| 100% | CORNELLU | 8 | Big Red, in the N.C.A.A. |
| 73% | ONEAL | 5 | The Big Aristotle, in the N.B.A. |
| 67% | RARE | 4 | Red in the middle, as a steak |
| 67% | RARE | 4 | Red in the middle, for a steak |
| 67% | RARE | 4 | Red in the middle, at a steakhouse |
| 63% | DROPBOX | 7 | Big name in the cloud, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 62% | WHALE | 5 | Big blower in the sea with a "hoppy beverage" hidden in its name |
| 61% | DEPAUL | 6 | The Blue Demons of the N.C.A.A.'s Big East |
| 61% | REDSEA | 6 | It had a big part in the Bible |
| 60% | FOR | 3 | A word between the two A's in N.A.A.C.P. |
| 60% | EGOS | 4 | Big ones may get in the way on a movie set |
| 60% | ASSN | 4 | The second "A" in N.C.A.A.: Abbr. |
| 60% | ATH | 3 | The first "A" in N.C.A.A.: Abbr. |
| 60% | STARLET | 7 | One may play a big part in the future |
| 60% | INSET | 5 | Smaller map in the corner of a big map |
| 60% | INSET | 5 | Tiny map in the corner of a bigger map |
| 59% | ASSN | 4 | One of the A's in N.A.A.C.P.: Abbr. |
| 59% | RARE | 4 | Like a steak that's still red in the middle |
| 59% | RARE | 4 | Like a steak that’s deep red in the middle |
| 59% | TCU | 3 | The Horned Frogs of the N.C.A.A.’s Big 12 Conference, for short |
| 58% | SETTO | 5 | The Reds and the Pirates had a big one on July 30, 2019 |
| 58% | PATCH | 5 | Cabbage ___ Kids (dolls that were a big fad in the 1980s) |
| 58% | PLANTAIN | 8 | A big sibling to bananas, popular in the Caribbean |
| 57% | SEA | 3 | In the world, there is a Red one and a Dead one |
| 57% | LOSS | 4 | An overtime one counts as a point in the N.H.L. |
| 57% | SHAQ | 4 | The Big Aristotle of the N.B.A. |
| 57% | CLEO | 4 | Purple poodle in "Clifford the Big Red Dog" |
| 57% | LEAGUE | 6 | The "L" in N.L. or A.L. |
| 57% | FATTUESDAY | 10 | Time for a bacchanal in the Big Easy |
| 57% | SAYSPRESTO | 10 | Announces the big reveal in a magic act |