| 100% | JAPAN | 5 | Country that hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics and will host the 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 57% | JAPAN | 5 | Tokyo's country that has hosted the Summer Olympics twice, in 1964 and 2020 |
| 57% | CHINA | 5 | Beijing's country that has hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008 and the Winter Olympics in 2022 |
| 53% | ASIA | 4 | Continent that will host the 2020 and 2022 Olympics |
| 50% | USA | 3 | Country that will host the 2028 Summer Olympics (Abbr.) |
| 50% | NAGANO | 6 | Japanese city that was host to the Winter Olympics held in 1998 |
| 50% | NAGANO | 6 | Honshu city that hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics |
| 50% | NAGANO | 6 | Japanese city that hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics |
| 49% | GREECE | 6 | Athens' country that has hosted the Summer Olympics twice, in 1896 and 2004 |
| 49% | CHINA | 5 | Only country to finish top three in gold medals at both the 2020 Summer and 2022 Winter Olympics |
| 49% | SWEDEN | 6 | Country that was defeated in its bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics |
| 49% | BEIJING | 7 | Chinese city that has hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics |
| 48% | GREAT | 5 | ___ Britain, London's country that has hosted the Summer Olympics thrice, in 1908, 1948, and 2012 |
| 48% | UNITEDSTATES | 12 | Country that will host the 2028 Olympics . . . and a collective description of the letter pair abbreviations in the starred clues' answers |
| 48% | RIO | 3 | City that will host the 2016 Summer Olympics |
| 48% | FINLAND | 7 | Scandinavian country that hosted the 1952 Summer Olympics |
| 48% | LOSANGELES | 10 | California city that hosted the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics, and will host again in 2028 (2 wds.) |
| 46% | USSR | 4 | Country that hosted the much-boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics: Abbr. |
| 46% | TOKYO | 5 | Japanese city that hosted the 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 46% | TOKYO | 5 | Japanese city that will host the 2020 Olympics |
| 46% | SOCHI | 5 | Russian city that will host the 2014 Winter Olympics |
| 45% | TOKYO | 5 | 1964 and 2020 Summer Olympics host |
| 45% | PARIS | 5 | "OMG! Did you hear that this French city of love is hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics!" |
| 43% | COLOMBES | 8 | Industrial and residential suburb of NW Paris that hosted the 1924 Summer Olympics opening ceremony |
| 43% | USA | 3 | Los Angeles' country that has hosted the Summer Olympics multiple times |
| 43% | ATHENS | 6 | Greek city that hosted the Summer Olympics in 1896 and 2004 |
| 42% | OSLO | 4 | Norwegian capital city that was host to the Winter Olympics held in 1952 |
| 42% | LAKEPLACID | 10 | New York village that hosted the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics (2 wds.) |
| 42% | IOC | 3 | Group that organizes the Winter and Summer Olympics: Abbr. |
| 42% | SALT | 4 | ___ Lake City, US city that was host to the Winter Olympics held in 2002 |