| 100% | TOPSEED | 7 | Athlete in lane four of an Olympic swim trial, for one |
| 38% | TOE | 3 | One of four for an ostrich |
| 38% | GOLDMEDAL | 9 | One of four for Biles in 2016 |
| 37% | LAP | 3 | One round of the track for an athlete |
| 37% | ITEM | 4 | One of 10, say, in an express checkout lane |
| 37% | ITEM | 4 | One of 10 in an express checkout lane, maybe |
| 37% | MAGENTA | 7 | One of four colors used in an inkjet printer |
| 37% | RBI | 3 | One of four for a grand slam, in brief |
| 36% | UMP | 3 | One of four officials in a baseball game, for short |
| 36% | AWARD | 5 | Any one of the four in an EGOT |
| 34% | REF | 3 | One of three in an NBA game, for short |
| 34% | GETOVERIT | 9 | Advice for the brokenhearted ... or one of four arrangements found literally in this puzzle |
| 34% | QUIDPROQUO | 10 | Withholding aid in exchange for a political investigation might be an example of one |
| 34% | EIGHT | 5 | Number of lanes in an Olympic swimming pool |
| 34% | TEN | 3 | Number of lanes in an Olympic swimming pool |
| 34% | LANE | 4 | One of eight used in an Olympic pool |
| 34% | GENDER | 6 | One of three for German nouns, or one of four for those in Africa's Zande language |
| 33% | NOUNDERWEAR | 11 | Fashion rule for the liberated ... or one of four arrangements found literally in this puzzle |
| 33% | WORLDRECORD | 11 | An Olympic athlete might set one |
| 32% | CANISTEALYOUFORASECOND | 22 | Request for one-on-one time in the "Bachelor" TV franchise … or a phonetic hint to four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 31% | RAMIMALEK | 9 | Actor who became the first one of Egyptian heritage to win an Oscar for Best Actor in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SEMI | 4 | One of two for four |
| 31% | SEMI | 4 | One for two of four |
| 31% | SCORE | 5 | One of four in 80 |
| 31% | STANZA | 6 | One of four in "America" |
| 31% | DOT | 3 | One of four in Mississippi |
| 31% | ESS | 3 | One of four in Mississippi |
| 31% | SEMANA | 6 | One of four in febrero |
| 31% | BASE | 4 | One of four in softball |
| 31% | MINISTER | 8 | Obsolete term for one in charge of legation |