| 100% | YOGIBERRA | 9 | Baseball Hall of Famer who would be 100 today, and whose insights are noted at 17-, 24-, 39- and 51-Across |
| 37% | HANKAARON | 9 | Baseball Hall of Famer whose number 44 is retired at 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ROBINYOUNT | 10 | Baseball Hall of Famer whose number 19 is retired at 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 35% | BASEONBALLS | 11 | Batter's reward after pitches like those described at the starts of 17-, 24-, 39- and 51-Across |
| 35% | JOHNWOODEN | 10 | Basketball Hall of Famer who won 10 NCAA championships as head coach and coached both 17-Across and 28-Across at 46-Across (2 wds.) |
| 33% | MARTIANMISSIONS | 15 | NASA endeavors whose vehicles can be found at the ends of 17-, 22-, 51- and 57-Across |
| 32% | PEREZ | 5 | Baseball Hall of Famer Tony who was nicknamed "Big Dog" |
| 32% | WEAREFAMILY | 11 | Sister Sledge classic whose second line is "I got all my sisters with me," and a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-, 39-, and 49-Across |
| 32% | ENOS | 4 | Baseball Hall of Famer Slaughter who was an All-Star 10 times |
| 32% | BERRA | 5 | Hall of Famer who was a Yankee manager and a Mets coach |
| 31% | PRESIDENT | 9 | Title for the person named at the ends of 17-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across |
| 31% | FOOFIGHTERS | 11 | "Medicine at Midnight" band who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Performer Category (2 wds.) |
| 30% | BERRA | 5 | Baseball Hall of Famer Yogi who said "90% of the game is half mental" |
| 30% | MAYS | 4 | Baseball Hall of Famer Willie who played in 24 All-Star Games |
| 30% | SPAHN | 5 | Baseball Hall of Famer Warren for whom a pitching award is named |
| 30% | TORRE | 5 | Hall of Famer who was an MVP and Manager of the Year |
| 30% | HANK | 4 | ___ Aaron, baseball Hall of Famer who is a member of the Boy Scouts of America |
| 30% | MULLIGANS | 9 | These might be given on a golf course, after the ends of 17-, 25-, 39- and 51-Across |
| 30% | PRETZEL | 7 | Salty snack whose varieties are found at the ends of 18-, 24-, 52- and 61-Across |
| 30% | CYNTHIACOOPER | 13 | Basketball Hall of Famer who was the very first MVP of the WNBA and MVP two times with the 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 30% | WINDOWDRESSINGS | 15 | Storefront merchandise displays, or what the starts of 17-, 24-, 51-, and 63-Across are |
| 29% | DRJ | 3 | Hall of Famer whose no. was retired by the Nets and the Sixers |
| 29% | HAKEEMOLAJUWAN | 14 | Basketball Hall of Famer whose #34 is retired by the Houston Rockets who was once a member of 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 29% | CLYDEDREXLER | 12 | Basketball Hall of Famer whose #22 is retired by the Houston Rockets who was once a member of 44-Across (2 wds.) |
| 29% | FIVEGUYS | 8 | Hamburger franchise, and what can be found at the starts of 17-, 24-, 30-, 41-, and 48-Across |
| 29% | JOHNFOGERTY | 11 | Singer/songwriter whose song 17-Across was honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010 (2 wds.) |
| 29% | NUCLEARFAMILY | 13 | Members of this can be found in the centers of 17-, 24-, 51- and 60-Across |
| 29% | LEADERBOARD | 11 | List of top-scoring players, and what the start of 17-, 23-, 39-, or 51-Across could be called? |
| 29% | TVDETECTIVE | 11 | What each of the characters named at the ends of 17-, 24-, 38- and 48-Across is |
| 29% | GREGMADDUX | 10 | 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and 355-game winner whose #31 was retired by the 31-Across: 2 wds. |