| 100% | KAYAK | 5 | Canoe-like boat designated with the letter K in Olympic events |
| 84% | KAYAK | 5 | Canoe designated with the letter K in Olympic events |
| 36% | PER | 3 | Letters that appeared on the Olympic scoreboard when Edwin Vasquez won the pistol event in 1948 |
| 36% | KILO | 4 | Word that represents the letter K in the radio alphabet |
| 33% | NINEINCHNAILS | 13 | American rock band with hits like "Wish," who released their latest EP "Not The Actual Events" in 2016: 3 wds. |
| 33% | AMORE | 5 | Word that can aptly be spelled with the letters in romance |
| 33% | ELEVENTH | 8 | Like K, in the alphabet |
| 33% | SCHMEAR | 7 | Bagel spread that can be spelled with the letters in cream cheese |
| 33% | USA | 3 | Country with the most Olympic medals in softball |
| 33% | COED | 4 | Like equestrian events in the Olympics |
| 33% | ALLLOWERCASE | 12 | like the letters in this clue |
| 33% | AIRSHOW | 7 | Event with acrobatics in the sky |
| 32% | ACE | 3 | Playing card with the letter A in two corners |
| 32% | LEAKY | 5 | Like a boat with holes in it |
| 32% | SILENT | 6 | Like the last letter in a column? |
| 32% | ARKS | 4 | Boats like Noah's in the Bible |
| 32% | ARKS | 4 | Boats like one in the Old Testament |
| 32% | CUBA | 4 | Country with the most all-time medals in Olympic baseball |
| 32% | MISSING | 7 | Like the letter O in this puzzle’s entire solution |
| 32% | LEAKY | 5 | Like a canoe with a hole in it |
| 32% | ARKS | 4 | Boats like one in the Book of Genesis |
| 32% | SNOB | 4 | Like someone with their nose in the air |
| 32% | ODD | 3 | Like the number of letters in this answer |
| 32% | PARTNERS | 8 | With the circled letters, investors not involved in the management of their businesses |
| 32% | APICAL | 6 | Formed with the tip of the tongue, like the letter L |
| 31% | TWO | 3 | Number of words beginning with the letter "f" in this puzzle |
| 31% | LILWAYNE | 8 | Rapper with the line “real Gs move in silence like lasagna” |
| 31% | BOXED | 5 | Like some wine, as shown in the circled letters |
| 31% | EVINRUDE | 8 | Dragonfly with a boat in The Rescuers |
| 31% | LOWERCASE | 9 | like all the letters in this clue |