| 100% | ATIE | 4 | End in ___ (wind up with an even score): 2 wds. |
| 63% | ATIE | 4 | Play to ___ (finish with an even score): 2 wds. |
| 49% | ATIE | 4 | End in ___ (conclude with no winner): 2 wds. |
| 48% | MICHAELSTIPE | 12 | Singer who came up with "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" in his sleep: 2 wds. |
| 46% | PAULMCCARTNEY | 13 | Singer who came up with "Yesterday" in his sleep: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ATIE | 4 | End in ___ (come out even) (2 wds.) |
| 44% | STAYHOME | 8 | Spend an evening in (2 wds.) |
| 44% | TODDRUNDGREN | 12 | Singer who came up with "Bang the Drum All Day" in his sleep: 2 wds. |
| 43% | TIED | 4 | Like a game with an even score |
| 41% | ANGELESLAKERS | 13 | The team which LeBron James signed up with in 2018 after a stint with his home team, Los ___: 2 wds. |
| 41% | BEFORESUNRISE | 13 | 1995 Ethan Hawke starrer romantic drama film about a man and woman who spend an evening in Vienna: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ATIE | 4 | End in ___ (require overtime): 2 wds. |
| 39% | ATIE | 4 | End in ___ (go to sudden death): 2 wds. |
| 39% | ATIE | 4 | End in ___ (draw): 2 wds. |
| 39% | SCOTTHAMILTON | 13 | American male figure skater who has won four consecutive U.S. and World Championships along with an Olympic gold medal in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 39% | TODATE | 6 | In accordance with current styles: up ___ (2 wds) |
| 39% | TIEGAMES | 8 | Competitions that end in draws: 2 wds. |
| 39% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | "Syriana" Oscar winner who was honored with an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | EMILIACLARKE | 12 | Actress from "Game of Thrones," who plays Qi'Ra, a human who grew up with Han Solo, in "Solo: A Star Wars Story": 2 wds. |
| 38% | RUDOLFNUREYEV | 13 | Russian ballet legend, with an unusual "moving" birthplace: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BEFORESUNSET | 12 | Ethan Hawke/Julie Delpy rom-com that begins with an author event in a bookstore (2 wds.) |
| 38% | NICOLEKIDMAN | 12 | "The Hours" Oscar winner who was honored with an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | JULIEANDREWS | 12 | "Mary Poppins" Oscar winner who was honored with an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 38% | TIE | 3 | Score with an "all" in it |
| 37% | SINGLEPARENTS | 13 | ABC sitcom with an ensemble cast: 2 wds. |
| 37% | INDETAIL | 8 | Exhaustively, as with an explanation: 2 wds. |
| 37% | OHHENRY | 7 | Nestlé candy bar whose name ends with an exclamation point: 2 wds. |
| 37% | MESSYBUN | 8 | Casual updo secured with an elastic: 2 wds. |
| 37% | MOULINROUGE | 11 | 2001 Nicole Kidman film whose title ends with an exclamation point!: 2 wds. |
| 37% | MARSATTACKS | 11 | 1996 Jack Nicholson film whose title ends with an exclamation point!: 2 wds. |