| 100% | LON | 3 | ESPN's McEachern a.k.a. the Voice of Poker |
| 75% | LON | 3 | McEachern a.k.a. the "Voice of Poker" |
| 57% | LON | 3 | ESPN's "voice of poker" McEachern |
| 51% | ROGUEONE | 8 | "Star Wars" prequel film featuring the voice of 28-Across as a droid named K-2SO (2 wds.) |
| 51% | APOLLOCREED | 11 | Fictional boxer a k a The Count of Monte Fisto |
| 48% | STRETCHEDOUT | 12 | T h r e e s t r i k e s ... or a description of the theme clues |
| 48% | ROYALFLUSH | 10 | Poker player's dream ... and a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 35- and 50-Across |
| 47% | DYSPHONIA | 9 | A disorder of the voice |
| 47% | ANTE | 4 | Money that's put in at the start of a poker hand |
| 47% | RASPY | 5 | Hoarse, like the voice of a lifelong smoker |
| 46% | NASAL | 5 | Like the voice of a person with a cold |
| 46% | NASAL | 5 | Like the voice of someone with a cold, often |
| 45% | RUGRATS | 7 | 2021 TV series that's a revival of the original cartoon series featuring the voice of E.G. Daily |
| 45% | MEGAPHONE | 9 | Voice amplifier in the shape of a cone |
| 45% | EARSHOT | 7 | Within the sound of a voice |
| 45% | NASAL | 5 | Like the voice of someone who says, “I have a code”? |
| 45% | JAMESWOODS | 10 | "Once Upon a Time in America" actor who was the voice of villainous Hades in Disney's "Hercules": 2 wds. |
| 45% | ROSEN | 5 | Baseball's Al a k a the Hebrew Hammer |
| 44% | ACES | 4 | One of the pairs in a "dead man's hand," in poker |
| 44% | YOUIN | 5 | Query at the start of a poker game |
| 44% | POT | 3 | Money in the middle of a poker table |
| 44% | POT | 3 | What the winner of a poker hand wins |
| 44% | IMIN | 4 | Cry at the start of a poker game |
| 44% | ANTE | 4 | Stake at the beginning of a poker hand |
| 44% | ANTES | 5 | Money in the middle of a poker table |
| 44% | KITTY | 5 | Money in the middle of a poker table |
| 44% | POT | 3 | Money in the center of a poker table |
| 44% | ANTE | 4 | Bet at the start of a poker pot |
| 44% | POT | 3 | Chips in the middle of a poker table |
| 44% | ANTE | 4 | Stake at the start of a poker game |