| 100% | BBALL | 5 | A casual name for the sport played by teams in 16a: Hyph. |
| 39% | ALAR | 4 | Alternate name for the chemical Daminozide, used as a pesticide on fruit until banned by the EPA in 1989 |
| 38% | BASEBALL | 8 | Team sport originating in the US whose playing field is known as a diamond |
| 38% | DRWHO | 5 | BBC classic whose title role will be played by a woman for the first time in 2017 |
| 37% | TONY | 4 | ___ Stark, character played by Robert Downey Jr. in the "Iron Man" film series who sports a distinctive iconic goatee |
| 37% | SPARROW | 7 | Jack ___, character played by Johnny Depp in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" film series who sports a distinctive braided beard |
| 37% | NINERS | 6 | San Francisco-based athletes with a team name inspired by the California Gold Rush, for short |
| 36% | LAWNTENNIS | 10 | Formal name for the game played by Venus and Serena Williams |
| 36% | ICEHOCKEY | 9 | Cold sport played by two teams disputing a puck |
| 36% | CLEARANCE | 9 | Another name for the sale section in a store |
| 36% | DANCEHALL | 9 | Reggae genre named for the building it plays in |
| 36% | SEAL | 4 | Aquatic mammal named Sammy who leaves the zoo for a day in a kids' classic by Syd Hoff |
| 36% | KNAVES | 6 | Alternative name for the jacks in a deck of cards |
| 36% | CUEBALL | 7 | Another name for the white in a game of snooker |
| 36% | NOEL | 4 | (2/3) Pere ___ is the name he goes by in France, which is also a word for a carol |
| 36% | GAFFER | 6 | ___ tape, named for the head electrician in a film crew |
| 36% | SIRPETER | 8 | & 16D 1787 Epsom Derby winner named after a character in R B Sheridan stage play The School for Scandal |
| 35% | POLO | 4 | Water ___, team sport played in the water that is a popular summer activity |
| 35% | ARENAFOOTBALL | 13 | Sport played in the first word of its name |
| 35% | BRYANCRANSTON | 13 | "Network" actor who won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | TANNOY | 6 | Colloquial term for a public address system taken from the name of a firm set up by Guy Fountain in 1926 |
| 35% | PARAMETER | 9 | Name for a value accepted by a function, in programming |
| 35% | EDAM | 4 | Cheese named for a town in the Netherlands |
| 35% | ELAINEMAY | 9 | "The Waverly Gallery" actress who won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | DAVIDALANGRIER | 14 | "A Soldier's Play" actor who won the 2020 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play (3 wds.) |
| 34% | NONET | 5 | Name for one of the 3x3 regions in a Sudoku grid |
| 34% | REBEL | 5 | Another name for a Confederate in the Civil War |
| 34% | HIGHWAY | 7 | Possible name for a main road in the US |
| 34% | GLEN | 4 | Good name for a guy living in the valley |
| 34% | EREBUS | 6 | Antarctic volcano named for a place in the underworld |