Like about half of a team's games |
| 26% | BLUE | 4 | "Deep ___ Sea," 1999 movie about a team of biologists who genetically engineer sharks |
| 25% | SANTA | 5 | "Bad ___," Christmas dark comedy film starring Billy Bob Thornton, in which two fraudsters try to rob a mall |
| 25% | BAYWATCH | 8 | TV series about the routine of a lifeguard team |
| 25% | PARTYDOWN | 9 | 2023 Starz reboot about a group of cater-waiters featuring James Marsden as a celebrity client: 2 wds. |
| 25% | BADNEWSBEARS | 12 | 2005 film comedy starring Billy Bob Thornton and Greg Kinnear |
| 25% | EXPANSION | 9 | Increase in the number of teams in a league, e.g. |
| 24% | EXES | 4 | Billy Bob Thornton has five |
| 24% | LOSTINSPACE | 11 | Netflix reboot of a 1960s series about an interstellar colonist family: 3 wds. |
| 24% | WASNTTHERE | 10 | Billy Bob Thornton: "The Man Who ___" (2001) |
| 24% | THELIBRARIANS | 13 | TNT series about a team of mystery-solving artifact hunters starring 15-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 24% | ROCKFORDPEACHES | 15 | "A League of Their Own" team |
| 24% | DAD | 3 | Many a Little League coach |
| 24% | PARENT | 6 | Many a Little League rooter |
| 24% | DAD | 3 | Many a Little League rooter |