| 100% | DORMY | 5 | Assured of at least a tie, in golf |
| 56% | STAR | 4 | One of at least a hundred billion in the Milky Way |
| 44% | OBI | 3 | Broad sash tied in a large bow at the back worn by Japanese women and children as part of the national costume |
| 44% | MARLEEMATLIN | 12 | "CODA" actress who played a deaf employee at the school in "Children of a Lesser God": 2 wds. |
| 43% | SINGAPORESLING | 14 | In a ___, there's at least one fluid ounce of ___ |
| 43% | PASS | 4 | Get at least a D in a class |
| 43% | BIRDIE | 6 | A score in golf of 1-under par |
| 43% | MULLIGAN | 8 | In golf, a do-over of a poor shot |
| 42% | SLUR | 4 | Relative of a tie in music |
| 42% | WILLIAMHURT | 11 | "Broadcast News" actor (1950-2022) who played a speech teacher at a deaf school in "Children of a Lesser God": 2 wds. |
| 41% | GREENS | 6 | Putting areas in golf, or shades of a color |
| 41% | MOTIONDENIED | 12 | A little tied up at the moment? |
| 41% | PROTON | 6 | A little bit in favour of weight |
| 41% | EAGLE | 5 | In golf, a score of two strokes under par for a hole |
| 41% | ALBATROSS | 9 | In golf, a score of three strokes under par for a hole |
| 41% | BIRDIE | 6 | In golf, a score of one stroke under par for a hole |
| 41% | LAMER | 5 | Less amusing, in terms of a joke |
| 40% | CRAMPINGUP | 10 | In pain at the end of a race, say |
| 40% | LOVEKNOT | 8 | *Romantic symbol that may be tied in the shape of a heart |
| 40% | TURRET | 6 | A little tower often at a corner of a building |
| 39% | TEEMARKER | 9 | Indicator at the start of a golf hole |
| 39% | TEE | 3 | One of several found in a golf cart |
| 39% | BRAISE | 6 | Slow-cook in a little bit of liquid |
| 39% | NIBLICK | 7 | Former no 9 iron in golf that gave a great deal of lift |
| 39% | MORENDO | 7 | In music, a gradual decrescendo at the end of a cadence |
| 39% | BUCKET | 6 | A drop in the __, a little bit of what is needed |
| 39% | TEE | 3 | Pointy item in the grass at a golf course |
| 39% | NINE | 4 | Number of holes in a half-round of golf |
| 39% | EIGHTEEN | 8 | Number of holes in a full round of golf |
| 39% | NINE | 4 | Number of holes in half of a golf course |