| 100% | BERLINMARATHON | 14 | Event won by Eliud Kipchoge in a world-record time of two hours, one minute, and nine seconds (September, 2022) |
| 32% | BADROMANCE | 10 | A 2009 hit by Lady Gaga which won two Grammys and has gone on to become one of the best selling singles of all time: 2 wds |
| 29% | OHIOSTATE | 9 | Jesse Owens' school when he set three world records and tied a fourth, in a span of 45 minutes: 2 wds. |
| 29% | CRICKETWORLDCUP | 15 | International sporting event won by Australia a record six times |
| 26% | FLOOREXERCISE | 13 | Gymnastics event won by 40-Across at the 18-Across and five times at the World Championships (2 wds.) |
| 25% | ROSELAVELLE | 11 | Midfielder for the USWNT who won the Bronze Ball award and scored one of the two goals in the team's World Cup final game victory over 17-Across (2 wds.) |
| 25% | FRANKSINATRA | 12 | One of two singers to win 33-Across three times as a solo artist: 2 wds. |
| 25% | STEVIEWONDER | 12 | One of two singers to win 33-Across three times as a solo artist: 2 wds. |
| 25% | SIGN | 4 | "___ of the Times," hit song by Harry Styles which won a Brit Award in 2018 |
| 25% | GOLF | 4 | United States holds a record of winning this sport's world cup 24 times |
| 25% | MEGANRAPINOE | 12 | Co-captain of the USWNT who won the Golden Ball award and scored one of the two goals in the team's World Cup final game victory over 17-Across (2 wds.) |
| 25% | HENRYANDRIBSY | 13 | One in a series of books by 46-Across about a boy and his dog: 3 wds. |
| 25% | KENYA | 5 | Country of Eliud Kipchoge who holds the world record for men in Marathon |
| 25% | LUGE | 4 | World champion downhill event where the best US finishes were second places by Myler and Kennedy in 1992 |
| 25% | WATERPOLO | 9 | Netherlands holds a record of winning this sport's world Cup (women) eight times: 2 wds. |
| 25% | GWENJORGENSEN | 13 | American distance runner and two-time ITU World Champion who was the first to win a triathlon gold for USA in the Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 25% | MICHAELPHELPS | 13 | American swimmer who holds the most world records (7) and is one of the fastest in men's swimming: 2 wds. |
| 24% | GLAADAWARDS | 11 | Honors won by "A League of Their Own" and "Framing Agnes" in 2023 |
| 24% | ORC | 3 | One of a race of creatures in works by J R R Tolkien used as soldiers by Sauron and Saruman |
| 24% | TOUCHDOWNPASS | 13 | One of a record 50 thrown by 15-Across in 2007: 2 wds. |
| 24% | UNFORGIVEN | 10 | A 1992 Western directed by and starring Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman, considered one of the greatest Westerns of all time |
| 24% | DARKAGES | 8 | Period often characterized as one of violence and backwardness, but in fact is a period of lack of records |
| 24% | KAMIKAZE | 8 | One of a group of Japanese aircraft pilots of the Special Attack Unit in the Second World War who performed suicidal missions |
| 24% | DEION | 5 | Sanders who played in a World Series and two Super Bowls |
| 24% | JEAN | 4 | "Billie ___," the second single from Michael Jackson's album in 16a, that won two Grammys and one American Music Award |
| 24% | SCHITTSCREEK | 12 | Canadian sitcom created by 26-Across and his son Daniel that won a record seven Emmys in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 24% | RAPGOD | 6 | Eminem song which holds the world record for most words in a hit single with an average of 4.28 words per second: 2 wds. |
| 24% | DOT | 3 | One of two in a : |
| 24% | NIT | 3 | Event won by the Univ. of North Texas men's basketball team in 2023 |
| 23% | DECATHLON | 9 | Ten-part track and field event for which 15-Across won one of his two gold medals at the 1912 Olympics |