| 100% | SALE | 4 | Event for the cost-conscious |
| 65% | TRIAL | 5 | Event for the accused |
| 65% | AIRSHOW | 7 | Event for the Thunderbirds |
| 64% | SHOOTINGS | 9 | Events for the police blotter |
| 61% | USTOUR | 6 | '64 event for the Beatles |
| 61% | MAIDENVOYAGE | 12 | Fateful event for the Titanic |
| 58% | PENALTY | 7 | The cost for breaking a rule |
| 58% | MAIDEN | 6 | With 13-Down, disastrous event for the 63-Across |
| 58% | ROYALWEDDING | 12 | Big event for the Queen's family (2 wds.) |
| 57% | RODEO | 5 | Event for those who know the ropes |
| 57% | RODEOS | 6 | Events for those who know the ropes? |
| 57% | MAIN | 4 | "And now for the ___ event" |
| 57% | GALA | 4 | Fancy event for the A-list, or an apple variety |
| 56% | REHEARSAL | 9 | Event for going over lines before the show |
| 56% | SITIN | 5 | Event for which participants may take the floor |
| 56% | SEANCE | 6 | Event for getting in touch with the dead |
| 55% | TEAPARTY | 8 | Social event for ladies in the afternoon |
| 55% | MAZE | 4 | Setting for the final Triwizard Tournament event |
| 55% | CURE | 4 | Race for the ___ (Susan G. Komen event) |
| 53% | IOC | 3 | Authority responsible for the biggest international sports event: Abbr. |
| 52% | WORLDSFAIRS | 11 | Events for which the answers to the three starred clues were built |
| 51% | LITE | 4 | For the calorie-conscious |
| 51% | ECO | 3 | "Green" prefix for the environmentally conscious |
| 51% | SKATEBOARDING | 13 | Discipline that will be a medal event for the first time at the 38-Across Olympics |
| 51% | SURFING | 7 | Discipline that will be a medal event for the first time at the 38-Across Olympics |
| 49% | LITE | 4 | Word for the calorie-conscious |
| 49% | ACAI | 4 | Berry for the health-conscious |
| 49% | RDA | 3 | Abbr. for the health-conscious |
| 49% | LITE | 4 | Word for the diet-conscious |
| 49% | ECO | 3 | Prefix for the footprint-conscious |