| 100% | HERA | 4 | Also-ran for the golden apple, in myth |
| 50% | WNBA | 4 | League for the Golden State Valkyries, starting in 2025 |
| 48% | ARGONAUT | 8 | One searching for the Golden Fleece, in Greek mythology |
| 48% | MYERSON | 7 | Former Miss America who ran for the U.S. Senate in 1980 |
| 48% | KUCINICH | 8 | Dennis who ran for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008 |
| 47% | PEROT | 5 | Politician Ross who ran for president in the 1990s |
| 46% | BETOOROURKE | 11 | Texas congressman who made a much-watched run for the Senate in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 45% | JOG | 3 | Go for a run in the morning |
| 45% | SKI | 3 | Go for a run in the snow? |
| 45% | DEVIN | 5 | ___ Booker, Phoenix Suns shooting guard whose father Melvin Booker played for the Golden State Warriors in 1997 |
| 44% | ERIS | 4 | She threw the apple of discord, in Greek myth |
| 44% | BURRO | 5 | Spanish word for donkey, also common in the US |
| 44% | BARRY | 5 | Brent ___, former San Antonio Spurs player whose father Rick played for the Golden State Warriors in the '70s |
| 44% | ACS | 3 | Units that run primarily in the summer, for short |
| 44% | HA-OTAT | 7 | Was in the running for |
| 43% | ARGO | 4 | Ship in the search for the Golden Fleece |
| 43% | FLED | 4 | Ran for the hills |
| 43% | RACE | 4 | Run for the money |
| 43% | SKI | 3 | Runner for the hills |
| 43% | FLEE | 4 | Run for the hills |
| 43% | TIKIS | 5 | Carvings named for the first man in Maori myth |
| 43% | APRICOTS | 8 | In Greek myth, golden apples were these fruits |
| 42% | TSONGAS | 7 | Also-ran for the 1992 Democratic presidential nomination |
| 42% | TMC | 3 | Run ___ (nickname of a star trio that played for the Golden State Warriors in the early '90s) |
| 42% | NOMINEE | 7 | One in the running for Oscars, say |
| 42% | MILER | 5 | One in it for the long run? |
| 42% | LONGLISTS | 9 | Puts in the running for a prize |
| 42% | NOMINEE | 7 | Person in the running for an Oscar |
| 42% | NOMINEE | 7 | Performer in the running for an Oscar |
| 42% | BOLTED | 6 | Ran for the door; fastened |