| 100% | ROSEPARADE | 10 | Annual event in which floats are decorated with millions of flowers |
| 36% | OSCARS | 6 | Annual event viewed live by hundreds of millions of people, with "the" |
| 35% | BASTINADO | 9 | Punishment in which the soles of the feet are beaten with a stick |
| 34% | FELONY | 6 | One of 34 with which Donald Trump was charged in May |
| 34% | FESTOONED | 9 | Decorated with strings of flowers |
| 33% | PRO | 3 | ___ Bowl, prestigious annual event held by the NFL to which Vinny Testaverde was invited in 1996 and 1998 |
| 33% | TOURDOWNUNDER | 13 | Annual cycling race in Australia which is a part of the UCI World Tour: 3 wds. |
| 33% | TOURDESUISSE | 12 | Annual cycling race in Switzerland which is a part of the UCI World Tour: 3 wds. |
| 33% | SEDER | 5 | Event in which the Four Questions are read |
| 33% | EPEE | 4 | Event in which the best competitors are untouchable? |
| 33% | TAN | 3 | With 69-Across, beach markings ... 14 of which are hidden vertically and horizontally elsewhere in this puzzle |
| 32% | LILY | 4 | Corpse ___, name given to the Rafflesia, which is one of the largest flowers in the world |
| 32% | MILERUN | 7 | Event in which 3:43:13 is the world record |
| 32% | ECLIPSE | 7 | Event in which the sun is obscured by the moon |
| 32% | ECLIPSE | 7 | Celestial event in which the sun is blocked |
| 32% | BISTORT | 7 | Plant with a spike of small pink flowers whose root is used in medicine as an astringent |
| 31% | WNBADRAFT | 9 | Event in which Paige Bueckers was selected #1 overall in 2025 |
| 31% | CONVERSATIONS | 13 | "___ With Myself," a compilation of Nelson Mandela's writing, many of which were written while he was in prison |
| 31% | HYSSOP | 6 | Aromatic plant with spikes of small blue flowers whose leaves are used in cooking |
| 31% | HYSSOP | 6 | Aromatic plant with spikes of small, blue flowers whose leaves are used in cooking |
| 31% | PIZZAPARTY | 10 | Social event in which the food is usually ordered in |
| 31% | EPEE | 4 | Sports event in which athletes try to avoid being touched |
| 31% | NRA | 3 | Org. with millions of members HQ'd in Fairfax, Va. |
| 31% | CURIUM | 6 | Element with atomic number 96 which was named after scientists who were extensively involved in the field of radioactivity |
| 31% | GOLDEN | 6 | "The Man with the ___ Gun," twelfth novel of Ian Fleming's James Bond series which was published in 1965 |
| 30% | MILERUN | 7 | Event in which Sifan Hassan is the current world-record holder (4:12.33) |
| 30% | SHOTPUT | 7 | Olympic event in which a large metal ball is thrown: 2 wds. |
| 30% | TOW | 3 | With 2-Down, type of zone in which parking is restricted |
| 30% | MASHAM | 6 | Small market town in North Yorkshire after which a breed of large sheep with a black-and-white face is named |
| 30% | RISK | 4 | Game in which armies are controlled with dice |