| 100% | FIELDER | 7 | A player whose job it is to catch or stop the ball |
| 46% | RECRUITER | 9 | One whose job it is to fill a job |
| 39% | FLORISTS | 8 | People whose job it is to sell flower arrangements |
| 39% | HAIL | 4 | It may be the size of a golf ball, baseball, or softball |
| 39% | REF | 3 | One whose job it is to watch plays, for short |
| 37% | SCAMS | 5 | Con jobs, or, when broken after its first letter, a hint to the starred answers |
| 36% | SHOOTERS | 8 | Goal __; netball players whose job is to score |
| 35% | DETECTIVE | 9 | A person whose job is to solve mysteries |
| 35% | SALESMAN | 8 | A male whose job is to sell things |
| 34% | AIL | 3 | To catch a bug or be ill (rhymes with "snail") |
| 34% | ORANGE | 6 | It is the New Black, according to a Netflix drama |
| 34% | SEEKER | 6 | Quidditch player whose role is catching the snitch |
| 34% | CASPERRUUD | 10 | Norwegian tennis player whose third second-place finish at a major tournament was as runner-up to 31-Across in the 2023 French Open (2 wds.) |
| 34% | YOKE | 4 | It is bound to the necks of a pair of oxen, maybe |
| 33% | TASK | 4 | A chore or a job to be done |
| 33% | YOUHADTOBETHERE | 15 | "It was even funnier at the time," or a hint to making the starred clues match their answers |
| 33% | LINERNOTE | 9 | It may be a credit to the band |
| 33% | PITCH | 5 | It has the potential to be a hit |
| 33% | STEFFIGRAF | 10 | Tennis player who is the only player (man or woman) to win a Grand Slam and Olympic gold medal in one year: 2 wds. |
| 33% | PERU | 4 | Country whose name becomes that of a currency when its second letter is doubled and its last two letters are moved to the front |
| 33% | TETRIS | 6 | Its players never want to be at the top |
| 33% | AIL | 3 | To be sick, or catch a bug |
| 33% | PETTYSQUABBLE | 13 | Argument over whose turn it is to wash the dishes, e.g. |
| 33% | FLAMINGO | 8 | A bird whose pink plumage is due to its diet |
| 33% | TAXATION | 8 | A duty or levy to be paid to the state |
| 33% | FALLEQUINOX | 11 | A harvest moon is the full moon closest to it |
| 33% | SHIP | 4 | It's time to plan a trip to distant lands! How are you reaching there? (1/5) Sea transport, like the Grand Princess or Wonder of the Seas |
| 32% | ESSENTIALWORKER | 15 | Person whose job was deemed critical to continue during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 32% | FUMBLE | 6 | *Oops* Football blunder where a player loses the ball even before being tackled |
| 32% | WILD | 4 | Uno card that lets a player declare the next color to be played |