| 100% | DWYANEWADE | 10 | All-time leader in points, games and steals for the Miami Heat |
| 80% | DWADE | 5 | Nickname of the Miami Heat's all-time leader in points, games, assists and steals |
| 47% | KEVINGARNETT | 12 | Former Timberwolves forward who is the team's all-time leader in points, rebounds, blocks, and steals: 2 wds. |
| 47% | HAKEEMOLAJUWON | 14 | Former Rockets center who is the team's all-time leader in points, rebounds, blocks, and steals: 2 wds. |
| 47% | PATRICKEWING | 12 | Former Knicks center who is the team's all-time leader in points, rebounds, blocks, and steals: 2 wds. |
| 44% | JIMMYBUTLER | 11 | Miami Heat forward who averaged the second-most points per game in the 2020 NBA Finals (2 wds.) |
| 41% | DWYANEWADE | 10 | 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who led the Miami Heat to three NBA championships and who was an NBA All-Star 13 times (2 wds.) |
| 40% | NBATEAMS | 8 | The Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets, for example: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 40% | DAVIDMCCORMACK | 14 | Forward for the 48-Across who scored 15 points and had 10 rebounds in the 2022 NCAA men's basketball championship game (2 wds.) |
| 39% | CHRISTIANBRAUN | 14 | Shooting guard for the 48-Across who scored 12 points and had 12 rebounds in the 2022 NCAA men's basketball championship game (2 wds.) |
| 39% | DAYANDNIGHT | 11 | All the time in light and dark |
| 38% | ACTTWO | 6 | Time for the balcony scene in "Romeo and Juliet" |
| 37% | ONCE | 4 | ___ and for all (for the last time) |
| 37% | ABC | 3 | Network for the game shows in the clues for 19-, 32-, and 42-Across |
| 36% | NBA | 3 | Organization for Miami Heat and the LA Lakers |
| 36% | GINO | 4 | ___ Torretta, who played quarterback for the University of Miami and won the Heisman Trophy in 1992 |
| 36% | JASON | 5 | Kidd who's second all-time in assists and steals in the NBA |
| 35% | GMT | 3 | Time zone that is used as a central reference point for all the others: Abbr. |
| 35% | TETRIS | 6 | Game which was released in 1984 and holds the record for most copies sold ever |
| 35% | SOPHIEHANNAH | 12 | Author of the novels A Game for All the Family and Little Face |
| 35% | TESSERACTS | 10 | The wrinkle in "A Wrinkle in Time" and the Cosmic Cube in Marvel Comics, for two |
| 35% | MONSOON | 7 | I'm the time of year for donning umbrellas and dancing in the rain |
| 34% | ROSE | 4 | Pete ___, former baseball player who is the all-time MLB leader in hits and number of games played |
| 34% | MILAZZO | 7 | City in Messina, Sicily; a departure point for ferries to the Aeolian Islands and Naples |
| 34% | GALLIARD | 8 | Dance in triple time for two people popular in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries |
| 34% | ALONZO | 6 | ___ Mourning, former basketball player who won one NBA Championship with Miami Heat and is inducted in the Naismith Hall of Fame |
| 33% | LEIGH | 5 | Rachel ___ Cook, actress known for her roles in "She's All That" and "Josie and the Pussycats" |
| 33% | LESLIEODOMJR | 12 | Nominee for the Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Song Oscars for his work in "One Night in Miami ...": 3 wds., abbr. |
| 33% | WATERBREAK | 10 | Time for a drink at the gym... or what can literally be seen in 17-, 24-, 35- and 49-Across |
| 33% | ETHANHUNT | 9 | A spy and point man for "IMF" in the "Mission: Impossible" series, portrayed by Tom Cruise: 2 wds. |