| 100% | MASSE | 5 | Billiards stroke in which the cue is held nearly vertically to make the cue ball swerve round a ball obstructing a clear shot on the object ball |
| 58% | MASSE | 5 | Billiards stroke in which the cue ball swerves around a ball to obstruct a clear shot on the object ball |
| 37% | SCREW | 5 | Billiards shot in which the cue ball is hit below its centre causing it to recoil after hitting the object ball |
| 37% | BRICOLE | 7 | Billiards shot in which the cue ball touches a cushion after striking the object ball before touching another ball |
| 28% | STYMIE | 6 | Former situation on a golf green in which an opponent's ball blocked the line between the hole and the ball about to be played |
| 27% | BURNT | 5 | The 2015 film in which Bradley Cooper is on a mission to earn his former culinary glory |
| 26% | SKEET | 5 | Sport in which a shotgun is used to shoot at clay targets thrown into the air |
| 25% | SIDE | 4 | In billiards, spin imparted to a ball by striking it off-centre with the cue |
| 25% | WARS | 4 | "Star ___," classic arcade game released by Atari in 1983 in which the goal is to survive for a set time from the shots fired by enemies |
| 24% | BASKETBALL | 10 | A sport in which two teams attempt to score the most points by throwing a round object into a hoop |
| 24% | FRAGILE | 7 | *Found on a package: Label indicating that the object is prone to breakage, like that made of 5d |
| 24% | UNO | 3 | Game in which the object is to score 500 points |
| 24% | DARTS | 5 | Game in which the object is to end with zero points |
| 23% | PERISCOPE | 9 | Tubular optical device allowing a viewer to see objects which are not directly in the line of sight |
| 23% | ICE | 3 | ___ hockey, Winter Olympic sport in which two teams use sticks to shoot a rubber puck and was first played in the 19th century |
| 23% | CLAY | 4 | Material used to make the object "illustrated" here, in a seasonal song |
| 23% | UNO | 3 | Game in which the object is to be the first player to score 500 points |
| 23% | NUTMEGS | 7 | Soccer moves in which the ball is kicked or dribbled through the defender's legs (named after a certain spice) |
| 23% | NORDICSKIING | 12 | Winter Olympic sport in which the athletes are free to rise on their toes: 2 wds. |
| 23% | PIERCE | 6 | To make a hole in the skin with a sharp object |
| 22% | BAR | 3 | Where a person in charge is making the rounds? |
| 22% | ASL | 3 | System in which "time" is a tap on the wrist, for short |
| 22% | DIABOLO | 7 | Game in which a spinning top is thrown and caught on a cord fastened to two hand-held sticks |
| 22% | CHICKENTORIDE | 13 | Song in which The Beatles say goodbye to a girl on a big bird? (1965) |
| 22% | TURKEYTROT | 10 | Dance to ragtime music in which birdlike movements are made with the shoulders and upper body |
| 22% | MINARET | 7 | Part of a mosque from which the call to prayer is made |
| 22% | ESCUTCHEON | 10 | In heraldry, the shield on which a coat of arms is displayed |
| 22% | STONE | 5 | The Sorcerer's ___, legendary magical object in "Harry Potter" that could be used to make the Elixir of Life |
| 22% | BAULK | 5 | In croquet, either of the two lines from which a ball is struck into play |
| 22% | ARROWS | 6 | *Found on a package: Direction symbols indicating which way the object is upright |