| 100% | UTZ | 3 | Baseball's "Official Salty Snack," as of 2018 |
| 44% | ESPN | 4 | A-Rod's employer as of 2018 |
| 43% | LAKER | 5 | LeBron James, as of 2018 |
| 43% | DAME | 4 | Emma Thompson, as of 2018 |
| 43% | JAG | 3 | Electric SUV make as of 2018 |
| 42% | SIR | 3 | Title for Barry Gibb as of 2018 |
| 41% | KATYPERRY | 9 | World's most-followed Twitter user, as of 2018 |
| 40% | DUCHESSOFSUSSEX | 15 | Meghan, as of May, 2018 |
| 38% | BAHT | 4 | Official currency of Thailand which was also the world's best performing currency in 2018 |
| 37% | ACES | 4 | Las Vegas WNBA team, as of the 2018 season |
| 37% | THEFAVOURITE | 12 | 2018 period drama starring Emma Stone as a member of Queen Anne's court (2 wds.) |
| 37% | BEERNUTS | 8 | Brand of salty bar snacks |
| 36% | ARIANAGRANDE | 12 | "Thank U, Next" singer recognized as Billboard's 2018 Woman of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ERNIE | 5 | Baseball Hall of Famer Banks known as "Mr. Cub" |
| 36% | TONY | 4 | Baseball Hall of Famer Gwynn known as "Mr. Padre" |
| 36% | SEAM | 4 | Line of stitching, as on a baseball |
| 35% | CAL | 3 | Ripken known as the "Iron Man" of baseball |
| 35% | YUCCAS | 6 | Official flowers of the state known as the "Land of Enchantment" |
| 34% | OUTS | 4 | A baseball double play counts as two of these |
| 34% | OUTS | 4 | A baseball triple play counts as three of these |
| 34% | TONY | 4 | ___ Gwynn, Baseball Hall of Famer known as "Mr. Padre" |
| 34% | SISLER | 6 | Early Baseball Hall of Famer known as "Gorgeous George" |
| 34% | PRETZEL | 7 | Salty snack whose varieties are found at the ends of 18-, 24-, 52- and 61-Across |
| 34% | UMP | 3 | Baseball's field official, briefly |
| 34% | HAN | 3 | ___ Solo of 2018's "Solo" |
| 34% | CHO | 3 | John of 2018's "Searching" |
| 34% | CHIPS | 5 | Salty potato snacks that can be found in a bag of Lays |
| 34% | UNO | 3 | Number of African countries with español as an official language |
| 34% | TEAM | 4 | Group of people with a common goal, as a baseball ___ |
| 34% | UMP | 3 | One of four officials in a baseball game, for short |