| 100% | ARSENAL | 7 | 29-Across team founded in 1886 that holds the English record for consecutive wins (49, between 2003 and 2004) |
| 36% | MANUNITED | 9 | 29-Across team founded in 1878 that has won the most 29-Across titles (20) (2 wds.) |
| 33% | BOSTONREDSOX | 12 | 15-Across team that traded away 45-Across in 1919 and endured the "Curse of the Bambino" until winning the World Series in 2004 (3 wds.) |
| 32% | PISTONS | 7 | NBA team that set the record for most consecutive losses in a single season (28) last month |
| 32% | ASBRAVEASYOU | 12 | 29-Across novel that won the Kirkus Prize in 2016 and the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Youth/Teen in 2017 (4 wds.) |
| 31% | JOEDIMAGGIO | 11 | Yankee outfielder who held the rookie season home run record for that team (29) until July 2017: 2 wds. |
| 29% | TARA | 4 | ___ VanDerveer, coach who holds the record for the most wins in college basketball history (1,200+) |
| 29% | KENJENNINGS | 11 | 2004 "Jeopardy!" contestant who still holds the record for most money won in regular-season play ($2,520,700): 2 wds. |
| 29% | CHINA | 5 | Country that holds the record for being the most populous in the world |
| 29% | VATICAN | 7 | ___ City, country that holds the record for being the smallest in the world |
| 29% | KENJENNINGS | 11 | "Jeopardy!" co-host who holds the record for the longest winning streak in "Jeopardy!" history (74 wins) (2 wds.) |
| 28% | WHITESOX | 8 | Chicago MLB team that won the World Series in 1906, 1917, and 2005 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | GOLDEN | 6 | With 46-Across, California NBA team that faced Cleveland in the championship three years in a row (and won twice, in 2015 and 2017) |
| 28% | RICHARDPETTY | 12 | Racing driver who competed in NASCAR, and holds the joint record for most NASCAR Championship wins: 2 wds. |
| 28% | THESOPRANOS | 11 | HBO mob show that won Primetime Emmys for Outstanding Drama Series in 2004 and 2007 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | CHELSEA | 7 | 29-Across team founded in 1905 that plays at Stamford Bridge |
| 28% | SATURDAY | 8 | "___ Night Live," sketch-comedy show that holds the record for the most Emmy wins for a television program |
| 28% | FIGHTFORYOU | 11 | "Judas and the Black Messiah" song that won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2021 (3 wds.) |
| 28% | INDURAIN | 8 | Miguel ___, retired Spanish road racing cyclist who holds the record for winning the most number of consecutive Tours de France races (five times) |
| 28% | TOTTENHAM | 9 | 29-Across team founded in 1882 that's also known as Spurs |
| 27% | BEN | 3 | ___ Roethlisberger, NFL player who holds the Super Bowl record for youngest quarterback to start and win |
| 27% | VET | 3 | November honoree who can be found in the middle of 17, 29, 46, and 62 Across |
| 27% | HELLO | 5 | Adele hit that won Grammys for Song and Record of the Year |
| 27% | CUBS | 4 | Chicago team that won the World Series in 1907, 1908, and 2016 |
| 27% | METS | 4 | New York team that won the World Series in 1969 and 1986 |
| 27% | CUBS | 4 | Chicago MLB team that won the World Series in 1907, 1908, and 2016 |
| 27% | METS | 4 | National League East team that won the World Series in 1969 and 1986 |
| 27% | ALINGHI | 7 | Vessel that won the Louis Vuitton Cup and America's Cup in 2003 |
| 27% | CSI | 3 | TV franchise that holds the world record for largest ever TV simulcast drama that aired in 171 countries on March 10, 2015 |
| 27% | ROSELAVELLE | 11 | Midfielder for the USWNT who won the Bronze Ball award and scored one of the two goals in the team's World Cup final game victory over 17-Across (2 wds.) |