| 100% | MISSTHECUT | 10 | Fail to qualify, as for a team |
| 53% | DROP | 4 | Fail to catch, as a ball |
| 53% | MISS | 4 | Fail to catch, as a train |
| 53% | RENEGESON | 9 | Fails to honor, as a promise |
| 53% | MISS | 4 | Fail to catch, as a thrown ball |
| 53% | BOOT | 4 | Fail to field, as a ground ball |
| 53% | ABORTED | 7 | Failed to carry out, as a mission |
| 50% | TEND | 4 | To care for, as a garden |
| 50% | THORPE | 6 | 32-Across' Australian rival Ian, who failed to qualify for the 2012 Olympics |
| 49% | EYELET | 6 | Hole for a cord, such as to tighten a garment |
| 49% | TRYOUTFOR | 9 | Attempt to join, as a sports team |
| 48% | DIEDON | 6 | Failed, as a cellphone or car to its user |
| 48% | LAY | 3 | To set in position, for use, as a road |
| 48% | UNITE | 5 | Come together to work as a team |
| 46% | WIE | 3 | Golfer Michelle who was the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship |
| 46% | INOROUT | 7 | Choice for a dog, as well as a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 46% | MISSINGTHECUT | 13 | Failing to qualify |
| 46% | ABS | 3 | Muscles sometimes referred to as a "six-pack," for short |
| 46% | REF | 3 | Football official sometimes referred to as a "zebra," for short |
| 46% | IDLE | 4 | Not scheduled to play, as a pro team |
| 45% | ARSENIC | 7 | As for a scientist? |
| 45% | FLAGDOWN | 8 | Wave at a vehicle as a signal for it to stop |
| 45% | RELOADS | 7 | Checks for changes to, as a web page |
| 45% | STONEBUTCHBLUES | 15 | Leslie Feinberg novel written as a call to action for trans liberation |
| 44% | SQUADGOAL | 9 | Something to aspire to, as a team |
| 44% | VOUCH | 5 | ___ for (attest to, as a person's integrity) |
| 44% | WINDGAUGE | 9 | A speed reader for gusts, so to speak, also known as an anemometer: 2 wds |
| 44% | ROOTS | 5 | Cheers for a team |
| 44% | ROOT | 4 | Pull for a team |
| 44% | FAN | 3 | Booster for a team |